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ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED. IN CHOWAN COUNTY Volume XXV—Number 35. Jack Habit Resigns As Scoutmaster Os Edenton Boy Scouts Is Succeeded By Tom Ridgeway, Who Was Scoutmaster at Scot land Neck Jack Habit, one of the most successful Scoutmasters Eden ton Boy Scouts have ever had. has resigned after serving in that capacity for four years, j His successor will be Torn ’ Ridgeway, administrator at Cho wan Hospital. Mr. Ridgeway has had experience with Scout ing, having served as Scoutmas ter at Scotland Neck before conning to Elenton. He will have as his assistant Scoutmas ter Bill A. Perry. ( In tendering his resignation, Mr. Habit said it was not that he had lost interest in the Boy Scouts, but because his business prevents him from putting the time to it which he thinks is necessary for a successful Boy Scout troop. “If and when my business permits, I may later become active in the work,” saitj Mr. Habit. During Mr. Habit’s Scoutmas tership interest in Scouting has i reached a high pitch. The boys I have taken part in many activi-j ties and during the four years i Mr. Habit was Scoutmaster I eight boys have been advanced to the rank of Eagle Scouts.; When he assumed the position I of Scoutmaster there were about i nine or t6n boys in the Scout j troop. At present there are j about 33 boys in the troop. i In leaving the Scouts, Mr. Habit expresses his appreciation to individuals and organizations j 5 who have cooperated and help ed to make the troop such' a success. ,He especially'' 1 thanks the Troop Committee, and the , Rotary Club, sponsors of the Edenton Boy Scouts. Mr. And Mrs. Hawkins Give Up Broad Street j Fish Market Sept. Ist •# • - l - ______ * Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hawk ins-will discontinue operation of the’:Broad Street Fish Market as . of ,|4onday, September 1. They have carried on the business for five years. The market will, however, continue in operation by~Hay wood Jones, who form erly conducted the store. > In retiring from the business bdth Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins wish Jo- express their thanks and ap preciation to their many cus tomers and friends who have rriMe their success possible. “JPur business relations with the gfcheral public have been very jieasant,” said Mrs. Hawkins. V that we go out of business! ■*ery reluctantly and with a feel. 1 ing of gratitude for the business our- customers have accorded us I guying the past five years.” I IJome Boom Assignments For . School Opening September 2 Gerald James, principal of the Edenton Junior. Senior High School, has announced home room assignments for students enrolling in the school on open ing day, Tuesday, September 2. School will open the first day at 9 A. M., and all students are urged to report to the room as signed. In event any student has been omitted, he or she is requested to call Mr. James, phone 3513, for an assignment. The assignments are as fol lows: PHie 7-B. ' Teacher, Mrs. I Belch. Room 124: Clyde 5, Melvin Barnette, John L Michael Clapsadl, Jim- Cordon, William Cozait, FleUSier, Guy Hobbs, £fpnald LaVoy, Tommy Leary, Junes Owens, Thomas Phillips, | Joseph Porter. EteMjpTViddy. -L T » 'Rvnim Pam L gT*™ c £** n ' Si ? l Z f nn Hugbfi*, Lois Lay THE CHOWAN HERALD j New Secretary ] MRS. THOMAS HARRELL An improvement in service to farmers' is the addition of Mrs. Thomas Harrell as part-time sec retary for the local Soil Conser vation Service office in the base ment of the Post Office. She, | will be in ihe office Mondays, 1 ! Wednesdays and Fridays to assist ] district cooperators and other | farmers. Plans Made For! ASC Elections | Plans are now being formu lated for the election of com munity committeemen who will assist in administering the ASC 'farm program in Chowan Coun- Ity during 1959, according to !H. D. Godfrey, state administra tive officer. ’ Each year an election is held j in which three ASC committee men and two alternate commit- 1 ,teemen are elected to serve in 1 1 each ASC community in the) ;| county. Three county corhmit-, Ueemen and two alternate com., . mitteemen are also elected after | completion of the community I election. | As prescribed by the Secre-1 tary of Agriculture, a county election board made up of the county agent, C. W. Overman: Soil Conservationist James H. Griffin; FHA Supervisor W. H. Perry, Jr., and W. W. Byrum, Jr., president of the Chowan j Farm Bureau, will select men to I serve on community election I boards. The community election j boards will select 10 men from j their community as candidates' for community committeemen to serve in 1959. A meeting of the community election boards will be held Fri fday night, September 5 at 7:30 1 o’clock in Count Agent C. W. Overman’s office. I The community elections will Ibe held October 2. 