The Chowan Herald
Published every Thursday by The Chowan
Herald, a partnership consisting of J. Edwin
, Bufflap and Hector Luptoik at 423-425 South
, Broad Street, Edenton, North Carolina.
' J. EDWIN Editor
HECTOR LUPTON Advertising Manager
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THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1958.
Worth Considering
Chowan County Commissioners, Town Coun
cilmen and Edenton School Trustees, all three
groups are faced with a problem which is hard
to solve.
The County Commissioners have for a long
time been considering building an office build
ing, as well as faced with the necessity to pro
vide a new and more modem jail. The School
Trustees sense the fact that the Edenton Ele
mentary School has become inadequate and,
therefore, a new building at a different location
is deemed necessary. Town Councilmen recently
acquired a lot on West Hicks Street for the pur
pose of erecting a building for the Street De
partment which has long since outgrown its
present quarters at the foot of Broad Street.
All three propositions will cost a sizeable
sum of money, which is reason for nothing hav
ing been done to, date and provides a complex
situation to do something in the very near fu
ture.
However, the School Trustees advanced an
idea which is well worth considering. They
presented a request to the County Commission
ers for*a new school building and further sug
gested &iat the present Elementary School could
very reSdily be used for a county building, as
well as ample space for a jail and stor
age room.
Os course, there are a number of viewpoints,
but The’Herald is of the opinion that the school
building iwould be a far more desirable location
for county offices than on the present county
property! behind the Hotel Joseph Hewes and
the stores on Broad Street.
Then, too, possibly a deal could be made for
the town to acquire the county property on
which is a large warehouse capable of housing
the Street Department, so that it would not be
necessary to construct a new building on Hicks
Street. The site,-after all, is far more appro
priate for the Street Department than a build
ing housing all of the various county offices,
to which many people go and come, not only from
Edenton and Chowan County, but from other
places as well. .. j
Jf a new school materializes, and the need.,
has been emphatically pointed otit, the three
groups might get together and work out a plan
which would save the town and county some
money and at the same time provide better lo
cations for a school, county office building and
Street Department headquarters. It might sound
somewhat like a crossword puzzle, but a lot of
people are able to solve crossword puzzles.
Talked Too Much
The editor of The Herald is in a bad fix. Just
because I talked last week about planting for
sythias in Edenton, many of my garden-minded
friends now want me to tell them how to plant
and care for these shrubs. Well, I’ve borrowed
same books and talked to some gardeners, and
this is the important thing to do now: Prune
your old shrubs.
All early spring blooming plants need to be
pruned immediately after flowering. Cut off
some of the oldest canes at the ground each
year. This encourages more productive new
growth. Also, shorten the stems that have bloom
ed and those that are too long. Never, never
, prune ypur forsythias in the fall, because then
; you cut off the buds that will bloom in the
spring. And don’t, don’t, don’t chop off the top
straight across like a whisk broom or like a
clipped privet hedge, or trim your bushes round
like a ball. That is what ttie book says.
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At the Chowan County NCEA banquet Friday
night I thought Geddes Potter had poked bis chin
in his wife’s powder box, but taking a second look
I learned that he is actually growing a goatee,
which is white in color. Asking what’s the idea,
Geddes told me that with so many towns observ
ing some sort of celebration where the men are
supposed to have beards, moustache, goatee or any
kind of hair on their face, he was sort of expecting
Edenton to have some such celebration, so that
he’d be in on the ground floor when it comes to
having a goatee. Anyway, the Missus says he’s
devoting a lot of time to “cultivating” his beard,
using a comb and brush as regularly as a lady
powders her face and paints her lips. Well here’s
one whose beard would look more like a scrub
brush if we ever have a celebration of that kind.
Then, too, the barbers might kick up an objection.
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Dick Schuman, an avid fan of “long-haired” mu
sic, played a record at last week’s Rotary meeting
made from the text of Walt Whitman’s basic phi
losophy about the moral responsibilities of educa
tion and democracy and composed by Dr. Howard
Hanson. Dick had so much to say about the record
that some of the boys began to wonder if he’d even
get around to playing the thing. He did, however,
and was through in time. He said the record was
his semi-annual “Rebuttal to the Rock and Roll
Set. But here’s one who is too ignorant to appre
ciate “long-haired” music, so darn the difference
between “long-haired” music and some of this
rock ’n roll junk.
