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I r m " -THi A ONLY NEWSPAPER H PUBLISHED IN |{ CHOWAN COUNTY Volume XXV.—Number 3. Lloyd Bunch Again Named Chairman For District SCS ___________ Tenth Time Chowan Man Has Been Chos en For Office Lloyd C. Bunch, Route 1, was re-elected chairman of the Albe marle Soil Conservation District for 1958 at a meeting of the group held Thursday night in Hertford. It is the tenth consecutive time Mr. Bunch has been honored by the presidency, having been first elected in 1948, after he was elect ed to the supervisor board in 1947. He has seen the soil conservation district grow from its first early struggling days until it is now a very active board'of supervisors. The Albemarle Soil Conserva tion District is composed of five j counties: Currituck, Camden, Pas-1 quotnk, Perquimans and Chowan. Elected district supervisors for the five counties are: L. C. Bunch, J. A. Webb, Jr., and R. H. Hol lOwell from Chowan; Grady Stev ens, H. A. Leary and W. F. Wil liams from Camden; Manly West, J M. E. Doxey and Ralph Powers from Currituck; W. R. Gregory, W. L. Davis and J. E. Morgan from Pasquotank; George Wins low, J. A. Bray and Joe Nowell from Perquimans. Thursday night the board of su pervisors voted to sponsor the conservation poster contest again L this year. This contest is for! fourth, fifth and sixth grade stu-1 dents in the county schools. The 1 Elizabeth City Chamber of Com merce will again sponsor the dis- i trict contest, Grady Stevens of Camden County was again ap-| Continued on Pago B —Section 1 I January 25 Set As Deadline For Farmer Os Year Nominations Wesley Chesson, Jr., chairman ; of the Edenton Junior Chamber of Commerce committee to name Chowan County’s most outstand ing young farmer for 1957, states | that Saturday, January 25, will be the deadline to submit nomina tions for this honor. Nomination blanks can be se cured from Jaycees or at the Hobbs Implement Company. Mr. j Chesson urges citizens to secure I a blank and enter the name of p i Clinic For Polio Shots Will Be Held Jan. 17th Attention is again called to the fact that Edenton physicians will give the third polio booster shot at the Penelope Barker house Friday night, January 17, from 6 to 8 o’clock. Edenton Jaycees will assist the local doctors in Carrying but the clinic. The doctors point out that ev erybody - from 6 months old through 50 years who have not received their third shot should take advantage of this opportuni ty to finish up the inoculation. Those who have not had any polio shots are especially urged to begin the series, for it is pointed out that the Salk injections not only protect the individual, but it also helps to prevent spread of polio by those who have not had the shots. Those who have com pleted their series of three shots are urged to get the annual boost er dose at this time. The importance of these polio shots is : very much emphasized and it is hoped many will take advantage to be treated at this 1 will be given by Edenton physi THE CHOWAN HERALD i Small Drop ! V r> Postmaster J. L. Chestnutt re . ports that postal receipts at the Edenton Post Office for the year ; 1957 were slightly under the re ceipts for 1956. The receipts for 1957 were $46,- 737 as compared with $47,411 for 1956, a drop for the year of $674. The figures are for postal re ceipts only and do not include money orders. C.0.D., etc. Jaycee Annual DSA Banquet January 29th Plans are going forward for the Edenton Junior Chamber of Com- j merce annual distinguished ser vice award banquet which is j scheduled to be held in the Ma sonic Temple Wednesday night, January 29, at 7 o’clock. This honor will go to some Edentor man between 21 and 35 years of age. The selection is made by a se cret committee of distinguished citizens who are over 35 ol |,age. They will make their selec i tion from nominations presented i by citizens of Edenton to Joe Con ger, Jr., who is chairman of this year’s event. The nominations i should be based on the candi- I date’s community leadership and | community service during the I Continued on Puge 6—Section 1 . young man who is making