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Volume XXV.—Number 18.
Chamber Comther ii Will\
Present Hurricane Damage
To Army Corps Engineers
Damage Due to Flood
ing In Area Is Esti
mated-to Amount to
About $567,704
The 1954-1955 hurricanes caus
ed damage from tidal flooding
and wave action in the Edenton-
Chowan County area estimated at
$567,704, according to a report
compiled by the Edenton Cham
ber of Commerce. The data, ga 7
thered from County and Town of
ficials and private property own
ers, will be presented to the U. S.
Army Corps of Engineers at a
public hearing in Washington, N.
C„ Friday.
The Chamber’s report will be
considered by the Corps of Engi
neers in an over-all survey being
made on hurricane problems and
means of preventing damage to
property in the northeastern sec
tion of the state. This study is
authorized under Congressional
Public Law 71. Previous hear
ings have been held by the Corps
of Engineers in New Bern and
Edenton.
Chamber President Gilliam
Wood and Executive Vice Presi
dent Harry Smith, Jr., and Town
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Democrats To
Hold Precinct
MeetingsMay3
Mrs. Lena M. Leary, acting sec
retary-treasurer of the Chowan
County Democratic Executive
Committee, announces that Dem-
DKftriUr precinct yiiWrrjs yUI
held in th'e various precinct* of
Chowan bounty Saturday after
noon, May 3, at 3 o’clock.
The purpose of these meetings
is to perfect organizations and to
elect delegates to the County
Convention, which will be held
in the Court House Saturday af
ternoon, May 10, at 3 o’clock.
All Democrats £(re invited to at
tend the precinct meetings, which
will be held at the following
places:
East Edenton Precinct Cho
wan County Court House.
West Edenton Precinct Mu
nicipal Building.
Rocky Hock Precinct Union
store.
Center Hill Precinct Ross
Bunch’s store.
Wardville Precinct H. R.
Peele’s store.
Yeopim Precinct Harry A.
Parry’s store.
Red Men Change
Hour Os Meeting
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Effective next Monday night,
May 5, Chowan Tribe of Red Men j
will change its meeting hour from
7:30 to 8 o’clock each Monday!
night. The new hour will be in j
effect during the summer months. 1
Rear Adntiral A. J. Fay Guest at Edenton Base
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Hear Admiral A. J. Fay* Fifth Naval District
Public Work* Officer, visited the Navel Auxiliary
Air Station at Edenloft Tuesday of last week.
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PTA President
THOMAS HOPKINS
At a meeting of the Edenton
Parent-Teacher Association held
last week Thomas Hopkins was
elected president. Mr. Hopkins
succeeds Joe Conger, Jr., and will,
along with other officers be in
stalled at the PTA meeting Tues
day night. May 13.
Home Demonstration Week
Observance Begins May 4th
Sunday, May 4, will mark thej
beginning of the observance of
13th National Home Demonstra
tion Week in North Carolina dur
ing which around 64,000 home
demonstration club members join
with 6Vi million club members in
America in recognizing club work
and its leaders, Ruth Current,
state heme -demonstration agent,
his announcelif * >
Governor Luther H. Hodges
said in a recent statement, “We
are proud of our state-wide home
demonstration program, and in
recognition of its leadership
achievements and objectives, I am
happy to designate the week of
May 4-10, 1958, as National Home
Demonstration Week in North
Carolina and call it to the atten
tion of all our people.”
Among the purposes of the na
Mrs. Myda Taylor Is New Red
Cross Home Service Chairman
White, chairman of the
Chowan County Chapter of the
Red Cross, has announced that
Mrs. Myda W. Taylor has been
app<»inted Home. Service Chair
man for the local chapter. Mrs.
Taylor’s appointment is to fill the
vacancy made by Milton Bass,
who resigned after a .year’s ser
vice in this post.
“The Chapter feels itself for
tunate in securing Mrs. Taylor for
this position,” stated Mr. White.
The Home Service Chairman is
responsible for contacts between
Chowan County servicemen and
their families in cases of emer
in the Officers Club. Left to right are: C. A.
Goodwyn, Director Construction Division, Dis
trict Public Works Office; Mayor V. N. Darden
of Hertford; Admiral Fay, LI Cdr. Dalton, Mayor
Ernest P. Kehayes of Edenton And Col. Frank H.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 1,1958.
