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CHdWAN COUNTY
Volume XXV.—Number 23. ==
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Bunch, Shepard And |! sthr o
Lead In Primary Coilt ests;
Chowan Polls Record Vote
Three Candidates For
Office Are Entitled
To Call For a Second
Primary; Monday Is
* Deadline to Decide
: - With ideal voting weather pre
vailing Saturday, Chowan Coun
ty polled a record vote, with 2,-
025 ballots cast during the day.
The previous high vote was when
J. C. B. Ehringhaus was a can
didate for Governor, when over
1,800 votes were cast.
There were three contests in
the ■ election, the Sheriff’s race,
Clerk of Superior Court and
County Commissioner from the
Fourth Township. The election
did not definitely decide the win
ners, for in each instance the
leading candidate did not poll a
sufficient number of votes to pre
vent a second primary. However,
early this week The Herald could
not learn if any of the candidates
would call for a second primary. |
In' the race for Sheriff, J. A. I
Bunch, incumbent, led the tic-1
ket by only 70 votes. He receiv
ed 1,006 votes, followed by Earl ■
Goodwin with 936 and Herman
White with 83. Goodwin led in
West Edenton, Rocky Hock, Cen
ter Hill and Wardville. precincts,
While Bunch’s strong precinct was
East Edenton where he received
415- votes to 276 for Goodwin.
Sheriff Bunch also carried Yeo
pim precinct by 12 votes. Good
win was in the lead until the East
Edenton ballots were counted.
Thomas Shepard led the five
candidates for Clerk of Superior
Court. Shepard’s vote was 675
followed in order by West Byrum,
Jr.,-with 444, John F. White with
314, Mrs. Lena Leary with 2941
Continued on Pago 4—Section 1
Another Story Hour
At Library Today
Another story hour will be held
at the Shepard-Pruden Memorial
Library this (Thursday) after
noon from 3:45 to 4:45 o’clock for
children between the ages of 4
to 7 years.
Mrs, Mary Ginn will conduct
the story hour. She is a profes
sional children’s librarian and
tailing stories is one of her spe
cialties. Mrs. Ginn and her hus
hand are newcomers to Edenton.
Mr. Ginn is kept busy at the base
as, a member of the Medical
Corps. Until recently, Mrs. Ginn
was children’s librarian in New |
Rochelle, New York. Her inter- •
in libraries has followed her
1 9 North Carolina and she has
kindly offered to help with the
program here in Edenton.
is hoped that many children
v*ll come for an hour of real en
joyment. (
The next story hour will be
held June 12 from 3:45 to 4:45 for
children from 8-12.
Final Commencement Exercise
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Held At Edenton School Friday
Final commencement exercises
for Edenton Junior-Senior High
School were held Thursday and
Friday nights when the Elemen
tary School auditorium was prac
tically filled with friends and rel
atives of the 1958 graduates.
Class night on Thursday night
opened with sophomores carrying
the daisy chain down the aisle.
A. brief skit was presented by
Carol Jethro and Myrna Skinner,
after which Deana Hollowell read
the class history, Carol Jethro
read the last will and testament
and Faye McClenney distributed
gifts to the graduates.
' -The Arion Award given by the
Lions Club to the outstanding
band member was presented to
Percy Mclver by James Griffin.
- Tlie BPW Club scholarship was
presented to Ann Spruill by Mbs.
Baura Ferguson.
ccfames Griffin also presented
the award for outstanding bus
drivers to Knapp Brabble. First
|fckf driving awards else went to
Jbhit Nixon and Philip Jethro,
'-the DAR Citizenship Award
Wls presented to David Fletcher
fi? |ln. w. D. Holmes, Jr.
’ The coveted Salary Cup,|
awarded for outstanding citizen- i
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
CHOWAN’S ELECTION RETURNS j
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STATE SENATE
Emmett Winslow 582 542 156 141 116 95 1632
A. P. Godwin, Jr 243 302 130 87 77 47 886
J. Wm. Copeland 188 151 58 47 51 33 528
SHERIFF
J. A. Bunch 415 303 85 79 60 64 1006
Earl Goodwin ; 276 342 108 80 78 52 936
Herman White 21 37 10 2 8 5 83
CLERK SUPERIOR COURT
Tom Shepard 214 230 79 37 31 84 675
West Byrum, Jr. ,123 165 52 51 44 9 444
John F. White . ....139 80 34 27 19 15 314
Mrs. Lena Leary 137 118 11 15 6 7 J 94
Ernest White, Jr 90 89 25 30 47 7 288 j
COMMISSIONER—FOURTH TOWNSHIP
Dallas Jethro, Jr 51
Benbury Wood 39 j
J. A. Webb, Jr ...... - 33
Four Edenton Boys Narrowly
Miss Drowning Sunday Night,
When Boat Capsized In Bay!
