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CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXV. —Number 30.
Local Soil
District Wins
Annual National Award
Fahey and Carroll By
rum Are Named Out
standing Farmer-Co
operators
TO GO TO ARIZONA
L. C. Bunch Chosen to
Receive Recognition
For District at Good
year Farms
North Carolina's outstanding
soil conservation district and two
individuals named winners of
grand awards in a national, an
nual soil conservation contest,
have been announced at Akron,
Ohio, by Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Company, sponsor of the compe
tition.
Albemarle Soil Conservation
District was selected by the judg
es as outstanding in the state be
tween May 1, 1957, and April 30,
1958.
Lloyd C. Bunch, chairman, was
selected by the Albemarle District'
to receive the governing body in- |
dividual member recognition.
Fahey and Carroll Byrum were
named the outstanding farmer
cooperators in the grand award
winning district.
The champion district and the i
two individual winners will be l
presented with bronze plaques as
permanent symbols of their ach
ievements in conservation. Pre
sentation of plaques usually is
made at annual meeting of the
state association of soil conserva-'
fion districts.
In addition, Bunch and Fahey:
Byrum will be guests of the pro- j
gram sponsor next fall on an all
expense-paid vacation trip to'
Wigwam guest resort and Good
year Farms, at Litchfield Park,
Arizona. While the two Byrums
were named joint winners, only
one is eligible to make the award
trip.
Second place honors for the
stat'-- were won by the Pamlico
district, which nominated W. A.
Brenroe of Aurora as outstanding
farr’er-rooperator. Both will be
presented bronze plaques for per
manent possession.
Districts compete in the annual
program in the categories of or
gamzation, education, planning,
promotion and accomplishment in
the fields of soil and water con-|
servation. Period of the contest
recently concluded was May 1,
1957 to April 30, 1958. The
twelfth annual contest, currently
in progress, began on May 1 and
will conclude on April 30, 1959.
Judges who selected North
Carolina’s winners are: J. Frank
Doggett, chairman of the commit
tee: E. L. Norton; John Reitzel,
and Bryce Yountz, all of Raleigh.
Continued on Page I—Section 1
Demonstration
On Meat Cutting
Planned Aug. 7
Plans for‘a “meat-cutting” dem
onstration have been announced
by Miss Maidred Morris, home
agent, and the farm agent, C. W.
Overman. The meeting will be
held at the Colonial Frozen Foods
Locker Plant in Edenton on
Thursday afternoon, August 7, at
2:30 o’clock.
John Christian, Extension Ani-'
mal Husbandry Specialist from
State College in Raleigh, will
conduct the demonstration featur
ing the cuts of beef.
Many requests have been made
by the home demonstration club
women for a meetir% of this type.
Mr. Christian will cut-out the
beef, debone it, identify the vari
ous cuts of beef and discuss them
according to use.
It is hoped that club members
as well as other interested per
sons will take advantage of this
special meeting. Information they
will receive should be of great
value to every housewife.
JAYCEES MEET TONIGHT
Edenton’s Junior Chamber of
Commerce will meet tonight
(Thursday) at 7 o’clock in the Pe
nelope Barker house. President
Caswell Edmundson urges every
member to be present
THE CHOWAN HERALD
CITIZENS OF TOMORROW
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Above is another installment of The Herald's "Citizens of
Tomorrow" feature. Top row. left to right, Neal Griffin and
Brent Griffin, children of Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Griffin; John
Earl Richardson, Jr„ son of the Rev. and Mrs. J. Earl Richard
son. Bottom row, left to right, Johnny George and Howard
George, sons of Sgt. and Mrs. Paul E. George; Susan Cowan
Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Wf Johnson.
Committees Os C. Os C. Adopt
Recommendation To Remove
Pilings - Stakes From Harbor
Two committees of the Cham-,
ber of Commerce in joint action |
have adopted a recommendation
that the hundreds of jagged and
broken pilings and stakes be re
moved irom Edenton harbor and
Pembroke Creek. The recom
mendation will be presented to
the .Chambers board of directors
at a special meeting to be held
this week. President Gilliam
Wood announced.
Chairman Richard Hardin of
the Health and Safety Commit
tee and Chairman Scott Harrell
of the Tourist aj)d Recreation
committees toox action on the
Committee said their respective
recommendation following con
ferences with a group of local
citizens, private and commercial
boatmen and fishermen, and
others who use local waters
both for recreation and for
business.
