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CHOWAN COUNTY
VolumeXXV.—Number 26.
Senator B. Everett Jordat 1
Urges Navy To Reconsider
Deactivating Edenton Base
Advantages For Mili
tary Operations and
Training Pointed Out
To Navy Officials
Senator B. Everett Jordan (D-
N.C.), asked Secretary of Navy
Thomas S. Gates, Jr., to recon
sider the Navy’s decision to close
the Naval Auxiliary Air Station
here next March. The Senator's
action followed receirt of a letter
from the Chamber of Commerce
which points out the many ad
vantages of the Edenton base in
view of the problem of air col
lisions between military and com
mercial a : rcraft. The base is
ideally located in an area away
from commercial air lanes with
plpnty of air room for military
and training.
In his letter to Secretary Gates,
Senator Jordan said the Cham
ber “sets forth sound - arguments
for reconsideration, in view of the
current nation-wide concern over
the dangerously congested condi
tions in our airways in many
parts of the country. The Eden
ton base has obvious advantages
in this respect, and it is an in
creasingly important one. I hope
very much that you will see to it'
that this vital consideration is
given the weight it deserves as
you review the decision to close
the base.’’
Senator Jordan added that “I
want to. join in the efforts which
have been made by my col
leagues, Senator Ervin and Con
gressman Bonner, to obtain recon
sideration by the Navy Depart
ment of its decision.”
Chamber of Commerce Presi- 1
dent Gilliam Wood.said he is
pleased with the action taken by
Senator Jordan, Senator Sam J.
Ervin, Jr., and Congressman Her
bert C. Bonner. Wood empha
sized that everything possible
will be done to keep the base in
operation. “We are hopeful that
the Navy will utilize its huge in
vestment in the Edenton facility,”
he said, “not only from a sound
business standpoint but from the
increasing public concern with
flying conditions in congested
areas.”
Confiscated Fishing
Fnuipment For Sale
Thursday, July 10th'
Approximately 127 gill nets and]
07 anchors, which have been con- j
fiscated in Bertie, Chowan and!
Washington Counties, will be
sold at the Commercial Fisheries
Building at Morehead City on
Friday morning, July 10, at 11'
o’clock.
The sale, announced by C. G.
Holland, Fisheries Commissioner,
will be held in accordance with
Section 113-140, Subchapter IV of
the General Statutes of North
Carolina.
RED MEN WILL ELECT
OFFICERS MONDAY NIGHT
Chowan Tribe of Red Men will
meet Monday night, June 30, at
which time new officers will be
elected for a six-months term.
Hurley Ward, sachem, urges a
full attendance to take part in
this important matter.
New Committee Chairmen For
Edenton BPW Club Named At
Last Meeting Until September
The Edenton Business and Pro
fessional Women’s Club met on
Thursday night at the Barker
House with Mrs. Laura Fergu
son, president, presiding. It was
announced that there will be no
meetings during July and August,
the next meeting scheduled to be
held September 18.
Mrs. Lorraine Rogerson and
Mrs. Myrtle Holloweli were wel
comed as new members into the
club.
The program was in charge of
Mrs. Alice Twiddy, who read a
report on the recent BPW Con
vention submitted by the Hert
ford Club. There was no Eden
ton delegate attending the con
vention. A thank you note was
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This week The Herald begins the first installment of a "Citi
zens of Tomorrow" feature. Pictures of children were taken re
cently by Wolt* Studios of Des Moines. lowa, and a group will
appear each week until all the pictures have appeared in The
Herald. In above group are, left to right. Deborah Jeanette
Juds, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley P. Juds: Tony Leary,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Leary: Betty Nelle Manning,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward (Pete) Manning: bottom row,
left to right. Ben Harrell, son of Mt. and Mrs. Stanton HarTell;
Jimmy Christopherson, son of Captain and Mrs. J. W. Christo
pherson; Janet Lee Sadler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Sadler.