As a person’s years get longer his memory gets
shorter, so that I'm in sort of an embarrassing pre
dicament. Last week somebody on the street paid
me for a renewal to The Herald. I’ve lost the little
memorandum 1 made and now I cannot remember
who the party was. Please remind me so that I can
give due credit. But remember, I collected from
only one person.
Charlie Overman took" his usual snooze at last
week s Rotary meeting, and when he arrived at
the Post Office after the meeting, he found in his
sweater pocket a biscuit broken into small pieces.
Charlie doesn’t know how the biscuit got in his
pocket, but Col. Frank Collins was sitting next to
him.
H. A. (Izzy) Campen, local jeweler and jack-of
all-trades, is no stupe when it comes to being prac
tical and pennywise where it counts. Izzy has just
suffered a heart attack and recently returned from
hospital confinement to his upstairs apartment.
Drugs, hospitalization, etc., has hit his pocketbook
a knockout blow. Izzy loves people and people
love Izzy, but he can’t get out to see them on the
street because of the steep and long stairway he
would have to descend and climb. This is med
ically prohibited. Izzy realized he needed an ele
vator and after investigation, found this would
run from SI,OOO to $2,000. Such cost quickly put
the damper on any such idea as an elevator and
kicked what morale he had in the teeth. The situ
ation looked black. However, it wasn’t long be
fore his ingenuity paid off. One evening when
some friends had called by to shoot the breeze,
Izzy suddenly exclaimed, “Boys, if I draw the
plans, will you build it for me?” One friend shot
; back, “you draw it up and we will have you up
and down those stairs before you can say Jack
Rabbit.” A few days later Izzy had the plans and
', soon motors, winches, iron, steel and welding
, equipment was blended together and a broad grin
i crossed his face when he took his first ride. He
had his elevator. Total cost? Less than SIOO.
Izzy sees his friends now, but as irony would
have it, he says company has picked up because
so many want to ride up to see him.
Gilliam Wood passed out cigars at last week’s
Rotary meeting. Gilliam is a candidate for County
Commissioner, but he has no opposition, so that
the cigars were not for political prestige. In fact.
G(lliam “paid up” for becoming a daddy. He and
Mrs. Wood adopted a very sweet daughter, of
which both are very proud. But, gosh, for adopt
ing a child the “price” should be two cips-s. Just
imagine the suspense and worry he missed.
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Talking about beautiful flowers, it’s hard to
beat some now in bloom in Edenton. The gardens
of Mrs. W. I. Hart, Mrs. S. W. Taylor, Mrs. J. A.
Moore, Mrs. T. C. Byrum are only a few I’ve seen
in rambling around. There are others, too, so that
a person doesn’t have to go out of town to see the
beautiful handiwork of nature.
o
Maybe a lot of people have passed the Chowan
Hospital and didn’t know what it was. No more,
however, for a neat sign has been placed in the
front yard on which is printed “Chowan Hospital.”
o
Though we have the dial telephone system in
Edenton, the poor operators still catch the dickens.
The other day my phone rang three times in suc
cession but I was not the party wanted. The third
time the person on the other end said, “Lordy, I’se
sorry, the operator don give me the wrong num
ber agin.”
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Mrs. Ethel Lavoie happened to deliver a pack
age to me from Leggett & Davis Drug Store Tues
day and seeing how busy I was and the condition
of my desk, she said, “You ought to have a secre
tary.” But, shucks, when I’m in the rush of
things I’d not be able to find her around my desk.
THE CHOWAIf HERALD. EDENTON. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1958,
Episcopal Women
Meet In E. City
Episcopal women from the 72
parishes and missions compris
ing the Convocations of Edenton
and Wilmington convened in
Christ Church, Elizabeth City,
Wednesday and Thursday of last
week for the 70th annual meet
ing of the Woman’s Auxiliary of
the Diocese of East v Carolina.
The Rt. Rev. Thomas H.
Wright, D.D., Bishop of the Dio
cese, was present. Mrs. W. B.
Rosevear of Edenton, Diocesan
Auxiliary president, presided.
Mrs. Dodd Bonner of Aurora, is
president of the Edenton Con
vocation and Mrs. Heman
Clark of Fayetteville heads the
Convocation of Wilmington. Mrs.
John W. Graham of Edenton is
secretary and Mrs. Charles H.
Ashford of New Bern is treas
urer.
The opening session of the
annual meeting, which had as
its theme, “Motivated Through
Christian Urgency,” was held
Wednesday afternoon at 2:15,
with delegates, visitors and
clergy registering in the parish
house an hour prior to that time.