1 But for a favorable wind, four
Edenton teenagers would have
most likely met a watery grave
; Sunday night in Edenton Bay
about 150 yards from the home of
: John W. Graham on the water -
' front.
* The four boys, Jack Cay ton,
1 Creighton Hughes, Buddy Mc
-1 Clenney and Zane Bass, it was re
ported, decided to go to Hardy’s
Hill, Several distant along
Albemarle Sound, on a camping
trip and boarded a shallow skiff
- to make the journey. The water
had been choppy all Sunday af
i Edenton Freshman
Wins 2nd Place In
State Latin Contest
An honor falling to an Edenton
'
student apparently was overlook-
I ed during recent graduation exer
cises.
Principal Gerald James and
Mrs. Margaret Jenkins, Latin
, teacher, have been notified by B.
L. Ullman of the Department of
[ Classics, University of North
. 1 Carolina, that Jimmy Rogerson, a
. 1 freshman, won second place in
. the annual North Carolina High
. School Latin contest for first year
. students.
Young Rogerson is the son of
i Mr. and Mrs. Preston Rogerson.
Both Mr. James and Mrs. Jenkins
I are proud of the accomplishment
; of the Edenton student in that he
• competed with students from the
largest high schools in the state.
ship, scholarship and extra cur
ricular activities was presented to
Tommy Kehayes by Robert S.
Marsh, president of the Rotary
Club.
Principal Gerald James pre
sented SIOO scholarships to Grace
Whiteman and Linda Leary. The
Quill and Scroll awards went to
Patricia Bunch and Carol Jeth
ro, while the DanfOrth Founda
tion awards went to Grace White
man and Dallas Stallings.
Pafricia Bunch won the medal
as the most outstanding senior in
activities.
Imogene Rogerson was named
the most valuable girl athlete and
Henry Overton won the honor for
the boys.
Mr. James also recognized four
Eagle Scouts who were members
of the class. These were Tommy
Kehayes, Billy Harry, . Dallas
Stallings and Jack Overman.
Graduation exercises were held
Friday night when the Rev. W.
M. Howard, }r h pastor of the Jar
vis Memorial Methodist Church at
Greenville, N. C., was the prin
cipal'speaker. . ' ,
Mr. Howard opened his re
mark* by spying that schqcis are
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 5,1958.
ternoon and had not calmed down
at night.
About 8:30 o’clock residents
along the waterfront and for a
considerable distance farther
north, heard yelling for help,
which was carried by a stiff
breeze. ’
Mayor Ernest Kehayes, Kermit
Layton and Patrolman Leo Lavoie
rushed to the home of Mrs. Moilie
Wisely, who loaned her boat to
effect a rescue. Shortly after
ward Fireman Ralph Williams
reached the scene in another boat
and the four boys were picked up
in an exhausted condition.
Edenton Group
Plans To Attend
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Farm-Home Week
Delegates from throughout
North Carolina will meet in
Raleigh at State College June
9-12 for the Farm-Home Week
'Activities. This year special em
phasis will be placed on educa
tion, science, human relations and
speech.
On Monday evening there will
be a reception and on Thursday, a
tea will be given at the Govern
or’s Mansion. There will be one
talent night. On Wednesday af
ternoon delegates may attend the
class of their choice: Music edu
cation, tour to the State Art Gal
lery, Arts and Crafts, or Table
Continued on Page 6—Section 1
feme calendar;
Edenton Jaycees will sell insec
ticides Thursday night, June 5.
from 6 to 8 o'clock.
