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Pupils in Chowan schools are now busily engaged in making
posters for the conservation poster contest. In above picture
- is Miss Peggy Brown with members of the fourth grade of the
Edenion Elementary School, including Ricky Cain. David Vir
den, Robert Hartman, Roy Watson, Iris Here, Mack Forehand,
Deanihia Sexton, Sandy Hill, Jerry Jordan, Dot Griffin, Nor
fleet Pruden, Judy Twiddy, Richard Deßlois, Jean Autorino,
Barbara Adams, Mary Ellen Small, Ann Casteloe, Gawain
Booth, Billy James, Sonjia Edwards and Ann Perry. In bot
tom picture is Mrs. George Asbell and members of the fourth
and fifth grades at Rocky Hock School, including Carroll Tynch,
Robert Harrell. Billy Nixon, Gene Harrell. Ray Smith, Joe
Gardner, Linda Bunch. Janice Bryant, Nancy Bass. Mary Ober,
Margaret Tynch, Alvin Harrell. A1 Board. Avia Bunch and
Lillian Etheridge. Carroll Tynch, at left of Mrs. Asbell, won
the county contest in the fourth grade last year and was district
winner, netting himself S2O in prize money. The contest is
sponsored jointly by the district supervisors and the Elisabeth
City Chamber of Commerce.—(Photos by James H. Griffin).
Miles Everett Haste Loses Life
By Drowning In Choppy Sound
Friday Morning W hile Fishing
Albemarle Sound claimed an
other victim Friday morning
when Miles Everett Haste, 36, lost
his life by drowning. Mr. Haste
was a farmer and fisherman.
According to reports Mr. Haste
left from the foot of Granville i
Street to fish his nets in the I
Sound and had arranged to meat
Raymond Bunch at Sandy Point, j
When Haste failed to put in an
appearance after a reasonable
time, Mr, Bunch went in search
of him. He found Haste’s boat
submerged except for the bovy,
which was the only part above
waler.
The victim was found near the
boat entangled in his nets, so the
supposition is that in the rough
water the boat either capsized of
sunk after filling with 'water,
throwing Haste into the nets.
An Editorial
Blood Program Hanging In Balance
As-of Wednesday morning, March 26, Edenton and Cho
wan ‘County stand an excellent chance t 6 lose the services of
the Red Crqss blood program. This is a situation which every
body should be vitally concerned about and which should not
be tlje case. '
Cljowan County’s quota in the Red Cross fund raising drive
is $3,371, and at this writing Wednesday morning contribu
tions have reached only $770, or about one-third of the quota.
It might not be generally known, but residents of Chowan
County last year were recipients of 52S pints of blood. If the
support of the Red Cross drive fails, this essential blood pro
gram in Chowan County will be dropped, so that it is obvious
that those needing blood transfusions will be the losers, and
1 who can y tell who will be the next one to need a blood trans
fusion on short notice? r
And if the Red Cross drive fails, not only will the blood pro
gram be dropped, but home service and disaster preparedness
will also be affected. .
Os course, the Red Cross-fe given the express responsibility
by the Congress of the United States to fulfill two major func-
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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Mr. Haste is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Eleanor Harrell Haste;
three daughters, Judy, Carroll
Perry and Sheila Haste, all at
home; his mother, Mrs. Betty
Harrell Haste; four sisters, Mrs.
iT. H. Davenport of Plymouth,
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! Mrs. Richard C. Copeland of |
! Edenton, Mrs. W. W. Berry of
; Norfolk and Mrs. Paul McKee of
! Raleigh, and a brother, Erie
! Haste of Edenton.
Funeral services were held on
| Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock at
| the Rocky Hock Baptist Church
I with the pastor, the Rev. B. L.
! Raines, officiating. Burial was in
: Beaver Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Raymond
; Bunch, Earl Smith? Lindsay Ray
| Bunch, Aubrey Harrell, Thurman
Harrell and O. C. Long.
Eden |f "howan County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 27,1958.
C. Os C. Comr [: e
Approves We t« e
Signs For Edenton
A design for a proposed high
way sign welcoming motorists to
Edenton was approved Monday
by the Advertising and Promo
tion Committee of the Edenton
Chamber of Commerce. The pro
posed signs will be erected on
Highway 17, north and south,
near the town lines. Signs will
also be erected later on High
way 32.
Chairman Jimmie Earnhardt
said that costs and other details
are being compiled for commit
tee members for final considera
tion and approval by the Cham
i ber’s board of directors. Tom
| Hopkins was appointed to obtain
cost estimates, Richard Atkinson
to prepare suitable copy, Dick
Schuman to investigate means
for shrubbing and Chairman
Earnhardt will investigate loca
tions and obtain permission from
property owners for erection of
the signs.