Featured speakers were Bishop
Wright, who addressed the wo
men at the closing session
Thursday on the subject of
“Diocesan Highlights”; the Rev.
Clifford L. Shanley, Ph.D., pro
fessor of theology at the Vir
ginia Theological Seminary in
Alexandria, preached at the
evening service Wednesday; the
Rev. Harry W. Hansen, who has
served for the past six years in
the mission field in Japan; Mrs.
William Marmion of Roanoke,
Va., the wife of the Bishop of
Southwestern Virginia; the Rev.
Thomas V. Barrett, D.D., rector
of R. E. Lee Memorial Church,
Lexington, Va., and an author,
musician, playwright and artist,
and Robert J. Powell of Fayette
ville, president of the Diocesan
Laymen’s League.
Mrs. Rosevear, Mrs. Clark,
and Mrs. Bonner, departmental'
chairmen and other members of
the executive board, presented
brief summaries of activities and
objectives in their respective
fields.
The offering for the Bishop’s
Fund was presented at a 7:30
celebration of the Holy Com
munion Thursday morning with
Bishop Wright as celebrant and
the Rev. Heath Light assisting.
The names of /members who have
passed to their reward during
the past year were read and
special prayers offered at this
time.
Hardin And Thorud
Are Now Leading
In Bridge Marathon
At the conclusion of the 18th
round of the bridge marathon
sponsored by the Chowan Hospi
tal Auxiliary, Dr. Richard Har
din and Joe Thorud went into the
lead. With only one more round
remaining, the five leading teams
and their scores follow:
1— Dr. Richard Hardin and Joe
Thorud, 71,770.
2 Mrs. W. B. Rosevear and
Mrs. L. A. Patterson, 69,850.
3W. T. Harry and Cecil Fry,
60,880.
4 Mrs. Richard Goodwin and
Earl Goodwin, 59,410. •
5 Medlin Belch and A1 Phil
lips, 55,910.
Junior-Senior High
School Orchestra At
Lions Club Meeting
At their regular Monday night
meeting the Edenton Lions were
treated to music by the Edenton
Junior-Senior High School Or
, chestra, in a program of music
j presented by Dr. Martin Wisely,
program chairman. After a
search for an elusive B-flat the
orchestra maintained a melodic
toe-tapping tempo for the remain
der of the program, which was
thoroughly enjoyed by the Lions.
Members of the orchestra are Bud
Skiles, Jimmie Ashley, • Nettie
Fair Lassiter and Johnnie How
ell, saxophone; Ashby Tarking
ton, trombone; Percy Mclver,
trumpet; Billy Cates, drum, and
Brenda Mooney, piano.
Jesse Harrell announced that
$976.00 had been raised for crip
pled children and adults through
the Easter Seal, and Leroy Has
kett announced that the variety
show had netted $659.13. W. A.
Free was presented a member
ship certificate, and President
Medlin Belch announced that the
club would be host to the enter
tainers at the variety show next
Monday night, with election of
officers the following Monday
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VFW MEETING
William H. Coffield Post No.
9280, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
will meet Tuesday night, April
29, at 8 o’clock. Commander
Harold t>angdale is very anxious!
to have a good turnout of mem-l
Williamston Mauls
Edenton Aces 19-3
By BILL GOODWIN
Williamston’s Green Wave
walloped three Edenton Aces’
pitchers for 15 hits in mauling
the Aces 19-3 in a garnet played
at Williamston Tuesday.
The Green Wave started Ace
Gaylord Perry. The Aces jump
ed on him when Sid White got a
single in the first. Claude Bar
nette walked and Marvin Ash
ley was hit by a pitch to load
the bases. But the powerful
Perry bore down and knocked
out the threat.
Edenton will play Tarboro on
Friday and Hertford next Tues
day. Both games will be at
home at 3:30 P. M.
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to the Red Cross drive. |
Northeastern Cancer Clinic will
be held in Elizabeth City Friday
afternoon. May 2, beginning at 1
o'clock.
Edenton's BPW Club will meet
tonight (Thursday) at 8 o'clock
in the Penelope Barker House.
Chowanoke Council No. 54, De'-
gree of Pocahontas will sponsor
a spaghetti dinner today (Thurs- j
day) with dinner served in the
Red Men hall frnm 11:30 to 2
and 6 to 7 o'clock. *
An emergent communication of
Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. 8c
A. M„ will be held tonight (Thurs
day) at 8 o'clock.
