\ ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN * CHOWAN COUNTY A Volume XXV.—Number 20. Official Market Hog Gradir.il Station Is Started In Chowail County For Farmers’ Benefit Progressive Step For Grower and Buyer Says Overman : —r- Murray D. Baker Hog Market and Edenton Feed and Livestock | Company started official hog grading this week, according to County Agent C. W. Overman. This is definitely a progressive step for both the hog grower and the buyer. ' By selling hogs on grade the grower gets paid for exactly what he has and the buyer pays for exactly what he gets. Official hog graders in North Carolina are hired, trained, and paid by the N. C. Department of Agriculture and are continuously under de partment supervision. An official grader is a disinterested person who grades hogs exactly as he sees them. “With the considerable im provement that has been and is being made in swine breeding in Chowan County, official grading should generally result in the grower getting more net return dor his hogs as compared with gelling on a flat basis,” says Mr. Overman. Mr. Overman states that he has heard of and observ ed numerous instances where hogs were sold on a flat basis but if they had been sold on a graded basis they would have brought the grower more money. He heard of one lot of 30 hog s being sold on a flat basis last week which, if they had been graded, would have brought S2O to $25 more to the grower. “Many hog growers are quite v skeptical of hog grading. Some of them have the feeling that possibly the grader may be fav oring the buyer. These are er roneous suppositions’ l because the grader is checked periodically by his supervisor and he is bound by his grading licenses to grade correttly. “There are two very import ant lyings for the grower to do to obtain highest prices for his hogsj’ says Mr. Overman. “Breed toward meat type hogs by selectl - meat type gilts and breed ing to a certified meat type boar. Second, sell hogs at the right weights, usually the best and surest weight for No. 1 hogs is around 190 to 210 pounds. With proper- breeding, No. 1 hogs may weigh up to 240 pounds or as low Continued on Page 3—Section 1 Mass Chest X-Ray Is Likely In 1959 ** - •„ The District Health Department announces that the health district will have an opportunity to have a mass chest X-ray survey from April 4-May 1, 1959, using two mobile X-ray units for the period of 20 the f Nationki Guard. He was a meqmer bf the Ameri can Medical Association, thei North Carolina Medical Associa tion, the American Academy of General Practice and the First District Medical Society. He was a past president of the Edenton Lions Club and a member of the Edenton Methodist Church, where he was one of the trustees and member of the official board. He married the former Miss Molly Medlin of London, Eng land, who survives, together with two sons, Robert and James Wise- Continued on Page 2—Section 1 Music Recital On Tuesday, May 20 Junior-Senior High School mu sic pupils of Mrs. Vivian Mooney and Miss Lula N. Williams will present a recital in the Elemen tary School auditorium Tuesday night, May 20, at 8 o’clock. Tehre will be no admission charged and the public is cordially invited to attend. Those taking part in the recital will be: Marian Bunch, Sara R. Smith, Millie Price, Anne Wells, Cecil Fry, Judy Israel, Wayne Griffin, Freddie Ferguson, Jack Overman, ,Bud Skiles, Janet Bunch, Betsy Ross, Jo Ann Leary, Roger Lamb and Peggy Elliott. New Woman’s Club Officers ] • ■ v IbM jp. Kli ;«■ ’ | Jo® Conger, Jr., president, and | Miss Frances Marshbourne. secre- I lary of the Edenton Parent- Teacher Association, are very grateful for the success of the re cent May Day Festival. They ex tend their thanks and apprecia tion to all who donated work, time, gifts or in any way contri buted to the festival which, they say, was one to be long remem bered. Commencement Al Edenton School To Begin On May 23 Commencement exercises will begin at the Edenton Junior-Sen ior High School Friday night, May 23, with programs by the choral groups under the direc tion of Mrs. Mary Leggett Brown ing. The commencement sermon will be delivered Sunday night. May 25, by the Rev. J. Earl Rich ardson, pastor of the Methodist Church with other ministers par ticipating. Members of all con gregations arc invited to attend the service. *- Class night exercises will be | held Thursday night, May 29, with the program in charge of members of the senior class. Some awards will be made at this exercise. Graduation exercises will be held Friday night, May 30, with the address by the Rev. W. M. Howard, Jr., pastor of the Jarvis Memorial Methodist Church of Greenville, N. C. All