The committee also approved a
group of slogans which will be
used by radio station WCDJ fol
lowing station breaks. These
short phrases used through the
courtesy of WCDJ as a public
service will emphasize some of i
Edenton’s advantages to the ra-]
dio listener.
The committee will meet again
>on Monday, March 31 at 10:00
A. M., at the Hotel Joseph Hewes. !_
“Womanless
Wedding” At ~
CHS April 9
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There’s quite a program in the |
making for those who enjoy an i
evening of wholesome entertain
ment.
The public is reminded teftnake
plans to attend the “Womanless
Wedding” being sponsored by the
Chowan Home Demonstration,
County Council on Wednesday'
night, April 9, at 8 o’clock in the
Chowan High School auditorium.
Several new talent discoveries
have been made by the club wo
men, it has been revealed, in their;
efforts to present an outstanding
cast in this program. Well known
persons from throughout Chowan
County will be participating.
And there will also be a “re
ception.” This reception com
mittee met in the home agent’s 1
office this week to make plans
for the event which will be held
in the Chowan Community Build-
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Revival Meeting At
Presbyterian Church
March 31 - April 4
The Rev. James MacKenzie,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church
has announced that evangelistic
services will be held in the
church beginning Monday, March
31, through Friday, April 4. The
services will begin at 7:30 o'clock
each night.
The visiting evangelist will be
the Rev. Dan Norman of Lilling
ton, N. C., and the public is cor
dially invited to attend.
Chowan Juniors
Present Annual
Play March 28th
The Chowan High School Jun
ior Class will present its annual
play Friday night, March 28, at 8
o’clock in the school auditorium.
“Off The Track,” a three-act
comedy by Felicia Metcalfe, will
be presented with the special
permission of the Art Craft Play
Company.
“Off The Track” is a play with
a different twist. It is laid in the
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The Senior High School Chor
us will present the Easter can
tata/ "Penitence. Pardon and j
Peace," in the Baptist Church on
Sunday afternoon, March 30. at
3 o'clock.
Seniors o< Edenton Junior-
Senior High School will present
their annual piay, "Strictly For
mal." Friday night. March 20. at
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Chowan County 4-H Club Peanut Growing Champions
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Ift above picture is seen the four Chowan County h-.ii i.iuo w.nners .n the 1957 peanut grow
ing contest, which is sponsored by the Edenton Rotary Club. From left to right are Clyde Wil
liam ooyce", lourih pia.e wiin 2 Sil psunds per rcre; Zackio Harrell, lirst place with 3,037
pounds; Jerry White, third olace with 2.970 pounds; Robert S. Marsh, assistant county agent
and president of the Rotary Club, and Lewis Evans, second p’ece wiih 2,943 pounds.
Chowan County School Pupils
Are Busy Preparing Posters For
’SB Conservation Poster Contest
Chowan County pupils of the
fourth, fifth and sixth grades are
busy preparing conservation post
-ers for the annual poster contest.
These posters can be prepared on
the conservation of any. of our
natural resources.
In Chowan County, each room!
in the three grades enter two!
posters in the county contest. It'
will be held this year at Chowan |
High School on Friday, April 4,1
at 2:00 P. M. The posters will
be judged on how the conserva
tion idea is presented, originality,
artistic ability and neatness, i
Judges for the county contest will
be from Bertie County: Harry Q.
Simmons, county • agent; A. E.
Harrell, assistant county agent,]
and W. C. Boyce, work unit con- :
servationist.
A first place and second place ]
will be selected from each grade. I
Prizes of $lO for first place and !
$5 for second place will be given
by the Chowan County supervis- j
ors of the Albemarle Soil Conser- j
vation District.
Mrs. J. L. Chestnutt Candidate
For Department President Os
Auxiliary Os American Legion
Edward G. Bond Post No. 40 of
the American Legion and its Au
xiliary enjoyed a supper meeting
at the Legion hut on Tuesday
night, March 18, celebrating the
39th anniversary of the organiza- 1
tion of the American Legion. A
program of entertainment under
the direction of Mrs. J. Paul Hol
oman, was presented.
Little Miss Kathleen Hopper,
daughter of Master Sergeant and
Mrs. C. L. Hopper, rendered a pi
ano solo, “The Marine Song”;
Miss Helen Rogerson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Rogerson,
sang two songs accompanied by
Mrs. Holoman. A boys’ quartet
from Chowan High School sang
a group of songs.
Mrs. R. E. Leary announced
j New Officers Os Eastern Star Chapter 1
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In above picture are the new group of officers for Edenton
Chapter No. 302. Order of the Eastern Star, installed last week
in an open installation ceremony. Front row. left to right, Mrs.
Anita Tarkington. Mrs. Margaret Bell. C. W. Overman, Mrs.
Helen Wood. Mrs. Pearl Harrell, the worthy matron. W. A.