really outstanding progress in his farm ing career. “His nomhiation in the present Junior Chamber of Commerce ! search for the community’s tops in farming can win him many valu able awards,” says Mr. Chesson. “The awards include a free trip to the national awards program I in Indianapolis, Indiana, and he | may represent our community and | state in the national finals. En -1 ter a candidate today.” ' New Slate Os Officers j For Hospital Auxiliary The Chowan Hospital Auxiliary i will meet Friday afternoon, Jan-' uary 17, at 3 o’clock in the nurs- j es’ home. L At this meeting the proposed slate of officers for 1958 will be presented to the Auxiliary. The slate includes: Mrs. Ed Bond, president; Mrs. Richard Hardin, , vice president; Mrs. William El liott, secretary and Mrs. Joe Thorud, treasurer. Mrs. John Raines, president, urges all members of the Auxili ary to attend the meeting. AUXILIARY MEETING The American Legion Auxiliary will meet Tuesday night, January 21, at 8 o’clock. The meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Alice Bond and all members are urged to attend. *' * m fVtrii , ~ Christian Workers School Will Be Held In Hertford Jan. 26-28 J Methodist Churches in Chowan j and v Perquimans Counties will hold a Christian Workers’ School at the Methodist Church in Hert- v ford on January 26, 27 and 28. The sessions will begin each even | ing at 7:30 and end at 9:30. The Rev. J. A. Auman, minister of the church, and dean of the school, stated that the course was an ac credited one, being held in coop eration with the North Carolina Conference Board of Education of' * the Methodist Church. mg some outstanding leaders to 11 in ihi» gphAo) c«v i Ur* i District Soil Conservation Officers K j f jl; *; JL it /l . jgggHKf m*' . ■■ ■ ■ ■ ■■ ■■■ ■ 'IH H Meeting in Hertford Thursday n ghi, officers for the Albemarle Soil Conservation District were elected for the year 1958. The officers, pictured above, are. left to right, Ralph Powers of Currituck County, secretary; H. A. Leary of Camden County, vice chairman, and Lloyd C. Bunch of Chowan County, chairman. It is the tenth consecutive year Mr. Bunch has been elected to serve as chairman of the group. Father Francis Smith Sent To Southern Pines; Father C. F. Hill i\ew Pastor Os St. Ann’s Church The Rev. C. F. Hill has succeed ed the Rev. Francis M. Smith as pastor of St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Edenton. Father Hfill has come here from Henderson, where he served the Parish of St. Paul’s for nearly two years. Prior to that Father Hill spent al most three years doing extensive traveling throughout the Midwest with a special preaching assign ment. A native of Burlington, he .*lsa-4id. parish Golds boro, Whiteville, Southern Pines, Lexington and Waynesville. The new Catholic pastor, after completing his primary and high school work, continued his school ing for the Priesthood at St. Greg ory Minor and St. Mary’s Major | Seminaries in Cincinnati, Ohio, and received his degrees from the Atheneum. With his twin brother, who is! a priest also and pastor of Holy Jess Wilson Wins Insurance Award i l Jesse Wilson of Edenton i s the winner of one of the major annual j awards presented by the N. C. j State Motor Club, Thomas B. j I Watkins, president, has announc-1 ■ ed. Wilson received a cash award rfor placing fifth in the company’s top ten producers for 1957. He received the award at the annual meeting of the company’s entire personnel in Charlotte. The com pany is the “South’s Largest Mo tor Club.” Wilson was highly commended for his achievement by Watkins; John G. Frazier, Jr., chairman of the board, and Lewis Scruggs of Rocky Mount, his division mana ger. LIONS MEETING Edenton’s Lion s Club will meet Monday night, January 20, at 7 O’clock. Medlin Belch, president, urges every member to be pres ent. | es with five completed hours ne -1 cessary for credit. Courses being tayght include “Understanding The Bible” by "Mrs. R. E. Brown of Raleigh, “Adult Work in the Church” by the Rev. J. L. Joyce, Havelock, “Understanding Youth” by Mrs. H. R. Odum of Gibson and “Home and Church Cooperating