123: Arthur Baer, Ray Belch,] James Brabble, Davis Cart, i wright, Randy Copeland, Louis Craddock, Herbert Edwards, Willford Hicks, -Robert Earl Jackson, Edd Owens, Douglas Sexton, Leonard Speer, Walter Small, Billy Twiddy, Bruce Whitehurst, Carolyh Alexander, Margaret Bembridge, Sandra Bunch, Mary Lynn Daniels, Min nie Gray, Sandra Hare, Betty Hollowell, Nancy Jordan, Emmy Ruth Overman, Diane Rice, Fran ces West and Anita Wilson. Grade 7-M. Teacher, Johnny Morris. Room 119: William Alexander, Willis Bond, William Bunch, Melvin Copeland, Thomas Davenport, Charles ' Kuni, Roy Forehand, John Martin, James Parrish, Ronnie Sawyer, Harry Spruill, Robert Wiley, James Williams, Joseph Porter, Betty Acker, Doris Bass, Patricia Bunch, Sandra Cale, Carta Pore hand, Janis Hardison, Frances Harris, Sandra Jethro, Barbara Rice, Pamela Scott, Emma Waff, Janet Small, Barbara Wilder and Joyce West. Grade 8-B. Teacher, Miss An- Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, Augrust 28,1958. Community Plan A\ ojects For Progress Program Progress Contest Be ing Sponsored By Local Bank i ] Ryland community is now I working on their community pro i gress contest. The committee se-i , lected to set up the community projects were Mr. and Mrs. Eu gene Jordan and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Copeland. I Miss Maidred Morris, Home i Agent, and Everett White. Agri cultural Teacher at Chowan High School, tnet with the committee to select the projects. The com munity projects selected were to remodel churches, improve mail boxes, increase membership in farm and home organizations, and start a building fund for a com munity building. They selected community socials and communi ty picnics for the recreational projects. They are going to stress, growing winter cover crops and urge the families to grow and conserve home produced food. Other projects were selected to make a total of fourteen. The families in the Ryland com munity are urged to keep a rec ord of the work thev do on the j projects. The kind of record they keep will determine the winners in the contest. The Peoples Bank & Trust Company is .sponsoring the eom | munity progress contest, and the , people in Ryland community are happy to participate in it. Thev hope that through this contest, their community will be an even better place in which to live. Tyner Boy Scouts At Oregon Inlet Fridav afternoon, August 22, Tyner Scout Troop and Explorer j Post 154, totaling 17 boys, were very busy getting their gear load |ed on Scoutmaster Charlie As bell’s truck for a week-end of j camping and fun at Oregon In i let. The boys arrived and soon | the tents were pitched and camp ] fires started for supper. Saturday after the chores were I down the boys had an afternoon of fun, some in swimming and some surf fishing, resting and playing. The entire group went in uni form to see The Lost Colony Sat urday night. There were several ; in the group who had not had the [ privilege of seeing the pageant. Sunday morning the group at ! tended church services at the : Manteo Baptist Church. I Camp, broke up Sunday after lunch and the boys arrived back |at the Scout Hut about 5:30 | o’clock, tired but happy. Those making the trip were:' ' Jackie Boyce, Tim White, Larry Toppin, Jimmy Turner, Emmett Jones, Jr., Richard White Bernard Davis, Bobby Hollowell, Jacob Jordan, Johnny Winborne, Wayne Jernigan, Wayne Hare. Dennis Hare, Jackie Ray Ward, Tommy Harrell, John Belch. The boys were accompanied by Scoutmaster Charlie Asbell and Emmett Jones, Sr. Special guests were Charlie Asbell and Robbie Boyce. Edenton Industries Seeking Capital To Resume Operation Stockholders of Edenton In- 1 dustries, Inc., held a meeting j Monday night with the idea in! mind to take steps to resume operation of the local fiberglass • industry. The concern, off to a good j start, closed operation several: weeks ago.