Ryland Home Demonstration
Club will sponsor a barbecue sup
per Saturday. June 14, from 6:30
Continued on Page 5. Section 1
Trio Os Edenton Scouts Advanced To Rank Os Eagle
ALEXKRHAYES BILL GOODWIN BILLY DAIL
Featuring leaf week's Rotary meeting was that advancement to Eagle Scouts by three outstanding
Edenton mar Scouts. The three new Eagles, pictured above, are. left to right, Alex Kehayes, Bill
Goodwin and Billy Dasi. The boys wen accompanied by their parents to witness the ceremony.
LEADERS IN CHOWAN’S PRIMARY ELECTION j
J. A. BUNCH THOMAS SHEPARD uaLLAS JETHRO, JR.
Leading, but none receiving a majority of voles in Saturday's Democratic primary election, are pic
tured above. At left is J. A. Bunch, who led for Sheriff by 70 votes; center is Thomas Shepard, who
polled 675 votes for Clerk of Superior Court and at right is Dallas Jethro, Jr„ who led in a three
cornered race for Commissioner from the Fourth Township with 51 votes.
Three Boy Scouts
Are Promoted To
Eagle Scout Rank
Impressive Ceremony
Held at Meeting of j
Rotary Club
With Jack Habit, Scoutmaster!
of Edenton Boy Scouts, in charge
of the program at last week’s Ro
tary meeting, a Court of. Honor
was held during which three
more Edenton Boy Scouts attain
ed the rank of Eagle Scout. The j
three new Eagle Scouts are Alex |
Kehayes, Bill Goodwin and Billy i
Dail. Parents of the Scouts were!
special guests to witness the cere
mony and after being promoted
each Scout placed a pin on his
mother. • !
Alex Kehayes is the son of
Mayor and Mrs. Ernest Kehayes.*
He is 15 years old and is a fresh
man in school, where he is a
member of the Glee Club and
was president of his class two
years. He has Veen a patrol lead
er, assistant patrol leader, troop
scribe and quartermaster and is
now senior patrol leader. He is
also a member of the Order of the
Arrow and is a member of the 1
Episcopal Church and Young
Churchmen.
Bill Goodwin is the son of Mr.!
Continued on Page 3—Section 1 i
Dick Atkinson Paints Economic
Picture Os Future In Area At
Meeting Os Lions Monday Night
At their regular Monday night
meeting Edenton Lions heard
Dick Atkinson of the Peoples
Bank & Trust Company discuss
the local financial picture and
opportunities for the future. The
speaker was introduced by West
Leary. Atkinson pointed out
that the future progress of the
city and the whole area de
pended to a very large extent
on individuals in the audience,
who represented the highest
quality of business talents in
Eastern North Carolina. He
stressed that stature qf business
success was reached by diligent
application of talents which were
acquired through hard work and
John Morris
j Will Succeed
Alton Brooks
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Announcement was made late!
last week that John Morris of i
Hertford will fill the vacancy]
caused by the resignation of Al-1
ton Brooks at the Edenton Jun-:
ior-Senior High School. Brooks
will go to Lumberton to 'each.
Mr. Morris, 22, graduated at the
Duke commencement exercises
this week. While at Duke he
played varsity baseball upder
i Coach Ace Parker and was an
assistant coach of the freshman
football team. He was an out
standing athlete at Hertford be
fore entering Duke, playing foot
ball, baseball and basketball for
the Hertford Indians. He also
played baseball in the Albemarle
League with the Hertford team.
Mr. Morris will teach and coach
baseball and basketball, as well
as assist Bill Billings in coaching
football. He is expected to begin
his new duties within a few days,
carrying on the summer recrea
tion program.
study. “Such success is not
reached by luck or by accident,
but by use of ingenuity in mak
ing correct and conclusive deci
sions to advance your economic
well-being,” pointed out the
speaker. “Being successful busi
ness men as you are, it is im
portant to you to have a strong
and progressive trade area in
which to compete for the profit
dollar,” continued the speaker.
Atkinson continued his dis
cussion by pointing out that we
live in a rapid growing and
complex economy which has be
come more complicated in recent
years, and that it is often diffi-
Continued on Page s—Section I
Various Budgets
Claim Attention
Os Commissioners!
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Consider Use of Rocky
Hock School Build
ing By ASC
With West Byrum, Sr., absent
due to illness, Chowan County
Commissioners at their meeting!
Monday devoted the greater part!
of the morning to consideration of I -
budgets of the various depart-1
ments of the county. .