Miss Rosa Hollowell Winner In
6 Miss Albemarle’ Contest Held
In Elizabeth City By Jaycees
Miss Rosa Hollowell, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Richard. Hollo
well, popular member of this
year’s graduating class of Eden
ton Junior-Senior High School,
was- declared winner in the
foin-th annfiai Junibr Chamb&Fof
Commerce beauty pageant held in
Elizabeth City Friday. She was
therefore crowned “Miss Albe
marle” by Miss Mildred Ball, last
year’s “Miss Albemarle,” in a
ceremony held in the S. L. Sheep
auditorium and will be given the
honor to represent the Albemarle
area in a contest to be held in
Charlotte to name “Miss North
Carolina,” who will represent the
state in the contest to name “Miss
Winners Announced For Fourth
Week Os Local Fishing Contest
White perch and rockfish are
running heavy in Edenton Bay
and Chowan River, according to
Scott Harrell, chairman of the
Chamber of Commerce tourist and
recreation committee. Some of
the rockfish weigh ten pounds,
but the biggest entered in the
Chamber’s fourth weekly contest
weighed three pounds and four
teen ounces. Reuben Miller of
Edenton took the prize.
An eight-year-old fisherman,
Johnny Cates of Edenton, won
the week’s award in the white
perch division with a nine-ounce
entry. He was thrilled by win
ning. *
One of the largest bream re
ported this season was caught in
Pembroke Creek and easily cap
tured the week’s prize. It weigh
ed one pound even and was en
sent her by the club.
Mrs. Lala Smith, hospitality
chairman, gave a report on the
reception held recently in the
Barker house. Drapes have been
hung in the clubroom and the |
hospitality committee has donated
six dozen punch cups and six doz
en dessert plates to the Barker
House Association The club vot
ed to set aside $25.00 for further
improvements on the clubroom
and to put a new look on the
door.
Mrs. Goldie Niblett and Miss
Beulah Perry were asked to in
quire at the next meeting of the
Barker Association as to the re
pairing of, or doing away with, a
cabinet on the second floor o t the
Edentoi II wan County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 26,1958.
America.”
It js the second beauty contest
Miss Hollowell has won since the
closing of school. She was re
cently crowned “Miss Colonial” in
a beauty contest held in connec
tion with the opening of the Al
bemarle League.
First runner-up in the Elizabeth
City contest was Miss Alice Chaf
fin of South Mills and second run
ner-up was Miss Grace Clifton of
Weeksville.
The judges for the contest were
Mrs. C. B. Stroupe, Jr., “Mrs.
North Carolina,” of Mt. Holly;
Mrs. Clay Ferebee of Camden and
Senator Emmett Winslow of Hert
ford.
tered by D. T. Bailey of Selma,
N. C.
J. L. Bates of NAAS, Edenton,
entered a six pound, eleven ounce
largemouth bass to win this
week’s bass award. He fished in
Pembroke Creek, using a jitter
bug.
Heavy hauls of rockfish were
made over last week-end at Can
non’s Ferry by A. L. Brown of
Suffolk, Va., Stanley Wenbaine
and Ervin Earley of Harrellsville.
The latter caught several weigh
ing ten pounds.
White perch are biting as fast
as one can bring them in, aver
aging a half pound, using shiners.
Lard tubs were filled by Kessler
and Johnnie Phillips, Cecil and
Casper Alexander and Millard
Stilly of Edenton, fishing about
400 yards off the Edenton Bay
bell buoy.
20 Years Ago
As Found in the Files of
The Chowan Herald
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A miniature flood occurred'in
Edenton which was said to be the
heaviest rain within the memory
of oldeT residents.
J. W. Davis. Chairman of the
Chamber of Commerce member
ship committee, called a meet
ing to plan a membership drive.
Mrs. J. N. Pruden announced
that a Red Cross swimming school
was scheduled with Melvin Lay
ton and Ruth Privotl as instruc
tors.
A dance was held in the armory
for the benefit of the High School
Band.
The Edenton Ambulance Com
pany of the National Guard put
on a display of its equipment Tor
the benefit of Edenton citizens.
County Agent N. K. Rowell an-
istrict Meeting Os
diristian Church In
Edenton June 28-29
Upwards of 500 Are
Expected to Attend
Sessions at Christian
Church
The Rev. E. C. Alexander, pas
tor of the First Christian Church,
announces that the Roanoke Dis
trict Convention will be held at
his church Saturday and Sunday,
June 28 and 29.
Between 500 and 600 people are
expected to attend the contention
which will open the session at 10
o’clock Saturday morning and
will end about 4 o’clock Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. Alexander says outstanding
speakers in the district will be
on the program and special mu
sic wil] feature the meeting.
Lunch will be served on the
church grounds both days and a
cordial invitation is extended the
public to attend any or all of the
meetings.
Assistance Asked
Locate Widows Os
Confederate Yets
Hon. Herbert C. Bonner has an
nounced that the Veterans Ad
ministration has requested his as
sistance in trying to locate an es
timated 1,500 widows of Confed
erate veterans believd to be en
titled to .federal pensions.