of the exercises will be held at 8 o’clock in the Elementary School auditorium. There are 49 seniors eligible I to receive diplomas. So close were the two top students in this year’s class that it was decided not to single one student. The two top seniors are Grace Hope Whiteman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Whiteman, and Lin da Lee Leary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Leary. The chief marshal for the exer cises will be Janet Bunch, with six others assisting, including Al ton Bass, Peggy Elliott, Aramin ta Hobbs, Gus Hughes, John Mitchener and Beth Tolley. COMMITTEE MEETING An important meeting of the Sesquicentennial Committee of the Methodist Church will be held at the church Tuesday night, May 20, at 8 o’clock. Teenage Safe Driving Roadeo Held Saturday lifer- ' ihB^^BmBB^^BBPBIIII^ SMS WSSBUEXm wUßm'Wmm Mfflm ,VBB^^BB| 'iBHPh--- ...IBaUBBI B ' W g ’PS Pictured above is a portion of the crowd which attended the Teenag? Roadeo contest held Saturday. The contest was sponsored by the Edenton Jaycees and David Fletcher won first place with 465 points out of a possible 500. Many Girl Scouts Are Given Awards On Tuesday Night New Officers of Group Presented During Program A Girl Scout Court of Awards was held on the campus of the Junior-Senior High School Tues day night beginning at 7 o’clock with approximately 100 girls tak ing part. The meeting opened with pre sentation of colors, after which three candles were lighted to rep resent the three Girl Scout prom ises. Ten candles were then lighted to represent the Girl Scout lhws. Brownies then gave their promise. ■ During the meeting officers for the coming year were presented, who are Mrs. Roland Vaughan, president; Mrs. George Ross, vice president; Mrs. Thomas Byrum, Jr., secretary and Mrs. N. J. George, treasurer. The following girls received awards: Fly-up Troop No. 7, Mrs. Anne Marie Noble, leader, World Asso ciation pins and service stars to Becky Williford, Nell Wood, Suz anne George, Artie Bass, Martha Vaughan, Brenda White, Ellene Tarkington, Bettina Black, Diane Ross, Dianthia Sexton, Mary Boyce, Jean Audarino and Shar on White. Senior Troop No. 1, Mrs. Way ;e Lorance, leader, all girls receiv ed badges in the following: Hos pitality, language, dance, textile, aviation, radio-TV, good groom ing, nutrition, first aid, First Continued on Page 4—Section 1 Lions Will Sell l ( Peanut Brittle Edenton Lions have announced that the Club will sell peanut brittle again this year. W. E. Malone is chairman of the candy sale committee and proceeds from the sale are used by Lions in theit work with the blind and other worthy causes. The sale will be held on Monday evening, May 26, and will take the place of the regular club meeting. In announcing the sale, Malone stated that the club was fortun ate again this year in having available the Weatherly peanut brittle, which is known through out the United States as a quali ty product. It is packaged attrac tively and securely to insure freshness, which makes the candy an excellent gift item. “We are counting on the usual fine coop eration of the townspeople again/ this year,” stated Malone, “anp with this cooperation and the top quality candy we have to ofljfer, we’re sure the sale will go ‘cjVer the top’.” ' £ C. Os C. Director? Will Meet Today Harry Smith, Jr., executive vice president of the Edenton Cham ber of Commerce, announces that a meeting of the board of direc tors will he held this (Thursday) rrwming at 11 o’clock. The meet ing will be held at Hotel Joseph Hewes and all directory are urg ed to be present. J , . New Women’s Club Officers Installed For Current Year Mrs. Robert J. Boyce Is New President Os Club Edenton Woman’s Club install ed its new slate of officers at its May meeting held last week in the Parish House, The impress ive ceremony was conducted by Mrs. John W. Graham. Installed as president was Mrs. Robert J. Boyce, who succeeds Mrs. Joseph M. Thorud. Others installed for the 1958-59 year were Mrs. Wesley M. Chesson, Jr,, vice president; Mrs. Gerald D. James, secretary; Mrs. Elton i Forehand, Jr., corresponding sec retary; Mrs. George Alma Byrum, treasurer, and Mrs. J. P. Ricks, j Jr., historian. Outgoing officers were, in ad dition to Mrs. Thorud, Mrs. James ( Bond, vice president; Mrs. Fedrai Taylor, secretary; Mrs. Ernest Ward, Jr., corresponding secre tary; Mrs. Elwood Nixon, treas urer, and Mrs. J. Earl Richardson, historian. Mrs. Thorud gave her annual report, an impressive oho which showed the club recording its highest score in the rating sheet. She was presented a silver tray by the club for her service as president. Gifts were also