in Chil dren’s Work” by Mrs. V. E. Queen of Durham. The course on “Understanding 1 Youth” is a valuable one for both workers with youth in the church ' and parents of youth. Mrs. | Odum's textbook is “Youth artd .enton, Chowan County, JNorth Carolina, Thursday, January 16,1958. Rosary Church in Lexington, N.'i C., Father Hill is the youngest of j a. family of five children of Irish- j German descent. The mother of the twin priests resides with Fa ther Lawtence Hill in Lexington The remaining members of the I family live in Michigan and Cali ! fornia. The new Catholic pastor antici j pates a busy but enjoyable pas torate at St. Ann’s and will dedi cate himself to the spiritual ser vice of. people, of the-ceßuuunity and personnel of the Marine Base His interest will not be limited to members only but he will extend his service to any and all inter ested persons seeking peace of soul. Father Smith was pastor of the i St. Ann’s Church for about three | years and has been transferred to | Southern Pines, where he is pas -1 tor of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. PLANNERS MEETING Announcement is made that: j planners of the Edenton Cub' | Scout Pack will be held Monday ! night, January 20, at 8 o’clock. The meeting will be held at the Lions Club and every member is' j especially urged to be present, i THROWS HAT IN RING 1 v d | II i Vi .. I I ' L i l/'i-, -V .-:’ -V ' - ' I. • •’ • / ' ’ -. \ , /I ; I sk! i » f' ' ' * ..I®Em. £ ■ ■ vvLv Jr. 4 ; 9 If v -,.*?» j, v -v -' ■ tafit . —y a HERMAN F. WHITE With election of county official* four months in iho offing. Homan F. Whit*, for 12 years deputy sheriff and jailer, ear y this week announced that he will be e candidate for Sheriff ed Chowen County m the May Democratic Primary Election. Mr. White is the first to announce himself as a candidate for any of the offices in the forthcoming election. >! Everett Miller I* PTA Speaker . Edenton's Parent-Teacher Asso-1 ciation will hold a very important j j meeting Tuesday night, January' I 21, at 8 o’clock, in the Elementary j i School auditorium, when the principal speaker is scheduled to! be Everett Miller, assistant super intendent of public education for the State of North Carolina. Mr. Mr. Miller’s subject will be Edu cation In North Carolina and Leg islation Present and Future. Joe Conger, Jr., president of the association, urges every member! to be present and also states that i any who are not members Sre cor-' dially invited to attend. “We want a large number of our citi zens to hear this speaker,” says Mr. Conger. Filipino Visits Chowan County Francisco Gucusan Rentutar of 1 the Bureau of Agricultural Ex- I tension, Manilla, the Philippine | Islands, visited Chowan County i the first of this week, according ;to Bob Marsh, assistant county agent. Mr. Rentutar has been in the United States several months, ! having spent most of the time at j Continued on Page 6—Section 1 Herman White Will Seek Sheriff Office In Chowan Election First Candidate to An nounce Candidacy In May Primary Herman F. White, for 12 years -a deputy sheriff and Chowan County’s jailer, early this week announced that he will be a candidate for Sheriff of Chowan County in the Democratic Pri mary election to be held in May. Mr. White is a native of Cho- ■ wan County, born August 15. 1902, son of Herbert and Alice I ,Twiford White, and grandson of 'the late Watson Whitfe. He has 1 spent all of his life in Chowan ; County. While deputy sheriff and jailer, Mr. White has been many times commended by state and county officials for the man- | r.er in which he managed the Chowan County jaili He devoted many hours and much of his ability to the task of making the | outmoded Chowan County jail • conform as nearly as possible jto the requirements of the state | j and his efforts have been high-! }iy praised by grand juries and , Continued on Page 3—Section 1 Sanitary Ratings Released For j Chowan County Establishments Sanitary ratings for the vari j ous foodhandling establishments, j lodging places, etc., in Chowan County based on the last periodic inspections made in 1957 by the