F Teachers’ Day I
Spohsored by the VFW Auxili
ary, Teachers' Day will be obser
ved Friday, May 2. On that day
members of the VFW will visit
both the Edenton Junior-Senior
High School and the Elementary
School, where they will pin a
flower on each teacher.
The VFW Auxiliary has also re
quested various ministers to pay
special tribute to teachers in their
sermons on Sunday, May 4.
Edenton Jaycees
Install Officers
Caswell Edmundson Is
New President of
Edenton Group
Edentoij Jaycees held a very
delightful meeting Thursday
night at the American Legion
building when they observed La-
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tional observance are the aims to
acquaint more people with the
total Extension Service program
emphasizing its contribution to
home and family living, to help
homemakers know and use re
search findings related to the
home and family; and to give spe
cial recognition to volunteer lead
ers, whose part in planning and
tarrying out the program
possible the magnitude of home
demonstration work.
Part of the state observance
will include a special program,
Friday, May 9, in Raleigh at the
Pullen Memorial Baptist Church
when a group of home demon
stration citizenship and interna
tional relations leaders will meet
in recognition of the United Na
tions and jts part in promoting
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gency, and is acting field director
for the NAAS, Edenton. “A
Home Service representative is
available at all times to assist in
emergencies; it is one of the most
vital roles of the Red Cross in
this or any community,” stated
Mr. White.
Mrs. Taylor is connected with
Sears-Roebuck in Edenton. She is
active in the Edenton Woman’s
Club, and St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church, where she acts as a
youth counselor. In emergencies
she may be reached by calling
2186 during the day or 2274 dur
ing the evening.
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Above are the new officers of the Edenton
Junior Chamber of Commerce, who were in
stalled at a Ladies' Night banquet held Thursday
night in the American Legion building. Front
row, left to right, they are: Rodney Harrell, Jr.,
treasurer; Gene Ward, first vice president; Cas
well Edmundson. president; Ralph Outlaw, second
Mrs. Laura Ferguson Is Elected
President Edenton’s BPW Club
Mrs. Laura Ferguson will again
head up the Edenton Business
and Professional Women’s Club as
president following the election
of new officers held Thursday
night in the Penelope Barker
House.
Other officers elected were:
Mrs. Alice Twiddy, first vice pres
ident; Mrs. Ethel Simpson, second
vice president; Mrs. Fanny Ed
wards, treasurer; Miss Frances
Marshboune, recording secretary;
Miss Inez Felton, corresponding
secretary, and Miss Mary Lee
Copeland, parliamentarian. In
stallation of these pfficers will
take place at the May meeting.
Highlighting the meeting was
an interesting talk on “Chamber
Plans Completed
ForMusicFestival
Sunday, May 4th
Program Will Begin
At 3 P. M. at Chowan
High School
Final plans for the county-wide
music festival sponsored by the
Chowan Home Demonstration
Clubs have been announced by
Mrs. C. W. Overman, county mu
sic leader.
The event will be held at the
Chowan High School auditorium
on Sunday afternoon, May 4, at 3
o’clock. This is the second music
festival to be held in this coun
ty. '
The public is cordially invited
to the program which will fea
ture inspirational and sacred mu
sic by individuals, small groups
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May Day Festival will be held
in the Edenton armory today
(Thursday).
The Jaycee Teenage Safe
Driving Road-e-o contest will be
held Saturday morning. May 3.
at 9:30 o'clock on the street in
front of the Edenton Junior-
Senior High School.
Democratic precinct meetings
will be held in the various Cho
wan County precincts Saturday
afternoon. May 3. at 3 o'clock.
■ Mrs. Gordorf Maddxey of Ahos
kie will be guest speaker at the
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Crazy Hats And New Sack Look
Woman’s Club Meeting Feature
Last week’s meeting of the
Edenton Woman’s Club featured
a “fashion show” featuring
“crazy hats” and a hilarious sa
tire 'on the new sack look. The
meeting was held in the Parish
House with Mrs. Frank Holmes,
Mrs. J. H. Conger, Jr., 'Mrs. W.
P. Jones, Mcs. Hector Lupton
and Mrs. Ed Bond as hostesses.