Each budget, as presented, was j
considered, but no definite action,
will be taken until the special i
budget meeting scheduled to be J 1
held Monday morning, June 16, at j
10 o’clock, at which any neces-;
sary changes will be made and]
the budget approved until the j
July meeting, when it will be I
adopted. . ;
Os course, no definite informa-]
tion is available as to the final
rate for the 1958-59 fiscal year.
However, advance figures would
tend to show that the rate might -
possibly be reduced somewhat. | ■
The various budgets as present
ed reflect a drop in anticipated |
disbursements, while the Com- j
missioners will have a higher,!
property valuation on which to 1
make the levy. j!
The Agricultural Department,''
and the forest fire control bud-
gets are about the same as last *
year, while the Welfare Depart- '
Continued on Page 3—Section 1 *
Beauty Contest Will j
Feature Opening Os !
Albemarle League,
Plans are progressing for the <
beauty contest in connection
with opening of the Albemarle ,
League when “Miss Colonial”
will be named. The league will ;
open Monday, June 9, with the
Edenton Colonials playing their ,
first home game Tuesday night, ;
June 10, with Hertford. |
Ea Grebenstein is field man- j,
ager for the Colonials and Jim;:
Nash is business manager, both
of whom are very optimistic
about Edenton fielding a strong ;
team.
Applications are still being re- j
ceived for the beauty contest by I
Frank Roberts at radio station
WCDJ. Tne winner will receive j
a trophy and a number of gifts i
■ and is scheduled to lead a pa- 1
radc with the Colonials when:
j Edenton meets Hertford for the
first home game Tuesday night.
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Eastern Star Chapter j
Celebrates Birthday,
Edenton Chapter No. 302, Or
der of the Eastern Star, cele
brated its fifth birthday Mon- j
day night at the chapter’s regu- j
lar meeting. A goodly number
of members were present for the
occasion, which was featured by
a brief history of the chapter by
Mrs. W. A. Harrell, worthy mat
ron.
Following the meeting refresh
ments were served in the din
ing room, where Dr. and Mrs.
A1 Stanton presented a group of
colored slides taken at various
times in the lodge. The Stan
j tons who have moved to Ply
i mouth, were also presented an
‘Eastern Star Bible in recogni
. tion of their interest in the local
chapter. A birthday prize was
also won by Dr. Stanton.
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$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina
95 Members of N.G.
Leave For Ft. Bragg
On Sunday, June 8
f Budget Meeting
Chowan County Commissioners
are scheduled to hold a special ■
meeting Monday morning. June,
16, at 1 o'clock. At this meeting
the Commissioners will consider l
the various budgets of the county
an 4 approve the county's budget j
for the fiscal year 1958-59.
Sgt. Bradt And
Rogerson Win ,
Fishing Frizes
Sgt. Charlie Bradt of the Eden
ton Naval Auxiliary Air Station
won the first weekly prize in the
, Chamber of Commerce fish ng
contest for a five and one-half
pound largemouth bass, it was
j announced Tuesday by Scott Har
rell, chairman of the Tourist and
Recreation Committee. Bradt
caught the winner in Pembroke
Creek using a jitterbug spoon and
a spinning reel. It was the larg
est bass entered in the weekly
contest which closes each. Monday
at noon.
First prize in the white perch
class went to Ray Rogerson of
Edenton for a nine pound and one
ounce specimen. He used a Ha
waiian wiggler and also fished in
Pembroke Creek.
Chairman Harrell said that
prize award certificates valued at
$2.50 for each class will be mail
ed to the winners. No entries in 1
three other classifications were
made during the week, Harrell
reported. The contest runs
through the summer. A grand
prize for the heaviest fish caught :
I in-each of five classifications will
I be awarded in September. !
Four Students Get
Athletic Trophies
From Varsity Club!
J
Edenton’s Varsity Club at the
final assembly program at the
Edenton Junior - Senior High
School Friday morning presented j
outstanding sports trophies to 1
four students. The awards are
based on ability, performance.:
leadership. cooperation and
sportsmanship.
Continued on Page 2—Section I
4 J
20 Years Ago
As Found in the Files of
The Chowan Herald
V
P. J. Warner was instantly kill
ed in an automobile accident op
posite the Triangle Filling Sta
tion.