Pasquotank-Perquimans-Camden. Chowan District Health Depart ment were released by K. J. Eyei and D. G. Brown, District Sani tarians, this week. The ratings were based on a j system of grading with those es j tablishments receiving a rating of . at least 90 per cent or more be ing awarded a Grade 'A "; those receiving a rating of 80 per cent and less than 90 per cent rated Grade ”B” and those receiving a rating of at least 70 per cent but less than 80 per cent Were class ed Grade “C”. No establishment having a rating less than 70 per cent or Grade “C” is permitted te operate in accordance with State laws. The various establishments and their sanitation ratings are as follows: KKtuplKhim'iit Uradt* Restaurants Kdcnton Restaurant 93.5 Colonial Motor Court . 93 Tastoe Freeze Grill ... . 92.5 Albemarle Restaurant Motel - -91.5 Joe’s Drive-Inn 91 Nick's Case —90.5 Triangle Restaurant --- -90.5 Albemarle Restaurant . 90 Mitchener’s 87 Chub's Place 86.5 L & H Restaurant 86.5 Cavalier Grill 86 « Methodists Plan j To Hold Rallies A “Call to Witness and Decis- 1 ion” will be issued at district ral lies of the Methodist Church to be held in the First Methodist Church in Elizabeth City and the i Methodist Church at Plymouth Tuesday, January 21. The Eliza- j beth City rally will be held at 10:30 A. M., and the one at Ply mouth at 7:30 P. M. There will be several short in spirational addresses by several ! speakers upon the four lanes of service to the World: These four Continued on Page 3—Section 1 [ Jaycee Week National Jaycee Week will be observed throughout the United States January 19 to 26. with Edenton's Junior Chamber of Commerce joining in the celebra tion. Jaycee rad’o programs will be presented each day during the week over radio station WCDJ and on Sunday, January 26. the Jaycees will attend St. Paul's | Episcopal Church in a body. The climax of Jaycee Week | will be the annual DSA Award j Banquet Wednesday night. Jan uary 29. Mayor Ernest Kehayes has is- j sued a proclamation in which he commended the local Jayceep for their work and interest in the welfare of the community. $2.00 Per Year In North Carolina Edenton Woman’s Club Chooses New Officers For 1958 |j New Edenton Pastor j I§!k jh! Rp msm mm* w WM% ts§sKb&' „ v ■ REV. C. F. HILL In a move made by Bishop Vin cent S. Waters, Father C. F. Hill has replaced Father Francis Smith as pastor of St. Ann’s Cath olic Church in Edenton. .lack's Grill . - - 53.5 Bob's Drive-Inn 83 Blue Bird Case - B*2 Dot’s Place 81 Habit's Tavern -50.5 Mexicana ' 7.". Seasonal Hail s Drive-Inn 91.5 Highway I)ri\e-In Theatre Snack Bai - 92.5 School Lunch rooms v'houan .M .i.Mi - 94.5 1 UUVIIIu.i JI.-IM. lllgll ACiIOiH- '...j W lull* Uak Consoimalcu „ - - .d-l.> : uwt .i.v . ..• l\ - -- --- ---.A FAU.iltoil Aegl'tl liign AcUool JJ. 1 Kdenton Klcim*niar> sellout du St. John's . __.ij3.si Markets i) A.- M Supei el,. 96 ! Chappell’s. Ilobbsville ni ou.sjiigm i/3 P »<r 93 \i .\on. Ht. 2 . - - _ 92 Basnight Bros. - .ji Boyce & Small 91 ijyiums ! H 1 Miller's Rocky Hock 88 Mtppins Grocery 88 Bass. Rt. J . ..86 Whiteman. A. T. Rt 3 . .85 i Lass M Stallings - - - 81 Parker's Drop-In 83 T. H. Chappell __ ..82.5. Habit's - ... . 82 i 'uggat (I. Rt . 3 . _ 82 Jern i gan ...... 7-1.51 Abattoir Mitchcner .. .. 9tj.5 Frozen Food Looker Plant Colonial Frozen Lockei . 9H) Hospital v’houan Hospital . 9i i Tourist Homes Watson 91.3 Cftlony Inn .92.5 > Leary 92 5 Hotel ! Joseph H. w.s . 952 Motels j Triangle Motor Court - 99.3 Colonial Motor Court ...... 97.5 I Kden Motel 97 1 fabit's . .95 5 | Albemarle Restaurant and Court 94.5 tirades of MHk * Birteherd .C-rad.