The request was made by Sum
ner G. Whittier, Administrator of
Veterans Affairs, who told Con
gressman Bonner of the VA’s
problem in trying to identify the
widows, who for the first time are
eligible for VA pensions under re
cently signed Public Law 85-245.
The new law also provides pen
sions for the two living Confed
erate veterans, Walter W. Wil
liams of Franklin. Texas, and
John Selling of Slant, Virginia.
Both men have been contacted by
VA field representatives and as- 1
sistedin filing their claims. i
The widows- however, present
another problem, Mr. Bonner ex- ■
plained. Only those southern
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Haskett Guest
Os Metropolitan
At Atlantic City
L. H. Haskett left Tuesday
night for Atlantic City, N. J.,
where he will be guest of honor
of the Metropolitan Lift Insur
ance Company. Mr. Haskett, a
member of the company’s Honor
Club, won the trip to Atlantic!
City by being one of the highest |
rated insurance salesmen in the'
Tidewater District consisting of
Norfolk, Suffolk, Franklin, Va„
and Elizabeth City.
At Atlantic City he will be a
guest of officials of the home of
fice and entertained in recogni
tion of his outstanding success in
selling insurance.
Mr. Haskett expects to return!
home Sunday or Monday.
First Degree Tonight
At Masonic Meeting
Daniel Reaves, master of Una
nimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. & A. M.
announces that an emergent
communication of the lodge willj
be held tonight (Thursday) at,
7:30 o’clock. The purpose of this
I meeting is to confer the first de
gree. so that a large attendance is
desired.
Pocahontas To Elect
N.ew Officers Tonight
Chowanoke .Council No. 54, De
gree of Pocahontas, will meet to
night (Thursday) at 8 o’clock in
the Red Men hall. At this meet
ing new officers will be electee!
for a six-months term, so that
Mrs. Edith Bufflap, Pocahontas,
urges all members to be present.
ROTARY MEETS TODAY
Edenton’s Rotary Club will
meet this (Thursday) afternoon at
1 o’clock in the Parish House.
President Robert Marsh urges a
100 per cent attendance, as it will
be his final meeting as president
of the, club. New officers are
scheduled to be installed at next
week’s meeting. . .
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Beautiful and attractive altar furniture was recently pre
sented to the Edenton Methodist Church in honor of G. E.
Cuilipher and Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Williford. At top is pictured
Mr. and Mrs. Cuilipher. with the Rev. Earl Richardson, pastor,
in the pulpit. Mr. Cuilipher has been a church official for 50
years. At bottom is Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Williford, who were
honored for their long, loyal and faithful service to the church.
Mrs. Thorud Cited
As Edenton’s Club
Woman Os Year
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Honored By Woman’s!
Club For Contribu
tion to Club and En
tire Community
Mrs. J. M. Thorud has been !
elected by the Edenton Woman's;
Club as the “Club Woman of thej
Year”, and by virtue of her se- j
lection the members have honor
ed their immediate past president
for her contribution to the club
and the community.
As a result of her selection she [
will compete for the coveted
Earnhardt Cup Award of District |
16 of the North Carolina Federa- 1
tion of Women's Clubs. This I
award is given annually to thej
women in the district for out
standing service to her club and j
community. |
Mrs. Thorud as president of the j
Edenton Woman’s Club, brought!
her vivacioas personality ar.d!
enthusiasm to the office and kept |
! interest keen and vital in the j
club. In the routine as well as
the major duties of the club she
was always capable. Recently
she was appointed vice president
of District 16 of the N. C. Fed
eration of Clubs.
While devoting a great deal of
her time and energy to the Wo
man’s Club, she also gave equally
of herself to other organizations
l and projects. She is an active
> member of the Edenton Baptist
Continued on Page 4—Section 1
Lt. Will O. Speight Isi
Assigned To Westover
First Lieut. Will O. Speight,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Will E.
Speight of Edenton, has been as
signed to the 348th Bombard
ment Squodron at Westover AFB,
Mass.
Lt. Speight will perform duties
as radar navigator on the giant
swept-wing B-52’s of the 99th
Bombardment Wing. Lt. Speight
and his crew undergo continuous
training to maintain a state of
readiness for retaliation against
enemy attack.