presented dur ing the meeting to Mrs. Frank Holmes and Mrs. Elwood Nixon for scoring the highest number of points in club woik. Presenta tion of the gifts was mad 2 by . Mrs. James Bond. I Recognized during the meeting ! were Mrs. T. B. Smith, who cap tured second place in the Wo man’s Clubs’ State Convention Art Show; and Mrs. J. P. Ricks, Jr., who won a cash award for submitting the best feature article during the year Mr-e Boyce, Hie new president, announced committee chairmen for the coming year They were Mrs. Scott Harrell, American Home; Mrs. Ed Bond and Mrs. J. M. "fhorud, co-chairmen of the Pilgrimage Committee; Mrs. El wood Nixon, Communications; Mrs. jN. J. George, Community Affaifrs; Mrs. Martin Wisely, In ternational Affairs; Mrs. Thomas Hop tins. Public Affairs; Mrs. Fra; k Holmes, Ways and Means; MrsJ George A. Byrum, Budget; Mra(. Elton Forehand, Jr., Nomi na/inns; Mrs. J. H. Conger, Jr., and Mrs. R. H. Vaughan, Parlia mentarian; Mrs. John W. Graham, of Natural Resourc es; Mrs. Gerald D. James, Educa tion; Mrs. L. G. Wilkins, Fine Arts; Mrs. W. J. P. Earnhardt, 16th District Meeting and Cour tesy Committees. Hostesses for the meeting were Mesdames R. N. Hines, Gerald D. James, Richard Goodwin and A. IF. Downum. Nurses’ Aides Asked To Meet May* 21st Red Cross nurses’ aides will meet at the nurses’ home Wednes • day night. May 21, at 8 o’clock. IThe purpose of this meeting is to organize the group, so that all nurses’ aides are urged to attend. j Hospital Week ; National Hospital Week is be ing observed this week, when lo cal people are invited to visit the Chowan Hospital. Tom Ridge way, superintendent, extends a special invitation to young people to visit the hospital to get ac quainted with the work done and inquire about any jobs they might be interested in. Ralph Bri in ley Finals Speaker At Chowan Highj Ralph F. W. Brinkley, director of public relations .and Founda tion ; at Easf Carolina . College in Greenville, will be the commence ment speaker at Chowan High; School. The graduation exercises ; wil] be held Thursday night, May i 29, at 8 o’clock in the school au ditorium. Mr. Brinkley is a life member of the North Carolina Education Association, National Education Association National Department of Elementary. School Principals, l National Department of Second-j ary School Principals, American Association of School Administra tors. He has made talks on education topics before national, regional, and state groups, including the American . Association of School Administrators. Hospital Auxiliary Will Meet Friday The Chowan Hospital Auxiliary will meet Friday afternoon, May 16, at 3 o’clock in the nurses’ home. This will be the last meet ing before the summer vacation, so that everyone is especially urg ed to attend. An interesting pro gram has been arranged and tea will be served. Chowan Awarded Safety Certificate v w I life 1 I Chowan County was presented a certificate or merit for out standing accomplishments in traffic safety Monday morning by the N. C. State Motor Club. Pictured above Lewis Scruggs of Rocky Mount, division manager, is presenting the certifi cate to Sheriff J. A. Bunch in the sheriff's office. In rev are. left to right. Highway Patrolman David O. Williams. Jess Wilson, local representative of she Motor Club, and Highway Pairoman Thomas £. Vaughan. $2.00 Per Year In North Carolina Civilians Invited To Attend Armed Forces Day At Base Bid Is Accepted For Curbs-Gutters On Albania Street i i ! Request Made to Re pair Bulkhead at Barker House Town Counciimen at their! meeting Tuesday night received bids for constructing curb and j gutter and drainage on Albania. 1 '■ Street and awarded a contract to O. K. Tharrington & Sons of Hen-! ; derson. The contract is for ap proximately 1.865 feet at a bid of: $18,086.50. The project is esti-j j mated to cost $20,000.00, for to 1 the base bid will be added $542.60 engineering fees and $1,320.90 for, contingencies. The work is j scheduled to be completed within | j 90 calendar days. At the meeting a delegation | representing the Barker House Association presented a request to 1 reconstruct or repair the bulk-, head at the Penelope Barker : house. It wa s pointed out by; spokesmen that the bank has washed away and that there is j danger of the historical house be ing undermined. Georrte A. By-i rum and J. Edwin Bufflap were appointed on a committee toj make an investigation of the sit-1 uation and secure an estimate of' the cost to do what work is ne-j cessary. A complaint was registered nT, ative to a rodent and insect prob lem caused by debris on the Em mett Wiggins property. The sani- j tary inspector has made an in- 1 vestigation and