Officers for the Edenton Junior
j
| Tom H. Stiepanl j
I SATURDAY. MAY 31sl 1
YOU'LL FIND IT IN THE WANT ADS!
EASE THROAT! Buy soothing,
sanitizing, OLAG Tooth Paste
at the drug store.
FOR SALE—ONE CHARLES M.
Stieff upright piano. Good
condition. W. E. Bond, Eden
ton. ltc
FOR SALE —BOXER PUPPIES,
AKC registered. 1023 North
Broad Street, Edenton, N. C.
Phone 3537 or 3517. tfc
ROOM FOR RENT GENTLE
man preferred. Call 3372. ltp
FOR RENT TWO-BEDROOM
furnished apartment. Twiddy
Insurance & Real Estate, 103
E. King Street. Phone 2163.
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FOR SALE PUREBRED TAM
worth male pigs. 3 months
old. L. E. Twine, Tyner, N. C.
Telephone Sunbury 3149.
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FOR SALE ONE NEW 1957
hot water heater (floor display).
30 gallon, for only $93.50. Sears
Catalog Sales Office. ltc
FOR SALE—I9SI CHEVROLET
2-door sedan. Good condition;
low mileage. One owner. Call
2632. ' ltp
APARTMENT FOR RENT—TWO
rooms and bath. Furnished.
Contact R. P. Upton, Badham
Road. aprl7tfc
HELP WANTED —WANT MAN
in Chowan County over 25 who
is interested in a profitable
Watkins business. Company has
been in business for 90 years.
Income of nearby dealers ex
ceed $5,000 yearly. No Sure
ties required. If interested
write R. L. Collins, P. O. Box
No. 113, Goldsboro, N. C.
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
Local man or lady wanted to ser
vice and collect from merchan-’
dise stations. 4 to 9 hours week
ly e4ms operator to $240 month
ly. No age limit, no selling, but
must have car, references, and
$625 operating capitla, secured by
self-selling merchandise. For lo
cal interview, give personal data
and phone number. Write Dixie-
Craft, 732 Commerce—Suite 102,
Nashville 3,.Tennessee. ltp
I Chamber of Commerce will be in
| stalled tonight (Thursday) ai 7:30
[ o'clock in the American Legion
building.
Edenton BPW Club will meet
; tonight (Thursday) at 7:30
r o'clock at the Penelope Barker
| house.
Annual open house will be ob
served at the White Oak Consoli
dated School Sunday, April 27, !
at 3:30 P. M.
1 The Fidelis Wives Club will
sponsor a pie booth in the Eden
ton armory Thursday, May 1,
with proceeds going to the Eden
ton PTA.
1 Chowanoke Council No. 54, De
gree of Pocahontas, will meet to
night (Thursday) at 8 o'clock in
the Red Men building.
The Methodist Men's Club will
meet tonight (Thursday) at 6:30
o'clock.
I Annual cancer drive is now in
progress in Chowan County. |
BPW CLUB MEETS TONIGHT
The Edenton Business and Pro-
I fessional Women’s Club will
'[meet tonight (Thursday) at 8
o’clock in the Penelope Barker
house. Mrs. Laura Ferguson,
president, urges all members to
be present.
20 Years Ago
Continued from Page 1, Section 1
per L. Memory of Wake Forest
College will be the commence
ment speaker at graduation exer- •
cises at Chowan High School. i
Mrs. B. Warner Evans report- j
ed that the cancer drive went j
"over the top" in Edenton and
■ Chowan County.
, FOR SALE POOL ROOM
> equipment and Jack’s Grill
equipment, including two 5-ton
Frigidaire air conditioners, 80-
gallon Frigidaire hot water
heater, Garland gas range, 34
stools, 6 double booths, 20-foot
back bar and 40-foot counter
bar. Also one 8-ft. and one 10-
’ ft. cold drink boxes, two ex
haust fans, one sandwich unit,
one deep-fat fryer, one sand
wich toaster, 1 gas room heat
er and many other articles.
, May be seen at Jack’s Grill,
315 S. Broad Street, Interest
ed parties contact George Byba.
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FOR SALE—PURE BRED REG
istcred Hampshire Gilts; cham
pion blood line. Reasonably
priced. Will farrow in June.