“It has long been recognized
tiiat Edenton’s harbor and wat
ers adjacent to Chowan County
have a great potential in pro-
Jaycees’ District
Meeting One Os
Best Ever Held
Edenton Jaycees were hosts to
one of the finest district meet
ings the Tenth District ever had.
The meeting took place at the
American Legion building on
Wednesday night of last week at
7 o’cock. The 138 members
present feasted on succulent fried
chicken with all the trimmings,
cooked and served by the host
Jaycees.
The guest list included such
notable Jaycees as North Caro
lina’s president, Marvin Koonce;
national director, Wes Conkling;
past Tenth District vice presi
dents, Scoby Price, Henry Stokes
and Levin Culpepper and the
ever popular Red Gurganus. for
mer state president.
Concluded on Page 6—Section 1
Bunch Points Out Importance
Os Precaution At Farm Ponds
Keep a life preserver handy at
every farm pond!
This is the suggestion of L. C.
Bunch, chairman of the board of
supervisors of the Albemarle Soil
Conservation District, as one
means of preventing the increas
ing number of drowhings .on
farms.
Drowning is now in third place
on the list of fatal accidents on
farms in North Carolina, Mr.
Bunch pointed out, in comment
ing on Farm Safety Week, offi
cially proclaimed by President
Eisenhower for July 20-26.
Arvexcellent safety measure for
farm ponds, Bunch said, is to keep
a “ring” life preserver, with a
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_Edt I® i, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 24,1958.
, moting the growth and import -
I ance of Edenton,” Chairmen
Hardin and Harrell stated.
“This spring and summer has
seen a steady increase in the
number of people from within
the state and from out of the
i state using local waters for rec
: reation. boating and fishing, it is
t pointed out. -This means added
income to our community. Some
of this activity is directly due
to the work of the Chamber in
1 promoting greater fishing and
| boating in local waters.
' | ‘‘But,” the chairmen added,
j “these hundreds of broken pil
' j ings and stakes are dangerous
j and jeopardize the development
;of the harbor. They have caus
,ed loss of boats, motors and
propellers and could be respons
: ible for serious injuries and
' even loss of life.
“Our respective committees
request that the Chamber’s
board of directors consider this
problem at the earliest possible
time,” the chairmen concluded.
feme CALENDAR^
St. Ann's Catholic Church
will celebrate its 100th annivers
ary Sunday, July 27.
One night revival services will
be held Friday, July 25, at Mace
donia Baptist Church; Monday
night, July 28, at Center Hill
1 Baptist Church; Tuesday night,
July 29, at Rocky Hock Baptist
Church, and Wednesday night,
July 30, at Ballard's Bridge Bap
tist Church.
A meat cutting demonstration
will be held ai the Colonial
Frozen Food Locker Plant on
Thursday afternoon, August 7,
at 2:30 o'clock.
A week's revival meeting will
be held at Center Hill Baptist
Church beginning Sunday, Aug
ust 3, with the Rev. J. C. Meigs
of Pageland, S. C„ as the guest
evangelist.
A special meeting of the board
Continued on Page 4—Section 1
'ong rope attached, hanging on a
post in plain view at the water’s
edge. This fairly heavy type of
life preserver can be thrown to a
oerson in distress at some dis
tance from the shore. For a
large body of water, several of
these may be needed at intervals
around the shoreline.
Drownings caused by boating
accidents could be virtually elimi
nated by making it a rule never
to allow anyone to go opt in a
boat unless he is wearing a jacket
type or similar life preserver, Mr.
Bunch said.
Children, of course, should nqt
be permitted around ponds unless
Continued on Page B—Section 1
Revival Meeting At
Center Hill Church
Begins August 3rd
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Rev. J. C. Meigs of
I Pageland, S. C., Will j
Be Evangelist
Revival services are planned for:
Center Hill Baptist Church, Ty
ner, to begin August 3rd with the!
II o’clock service and to run each!
evening during the following
week with services beginning at
8 o’clock.
The Rev. J, C. Meigs of Page-'
land, S. C., will be the guest
evangeljst. The music will be di
rected bv the pastor of the
church, the Rev. Henry V. Na
pier. with social rotis c supplied
by different churches in the cotri
munitv.