Except for the contest for judge
of the Superior Court with Her
bert Leary and C. Everett Thomp- ]
son of Elizabeth City as candi
dates. little interest prevailed in 1
the Democratic primary election. |
By order of Mayor J. H. Me- j
Mullan and Chief of Police G. A.
Helms, justices cf the peace were
notified that the Council Chamber
and police headquarters could no
longer be used to try justice of
the peace cases.
The stock of S. Ganderson 8 1 1
Continued on Page 3—Section 1 ,
Chamber Os Commerce Makes
| Another Appeal For Keeping
NAAS At Edenton In Operation
The Chamber of Commerce has
made another appeal to the Navy
J Department in Washington to
! keep the Edenton Naval Auxili
ary Air Station in operation be
yond its scheduled closing in
March 1959, according to a state
ment by President Gilliam Wood.
The appeal is contained in a let
ter to Capt. K. J. Sanger, Head,
Shore Establishments Programs
Branch, Aviation Plans Division,
Navy Department and is the latest
of many requests and interviews
by Chamber officials in their ef
forts to keep the base open. Wood
said.
The letter points out that the
increasing mid-air collisions be
tween commercial and military
planes make it desirable to re
strict military training and nor
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FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
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Scheduled to Spend
Two Weeks In Inten
sive Training
! Ninety-five Nat.onal Guards
jmen of Heavy Mortar Co., 119th
Infantry, will leave their armory
j in Edenton Sunday morning, June
8, at 6 o’clock for Fort Bragg
j where they will join over 9,600
I members of North Carolina’s fam
| ed 30th Infantry Division for 15
days of active duty field train
ing.
Ihis will be the fourth encamp
ment at Fort Bragg for the Old
Hickory Division since it was re
organized in October, 1954, as an
all-North Carolina unit.
The first week of the encamp
ment includes unit exercises for
the infantry companies and range
firing for the fieid artillery and
AAA batteries. Heavy Mortar
Co., 110th Infantry will begin
training early Monday morning.
Climax of the first week will
be the colorful 30th Infantry Di
vision Review Saturday morning,
June 14, when the Tar Heel
Guardsmen march past for Gov
ernor Luther Hodges, their com
mander-in-chief.
Following a day and a half of
rest, the Guardsmen move to the
vast west ranges of the Fort
Bragg reservation for four days
of maneuvers.
The Guardsmen will return to
the R.T.C. cantonment area Fri
day. June 20, to clean and pack
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
Travel Council
Meets June 12
The Aibemarle-Pamlico Travel
Council will hold its annual meet
ing in the Hotel Virginia Dare in
Elizabeth City June 12. One ma
jor item of business will be the
election of officers for the new
year.
President Ernest J. Ward, Jr.,
says some 50 persons represent
ing 12 counties in the Aibemarle-
Pamlico area are expected to at
tend the luncheon meeting which
will convene at 12:30.
Ward pointed out that during
the past year two large direction
al highway signs have been erect
ed by the Council and 15,000
tourist folders have been distri
buted.
Two items of business to come
up at the annual meeting will in
clude further discussion and pos
sible action on the erection of
additional highway directional
signs and a decision by the mem
bership on folders to be distri
buted by the Counc i next year.
Representatives from Pasquo
tank. Currituck, Camden, Dare.
Perquimans, Chowan. Washing
ton. Tyrrell, Hyde, Beaufort. Ber
tie and Martin counties are ex
pected to attend the meeting.
METHODIST CONFERENCE
WEDNESDAY. JUNE 11
The fourth quarterly confer
ence of the Methodist Church
will be held Wednesday night.
June 11, at 8 o’clock. On the
agenda will be election of church
officials for the coming year and
consideration of the church
budget.
mal military operations to less
congested flight areas. Wood
wrote “we are deeply moved by
the unfortunate air collisions
which have occurred recently.
With the constant increase in air
traffic and faster flying speeds, it
is obvious that a high toll of hu
man life and costly equipment
will be taken unless the problem
is solved shortly. We are rapid
ly running out of air room in
many parts of the country.
“The new superskyways under
one control which are being put
into effect by the CAB are a par
tial solution, but there remain
many congested areas where com
mercial and military plgtMs may
repeat these tragic accidents,” the
letter states.
Continued on Pago 6—Section 1