Harrell and Mrs. Geneva Harrell. Middle row. left to right,
Mrs. Frances Wilkins. Mrs. Clara Boswell. Mrs. Mary Leary.
Mia. Batty Lorance, Mrs. Ruth Overman. Mrs. Grace Byrum
and Mrs. Ota WDtiford. Back row. left to right, Mrs. Edith
Bufflap, Mrs. Myrtle Hollows 11 and Mrs. Minnie Kennan.
: The county winners will enter
> their posters in the Albemarle
- j Soil Conservation District con
. j test at Elizabeth Citv April 11.
i j County winning posters from the
■ five counties of Currituck, Cam
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1 den, Pasquotank, Perquimans and
J Chowan will be judged and two
'posters from each grade will re
j ceive prizes of $lO for first place
| and $5 for second place.
The district contest at Elizabeth
City is sponsored by the Eliza
beth City Chamber of Commerce.
. j Judges for the district contest are
Rod Amundson, editor of Wildlife
. in North .Carolina; R. W. Shoff
.' ner, assistant director of Exten
, | sion Service and W. W. Stevens.
I State Soil Conservationist of the
| Soil Conservation Service.
The posters will be judged at
I 11 A. M., in the Virginia Dare ar-
J cade with a luncheon following,
i Agricultural workers of the five
| counties are invited to attend the
j event by the Elizabeth City
Chamber of Commerce.
that Mrs. J. L. Chestnutt, a mem
ber of the Edward G. Bond Unit
No. 40, American Legion Auxili
ary, was a candidate for Depart
ment President of the Auxiliary
and gave a brief comment on the
work of Mrs. Chestnutt on both
local and department levels.
Mrs. Leary presented Mrs.
Chestnutt, who in turn introduced
Mrs. Raymond Fuson of New’
Bern, present Department Presi
dent, who expressed her pleasure
at being present and spoke brief
ly, commending Mrs. Chestnutt
for her outstanding work in the
Auxiliary and made a few re
marks about the. work of the Le
gion and Auxiliary.
Visitors from Hertford and
Elizabeth City were present.
![ Road Block J
In an effort to cooperate with
the Red Cros fund raising drive.
Edenton Jaycees will conduct a
road block Sunday afternoon from
12 to 5 o'clock. The road block
will be in operation on Broad
Street near the Post Office,
where it is hoped a substantial
amount will be collected in order
to help maintain the Red Cross
blood bank for Edenton.
Senior Class PlaT
On Friday Night
Friday night, March 28, the
senior class of the Edenton Jun
ior-Senior High School will pre
sent its annual play in the Ele
! mentary School auditorium at 8
o’clock. The play, “Strictly For
mal,” promises to provide an
evening of delightful and whole
some entertainment, so that it js
hoped a capacity crowd will at
tend. A small admission will be
charged.
The cast has been rehearsing
faithfully and the directors, Miss
Ann Mayo and Nick George, are
very much encouraged over the
showing made by the youthful
actors.
Seniors taking part in the play
are: Rosa Hollowell, Linda Leary,
Patricia Bunch, Jack*’ Overman,
Ruth Stokely, Eddie George, Jer
ry Holmes, Deanna Hollowell,
Carol Jethro, Page Cayton, Tom
my Kehayes, Ray White, Anne
Stacy, Myrna Skinner, Imogene
Rogeson and Billy Harry.
Revival Begins At
Macedonia Church
On Sunday Might
Revival services will begin at j
the Macedonia Baptist Church on j
Sunday night, March 30, and will
continue through Saturday night,
April 5, with services each night
at 8 o’clock.
The guest evangelist will be the
Rev. Henry Napier, pastor of the
Center Hil] Baptist Church.
At the Monday night service
special music will be presented
by the Great Hope Baptist
Church Choir and on Wednesday
night the music will be in charge
of the Center Hill Baptist Church
Choir.
Th public is cordially invited to
attend these revival meetings.
More Volume Is Needed For
Successful Vegetable Market!
Increased volume of vegetables
I moving through the Chowan Co-
I operative Produce Exchange is
I needed for more efficient opera-
I tion, according to a marketing
I specialist. This market should
I serve a large area.
| Speaking at the March meeting
I of the Chowan Cooperative Pro-
I duce Exchange, Donald Farris
I made recommendations for im
* proving the local farmers vege
table market. The volume of sea
sonal sales should be increased to
at least one-half million dollars
for more efficient operation. This
means over double the 1957 vol
ume.
‘The Chowan Cooperative Pro
duce Exchange market can and
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$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina.
1958 Cancer Drive
For $2,000 Begins
In Chowan April 1
| Offering Help ]
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James M. Johnston, deputy col
lector for the Internal Revenue
t Department, will be in his office.