On Sunday night, August 3rd.
the Great Hope Baptist Church
choir of Hertford, will bring spe
cial music. On Monday. August
4th, the Ballard’s Bridge Baptist
Church choirs of Tvher will have
special music: on Tuesday, Aug
ust sth, Macedonia Baptist
Church choirs will bring special
music. The Center Hill Baptist
choirs will also bring special mu
sic during the meet'ng.
An object lesson will be taught
to the junior children during each
evening service.
The public is invited to attend
these meetings. A parking com
mittee composed of Nehemiah
Bunch and Luther Lane will di-!
rect all parking.
Evangelist
fry; *
The Rev. J. C. Meigs of Page
land, S. C„ who will preach at
the evangelistic services at Cen
ter Hill Baptist Church August 3
through August 8 with services
each evening at 8 o'clock.
Bruce Jones Is !
Given Post Bv I
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Auto Dealers
Bruce F. Jones of Albemarle
Motor Company, Edenton, has
been appointed an area chairman
by the N. C. Automobile Dealers
Association.
As such, Jones will be the liai
son man between new ear and
truck dealers in Chowan County
and both the state organization
and the National Automobile
Dealers Association, reports Joe
A. Watkins of Oxford, president
of the state dealer group.
Watkins said Jones will keep
the two associations informed on
local happenings and opinions and j
will advise local dealers of state j
and national matters affecting the
retail automobile business.
He also will conduct a joint
membership drive of both organi
zations in the fall.
“We feel fortunate to have his
services,” Watkins commented on
the appointment, “for we know
he will do an excellent job of.
keeping us and his local dealers |
informed.”
Watermelon Slicing
AtßedMenMeeting j
Chowan Tribe of Red Men
will meet Monday night, July
28, at 8 o’clock. Caswell Ed
mundson. sachem, has announced
that Asa Griffin will furnish
watermelons for a watermelon
slicing, which will be held im
mediately following the meeting
at the County Dock. Mr.-' Ed
murtdspn urges a good turnout
for the meeting and the water
melon feast.
Celebrating 100th Anniversary j
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ST. ANN'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sunday, July 27, members of St. Ann's Calholic C’-urch will
celebrate the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the church.
Plans for the celebration include a high mass to he iung by the
choir at 11 A. M„ followed by a parish festival on the church
grounds in the afternoon, which will be featured bv a ree
'picnic dinner served by the ladies of the church. A brochure
giving a brief history of the church will also be distributed.
Plans Completed For Revival
Meetings In Countv Churelies
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The attention of the public is
called again to the special one
night revival services planned forj
four Chowan County churches, j
These one-night revivals will sea-!
Cure gospel preaching and sing- j
ing with Christian fellowship
during and after services.
The first service will be held j
at Macedonia Baptist Church Fri-j
day night. July 25. with the Rev. |
B. L. Raines, pastor of the Rocky!
Hock Church, bringing the mes-!
sage.
The second service will be held
Monday night, July 28. at the
Center Hill Baptist Church with
the Rev, L. C. Chandler, pastor
cf the Macedonia Baptist Church,
as preacher.
The third service will be held
Tuesday, July 29, at the Rocky!
Fire Destroys
Tenant House!
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Edenton's fir: men were called
to the farm of Thomas B. Wood
shortly after 8 o’clock Monday
night, where a tenant house i
caught fire. The house was oc-j
cupied by a Marine family and i
the house and contents were a]
complete loss. j
No cause for the fire could be
determined. The family was 1
not at home at the time and the |
building was enveloped in]
flames when the fire was dis
covered.
Masons Will Stage
Watermelon Cutting
And Side Degrees
Members of Unanimity Lodge
No. 7, A. F.. & A. M., and visit
ing Masons are invited to a wa
termelon cutting tonight (Thurs
day) at 7 o’clock at the Masonic
Temple. Tne watermelons will
be furnished by Lonnie Harrell
and a good turnout is expected.
Following the watermelon cut
ting. a number of side degrees
will be conferred upon a group J
of Masons, which is also expect-;
ed to attract a goodly number of j
Masons.
Feeder Pig Sale I
Being Considered
R. S. Marsh, assistant farm
agent, attended a meeting at the j
Whitehead Milling Company near.
Windsor, to plan a feeder pig sale. 1
It is hoped that the farmers in ,
Chowan. Bertie, and Martin coun- \
ties will produce enough desirable
feeder pigs to have at least one
sale every month or two.