* due to management difficulties and because the ini tial product, a swimming pool, did not come up to expectations. It was pointed out at the meeting that the fiberglass in dustry. is in its infancy and that j there is a very bright future for] a successful enterprise. ,j It was also pointed opt that to | resume operation it will be ne-, cessary to secure more capital j This, it is hoped, will come from loefi people, for it is proposed to operate a community project ( CITIZENS OF TOMORROW ] jjM hl mm ■Bfv Wp t If jjjjj Hk fbfc Above is another installment of The Herald's "Citizens of Tomorrow" feature. Top row, left to right, Sheila Forehand, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Forehand. Jr.: Susan Skiles. daughter of Mrs. Kathleen Skiles; Lois Ann Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Jones. Bottom row, left to right, Ronnie and Charlotte Czemiak, children of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Czer niak; Pat and Cam Byrum. children of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. By. rum, Jr. i Constitution Week Will Be Observed September 17-23 Edenton Tea Party Chapter of I the DAR is making preparations for the observance of Constitution ( Week September 17 through 23 l I The purpose of the observance of : Constitution Week is to recall to I | the American people the true sig- ] nificance of the events that oc- i curred during the. week of Sep tember 17-23 in 1787, and to re- • vitalize appreciation of our great i heritage which is the Constitu- i ; tinn. It was on September 17. ] 1787, that the United States Con- ■ j stitution was approved unani- i I mouslv by the delegates. In the I - week following the proposed Con- ’ I stitution was made known to the | people throughout thq country. j; ;i Ladies o* the- Tea Par- . j ty Chaptg/ have requested May-|; !or Ernest Kehayes to make a i ! proclamation asking all to observe ; Constitut’on Week and local min-,i i isters will be reouested to speak i from their pulpits and include ( prayers for it on Sunday. Septem-1: Center Hill MYF j Picnic Sept. 3rd! The Center Hill Methodist Church Youth Fellowship will have its annual community pic nic on the Methodist Church i grounds on Wednesday, Septem-' her 3, at 6 o’clock. Everyone in the community is invited to bring a picnic supper and join in the fellowship and fun. Drinks and places will be furnished by the Youth Fellowship. In case of rain the picnic will be held at the Cen ter Hill Community Building. J. Clarence Leary Home From Hospital Friends will be glad to learn I that J. Clarence Leary returned 'from Norfolk General Hospital Friday. He was confined, to the hospital for 10 days after an : operation on his back, j While making satisfactory ; j progress, Mr. Leary is expected j 1 j to be confined to his home for J ■about two more weeks. . I | which will be financed locally I and, of course, provide employ ment for people of the com munity. . A number of engineers and | technical personnel have been I here to appraise the plant and ■say the prospect is very bright for successful operation especi ally due to the popularity of fiberglass products. The company has Had num erous inquiries from and infor mation leading to distributors 1 who are available and desire se curing fiberglass products to sell. I Though the pictuer appears (bright, it was pointed out that I before operations can be resum - | ed, it is necessary to secure j more investments c<j| the part of local people. If enluih interest is aroused to bring forth the necessary capital, it ia fee belief nHiliig * * ber 14 and again on September 21. A pamphlett containing 100 questions and answers about the Constitution will be delivered to schools and school principals Will be asked to participate by school programs and assemblies stress ing the Constitution. Displays will also be placed ini store windows and citizens and| merchants will be requested to 1 display the American flag all dur- ] ing the week. A slide will be; shown at the Taylor, Theatre and publicity to the observance will be given over radio station WCDJ. DAR members are hopeful that all citizens will join in observance of Constitution Week, especially in the present critical period off the nation’s history