* '**" l ’asl**u v ' 'O't Baola .. ..Grade Past *u’ i»eH 1 Scaliest Grade "A” Pasteurized 20YearsAgol As Found In Che Files of j The Chowan Herald | Edenton firemen in a body, headed by E. W. Spires, at tended a meeting of Town ! Council requesting the purchase of an extension ladder, smoke masks, a first aid kit. two hitch on suits and a Siamese coupling. President Franklin D. Roose velt approved an appropriation of $19,366 for extension of the Continued on Page 3—Section 1 James Griffin Winner Os First Prize In Picture Story Contest James H. Griffin, local work I 1 unit conservationist for the Soil' Conservation Service, last week was notified that he was first prize winner in a picture story i I contest of soil and water conser- j I vation sponsored by the Oliver j Corporation. There were 25 en tries in the contest, which were judged Friday of last week by Dr. i Landis S. Bennett, visual aids di • rector at N. C. State College; Wil i liam C. Larve, assistant editor of j The Progressive Farmer, and N. I W. Ayers, field representative of ; the Oliver Corporation. ! Each state winner’s pictures j wijl appear in Better Farming ■j Magazine published by the Oliver ! Corporation. Mr. Griffin’s pie ' tures, therefore, will appear in i the magazine and he was award- * I DRIVE CAREFULLY-• . YOU MAY SAVE YOUR LIFEt & j President, However, to > . Be Elected at Feb ruary Meeting | At a meeting of the Edenton l Woman's Club held last week, j club officers, except the presi i dent, were elected to serve for I j the new year. A president will 1 be elected at the club’s next meet -I'l ing. Wednesday, February 5. The officers elected were; j Mrs. Wesley Chesson, Jr., vice president; Mrs. Ralph Blades, i secretary; Mrs. Elton Forehand, ! Ji'-. corresponding secretary: Mrs. I George A. Byrum, treasurer, and Mrs. J. P. Ricks, Jr., historian. ; Installation of these officers will | take place at the June meeting. A quiz on the United Nations, a topic in keeping with the theme ! of the month. International Rela | tions, was the program for the day. Mrs. Thomas Cross, Jr., con ducted the quiz in which each member participated. A set of 10 questions were asked and each i member contributed a penny for rich incorrect answer, the funds being donated by the club to the Teen-Age Club. Mrs. Ernest J. Ward, Jr., was high scorer for the quiz; F. S. McMullan. chairman of tlie Board of Public Works, spoke ' briefly to the organization on a sewage disposal plant for Eden ton. This is a project in which the Woman's Club has been vit ally interested for some time. Mr. McMullan outlined the progress's, made thus far on such a plant He said his department and Town Council were backing the project. Initial steps have been taken to 1 move this project along. He pointed out it would take some three years for this project completed, declaring-*! year and a half of this is required to select and procure a site, obtain Con gressional approval and to go through all the red tape involved in such an undertaking. Actual construction of such a plant is ex pected to require another lo months. Joe Conger, Jr., was also one of the speakers at the meeting. His remarks had to do with Jaycees’ annual Di.-tinglugjHH Service Award hanouet WednoH| day, January 2Sh and members (JH tlie Woman’s Club were to enter nominations for this:* honor. Guests at the meeting included Mrs. Richard Baer. Mrs. Floyd Swap, Mrs. James Griffin, Mrs. . K. Gillis. Hostesses were Mes dames William Jones. J. M. Boyce, John K rapier, Federal Taylor, UUIIJI I lUJKI , t tut I Ml i a t t , Ralph Blades, Gilliam Wood and George A. Byrum. Fellowship INighl At OES Meeting Edenton Chapter No. 302. Order of the Eastern Star, will meet in the Masonic Temple Monday night, January 20. at 8 o’clock. This meeting has been designat ed as “Fellowhip Night.” with Eastern Star members of the First District being invited to at tend. The station of Adah will be honored during the program. I ed a certificate of merit from the 1 Soil Conservation Service, a tro- j phv desk fountain pen set and : a cash prize. “We are very proud of the fine i showing made by the exhibits," j A. H. Veazey, assistant state con ' servationist, "and we appreciate your efforts in connection with this contest." 1 Mr. Griffin’s entry included a series of pictures taken in con nection with a serious drainage problem which was remedied in the Green Hall section of the county. The pictures began with a group of men discussing the problem and various other pic tures until the completed project was shown., Mr. Griffin’s entry was entitled “Group Organization Tor Improv * ed Drainage."