Jack Kelley, Extension animal j
husbandry specialist, told the I
group that it is much better to j
have one big sale than several
smaller ones. Big sales attract!
buyers in greater numbers than (
smaller sales and are, therefore,
more successful, I
Hock Baptist Church with the
Rev. Lamar Sentell. pastor ~f
Ballard’s Bridge Baptist Church. 1
as preacher.
The final one-night revival will
be held Wednesday, July 30, a'
the Ballard’s Bridge Baptist
Church with the Rev.. Heorv V
Napier, pastor of the Center Hill
Baptist Church, as preacher.
Special gospel music is .being
arranged by the host ihaiis for
these services and a special pro
gram of hymn singing w II In
conducted during the serv ■
The public is invited to attend
each of these services and to fol
low directions of tic- pa>kiti"
committee of each church. N > re
served seats will be held , x. oo
for invalids and, therefore, people
are urged to come early. Extra
seats will be available as needed
Burk Wlieelrr Al
Course To Repair
Baud 1 uslrumenls
Buck Wheeler, equipment' offi
cer of the Edenton Junior-Senior
High School Band, will attend a
course in instrument repairing in
Roekv Mount this week. Harold
Perry, in charge of the repair de
partment of the W. C lieid Mu
sic Company in Rocky Mount,
will be the instructor. The ex
penses of tlie trip and the course
will be borne by the music com
pany.
In the course Buck will learn
to replace springs and pads in
woodwind instruments and to re
cork and replace felts and springs
in brass instruments.
With someone able to do this
type of repair work, and the fa
cilities of the repair room in the
new band department at the high
school, the band hopes to save
considerable time and money on
repairs in the future.
New Rates For Postage Will Go
Into Effect Friday, August 1 st
Postmaster J. L. Chestnut!
says he expects plenty of stamps
and postal cards to be on hand
for sale August 1, to meet new
postage rates which become es
fective then.
Mr. Chestnutt explained the
Post Office Department has been
issuing new stamps, stamped en
velopes and postal cards to post
offices for several weeks in an
ticipation of the new rate eha*ig- :
es.
Large additional supplies of
the regular 4c stamp, bearing
the likeness of Abraham Lincoln
are being received here to meet
the new first-class letter rate of
4c 'an ounce. In addition, is
sues of special stamps and com
memorative stamps will be avail
able at the local post office in
4c denominations.
$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina.
Renovations Under
Way At Edenton’s
Elementary School
Fish Dodge
\\ eather And
Local Anglers
The weather a.jpar ntly has
ei ecled ii.-h as well as humans,
according to Scott Harrell, clia i
mun oi th • Chamhei of Com
merce Tourist and Recreation
Committee.- He repor.s little
*4: hing activity during the; past
v.. L and reasons that fish are
.-.1. v.ng in the cool, bottom waters
en:n:e.rested in ang.ers’ ban.
' Tin- i.-ig ones are here,’' Harrell
a-tied, "but you really have to
go alt-, r them.”
Haireii said the C namh r's
1. lung contest ended its . eighth
week. With . few and small en
tvss. Tie- largest Was a three
pound. six ounce loekfish en
tered bv John 'By rum of Eden-'
ton. H caught it in Albemarle
Sound, On a Pet spoon to take
the v, eek's prize for this class.
Several large catches of rock
listi averaging two pounds were
made during tlie week, but wer,
not entcied in the contest.
Tin smallest entry was a
dot -quaitei pound crappie
i aught in Rocky Hoik Crick by
Mrs.. M: P. Bond. It, was big
enough however, to win in thb
ciass.
. Mi:. Bond also won the large
u.outii ba. s award tor a one
poiinti entry caught in. Rocky
Hock Creek.
Attorne> R C. Holland of
Edenton t jok tile award for
bream witn an eleven ounce en
try which lie caught m Pem
blok, Clei-k.
Harrell said: white perch were
i mining in the ‘.Sound with
catches averaging eight to i n
ounces and lip to seventy-nine
hauled m by one angler.
20 Years Ago
n
As Found in the Files of
The Chowan Herald l
E. W. Spires and J. H. McMul
isn w?re elected on the board of
directors of the Ocean Hiway As
sociation.