reported that there is no ordinance at present to remedy the situation. How ever, advice is being sought from the T.eague of Municipalities. George S. Twirldy submitted a request to annex to Edenton. a piece of land he recently pur chased from, the Albemarle Pea-l nut Company at the corner of Badham Road and Second Stree*. No action was taken due to the opinion that a larger area should be taken into the city limits. George A. Bvrum and J. Clarence Leary were appointed on a com mittee to confer with a commit tee from the Board of Public Works who were instructed to confer with property owners in the area relative to the annexa tion. M. L. Flynn requested rezon- Continued on Page 6—Section 1 Langin Promoted At Edenton Base] _. . I At ceremonies in the Hoadquar-j tors and Maintenance Squadronj 14 area lastweek. First Sergeantl Nester F. Langin was presented the warrant promoting him to his present rank from his command ing officer, Lieutenant Colonel W, A. Free, before a mass formation of troops.. First Sergeant Langin has since relieved Master Sergeant Beufort as Sergeant Major of the squad ron. FIGHT CANCER WITH A CHECKUP AND CHECK Demonstrations Plan ned at 10 A. M. And 2 P. M. Civilian guests will be welcom ed aboard the Edenton Naval Au xiliary Air Station this coming i Saturday, May 17, to witness spe- I cia] programs . in observance of Armed Forces Day., The station will be opened from 9 A. M., to 3 P. M., with demonstrations be ginning- at 10 A. M., and again j at 2 P. M. "Power for Peace,” has been : selected as this year’s slogan for ; Armed Forces Day, with the em phasis placed on the relationship ; between our national strength ! and our peaceful aspirations. U. S ; military organizations through , out the world will combine to ! give friends at home and abroad an opportunity to see all aspects i of our national strength. 1 Within the continental United States, public exhibits will be j presented in some 3,000 communi ' ties. About 500 parados are ; scheduled with half a million par j ticipants. In addition, hundreds of drills, exhibits, and demonstra j tions will be presented for citi i zens at "open house” events by ! Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine ; Corps, Coast Guard and Reserve I Units. j. The program at Edenton will include a static display of aircraft . and equipment, crafsh, fire and I rescue demonstration, arrested j landings using the Marine Corps’ ! latest mobile arresting equipment, 1 Mayor Ernest Kehayes has is sued a proclamation proclaiming | Saturday, May 17, as Armed Forc es Day and calls upon fellow citi- I zens to display the flag of the (United States and to observe the i dav by familiarizing themselves with the achievements of our armed forces and to honor and recognize these armed forces by attending and participating in lo cal ceremonies conducted by the armed forces in this area. School Bus Drivers Enter Annual Roadeo Under the auspices of the Gov ernor's Traffic Safety Council, the third annual roadeo for student bus drivers will be held at tfc Maple air strip Tuesday morning. May 20, beginning at 9 o’clock. Mrs. Alice Fufrell of Hertford, field representative for highway safety, announces that prizes amounting to $7,400 in scholar ships will be awarded in the con test. Each first place contestant will receive a SSOO scholarship and S2OO scholarships will go to second place winners, with an ad ditional 60 scholarships of SIOO ' each to district winners, i Those entering the contest from ■ Chowan County are Jimmv Hare, j Chowan High School; Philip Jeth ro, Edenton Junior-Senior High School and Josephine Blount and Kermit Fleming from the Eden ton Colored High School. The contest is for both boys and girls with a SSOO scholarship prize for each as well as one S2OO schol arship and thirty SIOO scholar ships. 20 Years Ago As Found in the Files of The Chowan Herald E. W. Spires announced tenta tive plans for celebrating comple tion and opening of the new Al bemarle Sound bridge. Though it was hoped to hold some of the commencement exer cises in the new auditorium at the Edenton High School, it was an nounced that the building was not ■ far enough completed to use. J Arthur S. Hollowel] was elect ed Great Sachem of North Caro lina Red Men at a Great Council meeting held at Rocky Mount. Jess Powell, a student at Vir ginia Military Institute, was in cluded in "Who's Who" among students in American universities and colleges. Sheriff and Mrs. J. A. Bunch hung up what was considered a record by collecting $14,000 of 1937 taxes in one day. An attractive Edenton air mail casket was printed to be used hi observance of National Air Mail Continued on Page 3—Section 1