I Room 209 in the Citizens Bank
I Building, from April 7 through
the 15th. At that time he will
be available for assisting any tax
| payers in filing their income tax
I returns.
Easter Cantata
j In Baptist Church
Sunday, March 30
I j
I The Senior High School Mixed
Chorus of the Edenton Junior- :
Senior High School will present
the Easter Cantata “Penitence, 1
Pardon and Peace"’ by J. H.;
I Maunder in the main auditorium
of the Edenton Baptist Church on
next Sunday afternoon, March
30, at 5 o'clock. This will mark;
the first Easter concert offering,
of this organization, whose]
Christmas concerts have become!
a community tradition.
The chorus of 50 members will
be accompanied by Miss Lula
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Northeastern Counties Asked
To List Hurricane Prevention
Projects At Washington May 2
Fifty representatives of coun
ties and towns in the Albemarle
and Pamlico Sound areas were j
advised at a meeting held in
Edenton Thursday to submit rec-1
onimendations for hurricane pre-J
vention projects to the U. S. j
Army Corps of Engineers at a j
hearing in Washington, N. C., on I
May 2. The meeting, called bv
Lawrence Swain, Dare County]
Commissioner, in cooperation I
with the Army Engineer Corps i
and the North Carolina Hurricane]
Rehabilitation Program, heard
explanations of Congressional
Public Bill No. 71 which authoriz- 1
es federal aid for hurricane pre
vention measures.
Chairman Swain reviewed the!
20 Years Ago
As Found In the Files of
The Chowan Herald
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Edenton was reported to be in
cluded in a pilgrimage sponsored
by the State Federation of Gar
den Clubs.
T. Wallace Jones, president of
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Red Cross Director
Lions Club Speaker
Leslie Ray, field director of,
Aemrican Red Cross, assigned to.]
the Cherry Point Marine Base, 1
spoke to the Edenton Lions at;
their regular Monday night meet-1
ing. Jimmie Partin was in charge ;
of the program and Milton Bass
introduced the speaker.
Ray has been associated with ’
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should serve vegetable growers in I
Northeastern North Carolina,”!
said Mr. Farris. “Several near
by counties have recently consid
ered establishing vegetable mar
kets. Vegetable growing in these
has been encouraged, but addi
tional markets have been discour
aged. Experience has proven that
one substantial market in an area
can operate more efficiently,
draw more buyers and serve the
growers better than several small
markets.”
Mr. Farris urged the members
to seek additional growers in oth
er counties to increase the vol
ume of the market
The Exchange plans to operate
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EIGHT POLIO . . .
GIVE TO THE
MARCH OF DIMES!
| Mrs. ICermit Layton Is
, Chairman For 1958
Campaign
I Mrs. Kermit Layton, cancer
I chairman for Chowan County,
announces that the 1953 drive
will be launched Tuesday, April
list.
j Chowan County’s goal is $2,000
and Mrs.. Layton.is hopeful that
j this amount will be realized
j during t he drive, which will be
I ; n progress during the month of
April.
Mrs. Layton {.rails a house-to
j house canvass as the principal
j method of securing contribu
tions. VFW Auxiliary gills will
canvass North Edenton, while
the Edenton Woman's Club will
, sponsor the drive in the re
maining portion of Edenton.
(Miss Maidred Morris, home agent,
| through her home, demonstration
j clubs, will solicit white people
jin the rural sections of the
| county.
The Negro Woman's Club will
! sponsor the drive among colored!
people, with the Negro home
• agent heading, up the campaign
jin the rural section.
A number of cans have been
j distributed throughout the coun-
Itv and it is hoped a goodly
■amount will be collected by this
means.
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severe damage recent hurricanes
have caused in Northeastern Car
j oiina coastal areas and slated
that the Washington hearing
I would provide an opportunity to
[request federal preventive pro-,
jects. Col. Roland of the Army
; Engineer Corps outlined steps to
!be taken in making hurricane
damage surveys and discussed
j items to be included in the re-
I port. The data included should
| refer only to damage resulting
] from flooding, by hurricane tide's.
Col. Roland stated that other
] damage such as soil erosion and
1 beach erosion resulting from nor
mal rains and winds should not
I be included as Bill No. 71 does
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Celebrated At
Chowan Hi<*h
This week, March 23-21). many
1 high school girls throughput the
nation are celebrating National
j FHA Week.
For' ten years the girls at Cho
wan High School have enjoyed
being members of the Future
: Homemakers of America. Now
j under the supervision of Mrs.
j Mack Rogerson, the chapter has
progressed in many ways.
The girls, of Chowan are cele r
I brating this week by doing some
j thing worthwhile each day. Mon
] day a bulletin board was put up
|in the school cncerning FHA
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At lest week's meeting of the
Legion Auxiliary. Mrs. Raymond
Fueon of Row Bern, department