For the occasion members
brought with them Easter bon
nets, utilising every crazy idea
possible for a fun-filled program
which featured humorous and
ingenious designs. At the con
New Officers For Edenton Jaycees
of Commerce and its Activities,”
.by Harry Smith, executive vice
president. He was introduced by
j Miss Mary Lee Copeland,
j Mr. Smith explained the func
tions of the local Chamber of
Commerce, stating that the whole
'idea of a Chamber of Commerce
was first started in 1807 in Eu
rope. “What is foremost in ev
eryone’s mind here,” he said, “is
the improvement of business. The
Chamber of Commerce is devot
ing a great deal of time prepar
ing for the closing of the Eden
ton Naval Base, and one thing
now in progress is a physical in
ventory of the buildings on the
base and equipment that might
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Soil Stewardship
Week Observance
May 11th To 18th
Churches Cooperating
In Soil Stewardship
Sunday May 18
The Albemarle Soil Conserva
tion District is again sponsoring
Soil Stewardship Week beginning
May 11 and running through May
18. Soil Stewardship Sunday will
be May 18. This is a Sunday that
most of the sermons on soil ste
wardship will be given in the lo
cal churches.
Churches cooperating with the
Soil Conservation District in the
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District Jaycees
Elect Twiddv As
Vice President
At a meeting of the Tenth Dis
trict of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce held in Ahoskie Wed
nesday night of last week, War
ren Twiddy of Edenton was elect
ed district vice president. Mr.
Twiddy was not expected to have
any opposition, but another can
didate was proposed with Mr.
Twiddy winning out in the elec
tion. Mr. Twiddy succeeds James
(Scobie) Price.
Prominent visitors at the meet
ing were Marvin B. Koonce of
Raleigh, a candidate for president
of the State Jaycees; Frank Dan
iels of Raleigh and Jay Bundy
of Mount Olive, a candidate for
national
clusion of the show Mrs. J. M.
Thorud, club president, and Mrs.
Ed Bond modeled the sack look
for 1958, using honest-to-good
ness peanut bags by courtesy of;
the Chowan Storage Company,!
providing a fitting climax to the
day’s meeting.
A camellia show was staged
by the cilub in conjunction with
the April meeting with many
local flower lovers entering
beautiful blooms from their gar
dens.
A number of guests were in
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vice president; James Perry, secretary. Back
row, left to right, Dick Dixon, slate director; El
ton Forehand, Charlie Morgan, George Alma By
rum and Kenneth Worrell, directors; West By
rum. Jr., corresponding secretary and Warren
Twiddy, retiring president and ex-officio member
of the board of directors.
WARREN TWIDDY
At a district meeting of Jay
cees held at Ahoskie Wednesday
night of last week. Warren
Twiddy of Edenton was elected
vice president of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce Tenth
District.
Phthisic Super Market Newest
Business Planned For Edenton
Another super market for
Edenton is now in the making,
with the announcement by Hay
wood McKay Phthisic, Jr., that
the Taylor building, formerly oc
cupied by Colonial Stores, i s now
being remodeled and renovated
for a 100 per cent self-service
food store. The building will be_
equipped with an air conditioning
unit, modern heating system, new
water system, new lighting sys
tem with a lower ceiling. The j
front of the building will also be j
remodeled, with the work being ]
done by the Edenton Construe- j
tion Company.
McKay Phthisic will be mana- j
ger of the new store and says he,
is hopeful that he will be able to i
EASTERN STAR MEETING
Edenton Chapter No. 302, Or
der of the Eastern Star will meet
Monday night, May 5, at 8 o’clock.
Mrs. Pearl Harrell, worthy ma
tron, urges as many members as
possible to attend.
Woitianless Wedding Friday Night
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Above is a scene at the Womanless Wedding presented re
cently at Chowan High School by Home Demonstration Clubs
of Chowan County. The entertainment will be repeated Fri
day night. May 2, at 8 o'clock in the Edenton Elementary School
auditorium, with all of the proceeds going toward the county's
Red Cross fund. In the picture are, left to right Robert Marsh,
Jarvis Skinner, Lester Copeland, Emmett Jones, Doras Cope
land and Britton Byrum. _
Wins Election
$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina
jPTA May Day Will
Be Observed Today
In Edenton Armory
Clubs’ Womanless
Wedding Friday To
Boost Red Cross
Six Local Talent Acts
Added as Special
Feature
i Friday night, May 2, at 8
o’clock the Chowan County
Home Demonstration Clubs will
present a Womanless Wedding
in the Edenton Elementary School
auditorium. The clubs have
agreed to present a repeat of this
very delightful entertainment in
an effort to help meet the deficit
in the current drive for Red Cross
i funds. The county is in the neigh-
I borhood of S4OO short of the $2,317
j quota and the women sponsor
ing the entertainment and the
men participants have agreed to
repeat the “wedding - ’ with all of
the proceeds going into the Red
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C, Os C. Directors
Will Meet Today
The board of directors of the
Chamber of Commerce will meet
today (Thursday) at the Hotel Jo-!
seph Hewes at 11 A. M., instead
of 5 P. M., as previously, accord
ing to Harry Smith, Jr., execu
tive vice-president.