when there are advocates of socialism, inter nationalism and world govern ment which would subvert the Constitution and jeopardize the sovereignity of the United States. Two Edenton Scouts | Entertain Rotarians Alex Kehayes and Bill Good win, two Edenton Eagle Scouts, who recently returned from Philmont Scout Ranch in New i Mexico, presented a very inter ' esting program at last week’s Rotary meeting. Bill Goodwin related some of their experiences going and com ing from the camp, while Alex Kehayes confined his remarks to activities while at the ranch. Both boys were very enthusi astic over the rugged traveling trip, as well as life on the ranch, and felt that it was very profit able and worthwhile. EASTERN STAR MEETING Edenton Chapter No. 302, Order of the Eastern Star, will meet Monday night, September 1, at 8 o’clock in the Masonic Temple. This will be the first meeting since the summer vacation, so j that Mrs. W. A. Harrell, worthy i matron, is very anxiou&to have a I large attendance. ’ that the new concern can oper ate at a substantial profit and gradually expand so that a num. ber of fibergltss products can be made here in Edenton. In event enough capital is ment prospects are available for forthcoming, several manage immediate interview. A firm of fiberglass architects in the field of research and en gineering and fiberglass lamen ation has advised the company s that their services will be avail . able to the industry at no charge to assist the company in success , ful operation. Officials of the Edenton con ■ cem are, therefore, making an * effort to raise sufficient capital to resume operations and hope citizens of the community will make investments so that work ' can start as soon as possible. W.C. Reed Visiting Preacher Sunday At Baptist Church Well Known Among Baptists Throughout North Carolina W. C. Reed, who on April 4 ! tendered his resignation as Gen eral Superintendent of the Bap tist Children’s Homes of North Carolina, will preach at the 11 o’clock morning worship hour and the 7:30 evening worship hour on Sunday, August 31, at the Baptst Church in the absence of the pas tor, the Rev. R. N. Carroll, who is on vacation. Mr. Reed, having preached on* previous occasions in the Edenton I Church, needs no introduction to | Edenton people—nor, to any Bap tist congregation in North Caro lina —because of his outstanding record as General Superintenden’ oi the two Baptist Orphanages o North Carolina and his active pro gram of v s:tat ; on among the as sociations and individual church es throughout the state. Before becoming General Superintendent of the entire Baptist Child Cars Program in North Carolina ir 1950. he was Superintendent o f the Kennedy Home Section of the Orphanage Program in Kinston Mr. Reed’s 15 years tenure as general superintendent has been referred to generally as a period of remarkable develoDments in the Bapt : st Child Care Program. The public is cordially invited to hear Mr. Reed as he brings the messages for both worship ser vices of the day. Er»ola Smith Wins Honorable Menton At Blowing Rock Edenton triends will be de lighted to know that Mrs. Enoln N. Smith of Edenton received honorable mention in the first annual art exhibit recently held at Blowing Rock. Over 200 pieces of art work were sent to the exhibit with 57 paintings and 10 pieces of sculpture se lected for display. The water color picture b' Mrs. Smith receiving honorabl. mention was her painting “No vember Afternoon.” Mrs. Smith will also have : picture on exhibit in Norfolk at the YWCA, June-July-August “Bennetts Creek.” and exhibited at the Navy YMCA in May with the Azalea Festival Exhibition two pictures. Third Degree Tonight At Masonic Meeting ! An emergent communication of Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. & A. M., will be held tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 o’clock. Thej purpose of this meeting is to: confer the third degree, so that j Daniel Reeves, master, urges a ‘ large number of Masons to be on hand. ROTARIANS MEET TODAY Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet this (Thursday) afternoon at 1 o’clock in the Parish House. The program will be in charge of Chaplain Matthew Curry and President Ed Bond urges every Rotary to be present. ! CIVIC CALENDAR Constitution Week will be ob served in Edenton