J. L. Evans, Route 1, Hertford.
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Employment Training
MEN WITHOUT EXPERIENCE
IN ELECTRONICS AND
GUIDED MISSILES
Musi bo willing to spend 10 hours a
* week training under the guidance and
, supervision of our engineers on prac
tical equipment. Arrangements will be
made for those accepted so that train
' ing will not interfere with present em
ployment. Positions for which this
training will qualify you currently pay
from S‘JO to $l4O per week.
3 Years Placement Service
Upon Certification
For interview with our bonded person
nel representative write your name, ad
dress. age and phone no. to Box W.
in care of Herald. apr24,malc
Industrial
Equipment
—for—
Wheel Type and Crawler
Tractor*
Backhoes, Dozers, Trenchers
Crawler Tractors With
Winches
Loaders, Landscaping Rakes
—See or Call—
Hobbs Implement
Company
PHONE 3112
Edenlon. N. C.
i HLik Chowan County
in the
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
f ELECTION
SATURDAY, MAY 31st
ftpw ; Ynttr Slip fort <111(1 Vote
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ATTENTION
PEANUT GROWERS
We Have Rebuilt Our
Seed Peanut Slieller!
... it is now in perfect condition and ;
we are ready to shell your peanuts. ;
REMEMBER: AN EXPERIENCED <
OPERATOR CAN SAVE YOU MONEY! \
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OUR PLANT IS LOCATED ON NORTH BROAD \
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STREET IN FRONT OF 8.8. H. MOTOR CO. j
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We Also Have Seed i
Peanuts For Sale.
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Leary Bros. Storage Co. j
(formerly Satterfield & Leary) <
; PHONE 2141 EDENTON
IF YOU WANT YOUR LAWN j
cut call 3372 anytime. ltp j
PICTURE FRAMING—FOR THE
best in custom picture framing j
see John R. Lewis at the Eden
ton Furniture Company. Com
plete line of moulding to choose
from. tfc
SEE US FOR
Triple Track Aluminum
STORM WINDOWS |
$17.50 and SIB.OO
INSTALLED
STORM DOORS
$40.00 installed
also
Aluminum Awnings
36 Months to Toy
With No Down Payment!
Phone Edenton 2213
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FOR SALE
Cabbage Plants
Onion Sets
Seed Potatoes
Complete Line of
, Vegetable Seeds
E. L. PEARCE
Phone 3839
Edenton, N. C.
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WANTED—HONEST CAB DRlV
ers. See W. J. Jordan or cart 1 j
l\ 3114. tfc
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! CASH REWARDS!
| Rewards in cash will be paid to
any citizen furnishing informa
tion on bootleg stills in Cho
wan County. Report violations
to ATU officers, Box 671, Eliza
beth City or tQ ABC Officer
Troy Toppin. All information
will be held in strict confidence
General Contractor
AND
Repair Work
of All Kind
CALL
Fred C. Gardner Co.
PHONE 3204
Edentea. N. G.
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I—SECTION ONB
WANTED —SALESMEN TO DO
door-to-door selling and collect
ing. No experience necessary
I but must have automobile.
Guaranteed salary against com
mission. Apply at 810 North
Broad Street between 8:00 and
10:00 A. M., Monday through
Friday. apr10,17,24pd
HELP WANTED—MAN WANT
ed to supply Rawleigh Products
to consumers in Chowan Coun
ty. Big insecticide season just
ahead. Good time to start. No
capital required. Write Raw
leigh's, Dept. NCD-31U-5538,
Richmond, Va. apr3,10,17,24p
TYPEWRITERS AND ADDING
machines. New and used.
Edenton Office Supply, 102 E.
Water Street. tfc
1 WESTERN AUTO STORE Re
pair all types of washing ma
chines, outboard motors and
power mowers. tfc
LADIES FOR YOUR UPHOL
stcry needs let Autry’s Uphol
■ stcry on the Windsor-Edenton
Highway just outside of Eden
ton, pick up and deliver free.
We specialize in retying springs
and have a wide selection of
tapestry, nylons and leatherette
materials from which to choose.
Phone 3832. tfc
Don’t Sell Yourself
Short!
OWN A BUSINESS
WITH A FUTURE!
SERV ICE ROUTE
—of
CIGARETTE MATHISES
Men or Women
Full or Part Time
ROUTE ESTABLISHED
No Selling or Soliciting
INCOME .STARTS
IMMEDIATELY '
$1,095.00 to $2,190.00 Cash
Required
Please don't waste our time
unless you have the necessary
capital and are sincerely in
terested in expanding We
finance expansion lf fully
qualified and able to take
over at once write briefly
about yourself and include
phone number for personal in
terview.
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