Caswell Edmundson, newly
elected president of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce, becomes a
member of the board replacing i
Past President Warren Twiddy,
who has represented the Jaysees i
on the board since last October.
In accepting his resignation with
regret, President Gilliam Wood
thanked Mr. Twiddy for his coun
sel and assistance in coordinating
the activities of the two chamber
organizations.
open for business by June 1. He
is now accepting applications for
employees.
When completed the store will
carry a full line of staple and fan
cy groceries, produce and meats,
and will be known as Phthisic’s
Super Market.
Mr. Phthisic is a graduate of,
Edenton High School, after which'
he attended Campbell College.
He served in the U. S. Navy for
three years and has had consid
erable experience in the grocery
and meat business. He was for
merly employed by the P & Q
Super Market and has been in
j contact with the grocery business
i for many years while living with
i his parents.
VFW MEETS TUESDAY
William H. Coffield Post No.
9280, Veterans of Foreign Ware,
will meet Tuesday night, May 6,
at 8 o’clock. Harold Langdale,
Commander, is very anxious to
have a full attendance.
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
j Gala Day of Enter
tainment Sponsored
By Edenton Parent-
Teacher Association
Plans have been completed for
the May Day Festival to be held
today (Thursday) in the Edenton,
, armory. The festival is sponsor
ed by the Edenton Parent-Teach
er Association in an effort to give
the youth of the community clean
and decent entertainment at a
small cost and to help raise mon
ey to promote various necessary
projects.
Mrs. Earl Carpenter is general
chairman of the festival, with Lu
ther Parks acting as supervising
chairman. Rooms in both schools
are lending their support, assisting
in advertising and other prepara
tions. Grade mothers will have
charge of the various booths at
the festival and teachers are act
ing as liaison between the PTA
and school.
A number of outside organiza
tions will also cooperate by op
erating booths at the armory.
These include the Edenton Wo
man’s Club, Business and Pro
fessional Women’s Club, Officers
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WMU Leader
iW ill Speak At
Baptist Church
Mrs. Gordon Maddrey of Ahos
kie will speak to the ladies of the
Edenton Baptist Church Monday
.afternoon, May 5, at 3:30 o’clock
at the regular monthly meeting
[of the Woman's Missionary Socie
ty.
Mrs. Maddrey is a very fluent
and qualified speaker and has
been actively engaged in church
work from her childhood, major
ing in WMU Activity. For five
years she rendered efficient ser
vice both as State WMU presi
dent and as mission study chair
man. It was under her leader
ship that the missionary round
tables were made popular in the
state. The year prior to becom
ing state president, she was first
vice president of the State WMU.
She is a graduate of Meredith
College and holds an MA degree
in history from Columbia Uni
versity.
The public is invited to attend
the meeting to hear Mrs. Mad
drey.
Painting By Enola
Smith Wins Prize
A watercolor painting, titled
“November Afternoon,” by Enola
N. Smith of Edenton, won second
prize, a red ribbon, at the North
Carolina Federation of Women’s
Clubs’ State Convention held at
Charlotte April 15 through April
17th.
Mrs. Smith is a charter member
of the Edenton Woman’s Club and
has earned well-deserved recog
nition as gn artist. She has had
exhibits in many regional art ex
hibitions. all of which brought a
considerable amount of favorable
comment.
20 Years Ago
As Found in the Files of
The Chowan Herald
The central steering committee
fox' staging a celebration in con
nection with the completion of
the Albemarle Sound bridge met
at Manteo. where it was unani
mously voted to stage the princi
pal portion of the program in
Washington County near the
south end of the new bridge.
Mrs. W. A Graham agreed to
turn over her home as headquar
ters for the Daughters of the
Revolution for a day's visit while
holding a national meeting in Ra
leigh.
W. J. Berryman announced his
candidacy for county representa
tive in the General Assembly, op
posing John F. While.
With attendance figures sft the
Edenton school warranting an
other teacher, Superintendent
John A. Helm as announced flea
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