Very few merchants and busi
ness men and not enough Town
Ccuncilmen to constitute a quor
um turned out at a special meet
ing cal'ed to consider Edenton's
parking problem. Another meet
ing was called by Mayor J. H.
McMullan.
Parents of Edenton Band mem
bers met at the armory to com
plete plans for the band a week
at Camp Leach.
The concert class of the Odd
Fellows presented a program at
Elm Grove Lodge at Tyner.
Edenton Masons were notified
that a piece of ancient ballast
taken from Edenton's harbor was
received just in time to be used
in the Masonic marker near
Waynesville, which conta ns more
than 450 stones from all over the
world.
J. W. Dav : s reported that 103
members had been secured for the
Chamber of Commerce.
A group of Boy Scouts relum
ed from Camp Minnesotl after
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Adequate supplies also are ex
pected in other stamps, card
and envelopes, including new 7r
air mail stamps, replacing the
1 6c air mail stamps: 3c postal
i cards replacing the 2c cards: 5c
air mail postal cards replacing
the 4c air mail postal'eards; and
4e and 7c stamped envelopes to
be used in place of 3c and 6c
stamped envelopes.
“Picture” post cards will re
j quire 3c stamps for surface
transportation. Ample supplies
of 3c and 5c stamps are expect
ed to meet anticipated demand
for these stamps.
Old supplies of 3 and 6c
stamps, 2 and 4c postal cards
and 3 and 6c envelopes may be
• used after August 1. by adding
i an ordinary penny stamp to
• these.
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
! When Complete Build
! ing Will Comply With
Present Day Building
Code of State
j Considerable renovations are
now in progress at the Edenton
Elementary School which when
completed will comply with the
present day State school building
code.
The work being done includes
replacing the wooden sta r tow
ers with steel and concrete, add
ing some extra brick walls and
1 adding steel door frames.
Some months ago quite an up
roar was raised regarding the
Elementary School in that it was
considered unsafe and was refer
red ts as a virtual fire trap. Sub
sequently local school offici'Js
called in representatives of tj?
Slate Fire Marshall's office and
thy State School Plann ng Roard.
These representatives made an
inspection; of the building and re
ported that it was in keeping with
the building code when it was
constructed, but that it did not
tonic up to the • tandards of the
i present day code. They did not,
however, say the building was un
safe for school purposes.
However, the Edenton School
Trustees agVeed to make chang
es to the building in order to com
ply with the present day building
code.
, Seven bids for the contract to
. do the work were received, with
Fred Gardner of Kinston be ng
the lowest bidder. His. price was
513,3?1. The contact calls for
'completion of the work in time
for the opening of school Tuesday,
September 2.
New Band Room
Is Now Completed
Full Band Rehearsals
Scheduled to Begirt
In August
With the completion of the new
b and department at the high
i school, the public is cordiallv in
vited to inspect these facilities
■ which arc among the most mod
, ern in the state.
! The hand room is open from <*
| to 5 Monday through Fridav. The
band has purchased much new
| equipment which mar be review
ed.
There are openings on some of
| these instruments, and all hand
|members, arc urged to come bv
I and check < n the availability of
their particular instrument. For
mer band r>u hi hers who for some
reason dropped band are. if thev
are intereste 1, invited to investi
gate the possibility of re-jo nine.
Students who wish to join the
band program in September
I should see about this immediate
ly since there are a few hand
owned instruments available for
rental and these will be issued
on a first come basis.
Full band rehearsals will be
gin in August and will be held
one nightly weekly. Private in
' struction will be available daily
ind students are urged to get
signed up for a time most eon
, venient for them. Students may
sign up for forty-minute periods
any dav Mondav through Fridaf
9 through 5 o'clock.
Brav Speaker At
Rotary Meeting
| Edenton’s Rotary Club will
j meet this (Thursday) afternoon
jat 1 o'clock in the Parish House.
! The speaker for the program,
j arranged by J. Edwin BufflaD.
will be Derwood Bray, new di
' rector of the Edenton Junior
! Senior High School Band. Pres
: ident Ed Bond urges every Ro-
I tarian to be present.
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POCAHONTAS MEETING
Chowanoke Council No. 54. De- ■
i gree of Pocahontas, will meet to
-1 nieht (Thursday) at 8 o’clock in
the Red Men hall. Mrs. Marina
, Crummev, Pocahontas urges ev
i ery member to attend.