Before entering the Air Force,
Lt. Speight' attended public
schools in Edenton. He graduat
ed from Edenton High School in
1952 and attended the University
of North Carolina before entering
the service. He has been in the
Air Force four years.
j Closed July 4th j;
Most local stores and offices
will be closed on Friday, July 4, i
in observance of Independence
Day, according to Ralph Parrish.!
Chairman of the Chamber of j
Commerce Merchants Committee. |
Mr. Parrish said the closing is in
accordance with the holiday
schedule adopted at a general
meeting of the merchants held
last December.
Another Story 1
Hour At Library,
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i
Another story hour will be held
at the Shepard-Pruden Memorial
Library this (Thursday) afternoon
from 3:45 to 4:45 o'clock, for chil
-1 dren from 4 to 12 years of age.
Mrs. Robert W. Ginn, who will
jbe the story teller, says that if
I a sufficient number of children, j
over 8 years old are present she
will read “The Wee Red Man”
and "Three Golden Oranges."
Mrs. Ginn is very anxious to see ,
more children over 8 years old 1
attend the story hours. j
Griffin Speaker At
Men’s Club Meeting
The Methodist Men’s Club will
meet at the Methodist Church to
j night (Thursday) at 6:30 o'clock
! at a luncheon meeting prepared
by Larry Knox and Erwin Grif
fin.
The principal speaker for the
occasion will be Lloyd Griffin,
executive vice president of the
North Carolina Citizens Associa
tion. Mr. Griffin's topic will be
“Higher Chr'Stian Education,” us
ing as a background his experi
ence as a member of the execu
tive committee of the beard of
trustees of Meredith College.
Dr. A. F. Downturn president of
the Men’s Club, urges every mem
ber to be present.
JAYCEES MEET TONIGHT
Edenton’s Junior Chamber of
Commerce will meet tonight
, (Thursday) at 8 o’dock in the Pe
nelope Barker House. Caswell
Edmundson, president, urges all
members to attend. "
$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina
Chowan Receives
38 -ft. Cabin Cruiser
For Civil Defense
I Vote Saturday! j
A second Democratic Primary
| Election will be held in Chowan
| County next Saturday. June 28.
I when voters will decide who w.ll
serve the county as Sheriff for
! the next four years and County
j Commissioner from the Fourth
Township.
In the Sheriff's race are J. A.
Bunch, incumbent, and Earl
Goodwin, runner-up in the first
primary election.
For the Commissioner's office.
Dallas Jethro. Jr., and Bembury
Wood are the candidates. Wood
trailed Jethro by 12 votes in the j
first primary.
The polls will be open from j
6:30 A. M., to 6:30 P. M.
Group Os New Books
Received By Library
The Shepard-Pruden Memorial,
Library has received a number of,
new books for both adult and i
children as follows:
Adult Bjarnhof, The Stars
Grow Pale; Chatterton, The
Southern Wild; Dowdey, Death of
A Nation; Morgan. Gift from the
Hills; Lockridge, The Tangled j
Cord; Shayne, Murder and the:
Wanton Bride; Moore, Stories Old
and New of the Cape Fear Re
gon; Aitken, Travel Alone and
Love It: Moll, Seidman and Son;
White. The Mountain Road; Barn-!
ham and Fisher, Billy Graham;
Gesell and Ilg. Infant, and Child
in Culture of Today; Rowse, The
Churchills; Gunther, Inside Rus
sia Today.
Juvenile Fry, The Wind Call;
Field, Wynken, Blynken and Nod;
National Aviation,* Look To The
Skv: Jets; Helicopters: Seidel.
Wild Birds; Swenson. Trees:
Hutchinson, Sea Shells: Kalmen
off, Cats; Breany, Children of the!
World; Hutchinson, Theatre: Hen
derson. Birds; Frost. Music Mak
ers; Swenson, Reptiles and Am-]
phibians; Kay, Fishes; Wilde. |
Flowers; Sinnickson, Planes: La-1
Mont, Ballet; Dreany, Rivers: |
Frost, Jungle Animals: Godwin,
Butterflies; Frost. Prehistoric An-1
imals; Barlowe, Insects; Hutchin-1
son. Coins and Currency: Hender-j
con. Dogs: Midler, Mountains and:
Volcanoes: Drean y. Mankind
Through The Ages: Dreanv. Hors
»s: Swenson, Stones and Minerals;
Hutchinson. Ships and Boats;
McCloskey. Time of Wonder.
Robert Goodwin Wins
Trip To Atlantic City^
I
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Good
win will leave todav (Thursday)
for Atlantic City, New Jersey, to j
attend the annual convention of i
the Southern Life Insurance Com- [
panv.
The trip to Atlantic City is at
the expense of the eomnanv. Mr, ]
j Goodwin having qualified bvi
writing an outstanding amount of
insurance for his company. Thei
Goodwins plan to return home j
Sunday.
I
VFW MEETING
| William H. Coffield Post No.
9280, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
i will meet Tuesday night, July 1,
lat 8 o’clock. Commander Harold
Langdale urges a full attendance.
Chowan 4-H Club Members
Winners At District Contest
Several Chowan 4-H Club
members entered the demonstra
tion contest which was held at
Washington, N. C., in the high
school building on Wednesday.
June 18.
The Chowan 4-H Club members
won a total of six second places
in their demonstrations. Club
members who entered demonstra
tions are as follows: Joe Nixon
and Leon Evans, forestry: Roy
Nixon and Billy Bunch, soil and
awter conservation; Scott Ober
and Gene Harrell, wildlife; Bry
ant White and Ann Hobbs, farm
ers cooperative; Barbara Jordan
and Joe Holloweli, poultry: Kay
Lowe and Georgia Skinner, en-
I tomology; Kay White, dairy foods
I and Nelia Lowe, third place in
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
Planned to Be Used
For Patroling, Res
cue and Fire Fight
ing In County
Edward H. Wozelka, Civilian
Defense Director for Chowan
County, recently received a 38-
foot cabin cruiser to be used in
Chowan County for patrol, rescue
work, fire fighting or any other
j phase of civil defense activities.
The boat, docked at Gilliam
i Wood's yacht basin, is equipped
| with a new 250 horsepower
: Chrysler marine engine and is
| capable of sleeping four pprsons.
j It is a former “rum runner.”
i Mr. Wozelka stated that the
j boat will undergo some repairs
and remodeling in order to be
properly suited for various kinds
jof civil defense activities. It will
i be equipped with a ship-to-shore
radio tied in with the civil de
; sense program as well as an au
xiliary power unit and rescue
equipment. It will be remodeled
j at the rear so as to make drag
! ging for drowning victims very
convenient. When the changes
are completed the boat is sched
uled to undergo a yellow civi] de
fense paint job.
j The boat will be at the disposal
]of the Edenton Fire Department
for use in rescue operations in
nearby waters as well as for pa
trol or fire fighting along the wa
terfront.
i r
Mr. Wozelka is in receipt of a
letter of transfer from R. W.
House, administrator of the De
partment of Administration, Di
vision of Purchase and Contract
in Raleigh in which Mr. House ac
knowledges the application from
Wozelka for the boat which was
in the custody of the Institute of
Fisheries.
“This letter," said House, “is the
final documentation of transfer
I
| for this boat from the Institute of
Fisheries to Edenton and Chowan
County Civil Defense. I hope
. this information will be beneficial
jto you in recording the above
! boat with the Coast Guard." /
/'
I Wozelka turned the letter arhd
j other information over to Marvin
j Wilson, who will attend to the
I necessary legal requirements in
; order for the boat to be operated
: for civil defense purposes in
Chowan County.
Wozelka. without any fanfare,
has been very active in the role
of civil defense chairman and is
very much encouraged over ac
quisition of the boat, which he
i believes can be of great value in
the vicinity on various occasions.
mvTC calendarl
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i A second Democratic Primary
! Election will be held Saturday.
| June 28. to elect a Sheriff for
Chowan County and a County
j Commissioner from the Fourth
Township.
An emergent communication of
. Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. It
l A. M.. will be held tonight
j (Thursday) at 7:30 o'clock,
j Another story hour will be held
! at the Shepard-Pruden Memorial
, Library this (Thursday) afternoon
1 from 3:45 to 4:45 o'clock.
( The Roanoke District Conven
tion of the Christian Church will
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electric. All of these members
won second places in their respec
tive demonstrations. Kay White
placed third in the public speak
ing contest for girls.
Lewis Evans and Sunny White
entered the talent contest.
There were more 4-H demon
strations from the 16 counties
which comprise the Eastern Dis
trict than in any previous contest.
The competition was very good
and the judges had a hard time
in selection of the winners.
All Chowan County Club mem
bers who entered the demonstra
tion contest this year should plan
now to enter it next year. “Prac
tice makes perfect” with
enough practice these club mem
bers should win the first places
next year.