September 17-23. The Edenton Woman's Cluh will meet Wednesday afternoon September 10, at 1 o'clock in the Parish House. Chowan County Commission ers will meet Wednesday morn ing, September 3, instead of Monday. September L due to the observance of Labor Day. The Methodist Men's Club will meet tonight (Thursday) at 6:30 o'clock at the church. Center Hill Methodist Youth Fellowship will hold its • annual community picnic on the Metho dist Church grounds Wednesday. September 3. at 6 o'clock. Another cancer clinic will be held in Elisabeth City Friday afternoon, September 5. Edenton Chapter No. 302. Or der of the Eastern Star, will meet Monday night. September 1. at 8 o'clock. W. C. Reed, former general j i Continued on Page B—Section 1! $2.50 Per Year In North Carolina jßed Men Schedule Beers Barnes Circus Here September 10 j 20 Years Ago!| | As Found in the Files of j > The Chowan Herald ' —P Former Governor J. C. B. Ehr :nghaus was scheduled to make the principal address at the Al- 1 bemarle Sound bridge celebration, j After IB years of operation, the; Edenton-Mackeys Ferry made its final run on August 14. Miss Clara Mead Smith, by ".-pular vole, was elected to reo- I ’•e ent Chowan County in the ! beauty oueen feature in connec |*ion with the Albemarle Sound bridge celebration. County Agent N. K. Rowell ocinted out that Chowan County leaded more milk cows. M. W. Jackson filed suit for $5.- 400 damages as the result of an automobile accident. Architect Frank Benton of Wilson submitted a drawinn of a oroposed new mun : cipal building, estimated to cost $70,000. A suit was filed in Superior, Court by the Tidewater Construe- 1 4 ( ♦ion Company of Norfolk for $43,- 1 152.02 damages against the Gulf; States Crecsoting Company of ( Hattiesburg, Miss., for breach of contract. Edenton L : ons Club voted to erect three signs at advantageous points. i Arthur Chaopell announced he, olanned to operate three bowling alleys in the Milchener Building at the corner of Broad and Queen ~ Streets. Construction work was begun on the new home of Dr. and Mrs. W. I. Hart on Mosely Street. i Woman’s Club Will Meet September 10th The Edenton Woman’s Club will resume its monthly meetings ; Wednesday afternoon September i tO, at 1 o’clock in the Parish . House. Mrs. R. J. Boyce, presi-1 1 lent, urges members to note the!: 'harige from Monday, September;! 1, which was made on account of Labor Day. She is very anxious ji ‘o have a full attendance at this first meeting of the fall. C. Split Season To Shoot Doves 1 |' Game Protector -Robert Evans culls attention to the fact thatj there will be a split season for doves in North Carolina. The; first season begins September 6| and ends October 4. The second j season begins December 11 andj ends January 15. Doves may be| taken from 12 noon until sunset | l each day. J The daily bag limit on doves; 'shall be ten per day per person j and the possession limit is 20 per oerson. j Methodist Men’s Club Is Scheduled To Meet , The Men’s Club of the Metho dist Church will meet tonight! , (Thursday) at 6:30 o’clock. This i will be an interesting meeting, so •hat every member is especially j urged to attend. Chamber Os Commerce Fishing Contest Will Close September 2 Cool weather has stimulated! fishing in local waters bringing] good results to anglers, Scott i Harrell, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Tourist and Recrea-1 ♦ion Committee stated this week. | \ beautiful 13-pound rockfish was brought in bv Clyde Miller of Colerain to run away with the rock prize in the Chamber’s weekly fishing contest. The win ning entry measured 32 inches with a tail spread «f 10 inches. Miller caught the big fish off Can non’s Ferry in the Chowan River using a Pet spoon. Edenton Bay is lively wdh rock averaging 2V4 to 3 lbs. with large catches being reported, Harrell said. J. C. Evans of Merry Hill en tered a three pound, ten ounce I largemouth bass to take the • award for this class. Fishing in rs FIGHT CANCER WITH A CHECKUP AND CHECK j Two Performances to Be Presented on Lot Opposite the Coast land Oil Company Sponsored by Chowan Tribe of i Red Men, the Beers-Barnes Cir | cus will appear in Edenton Wed , nesday, September 10. Two per ; formances will be presented, a matinee at 2 P. M., and the night 1 show at 8 o’clock. The circus will be presented on the field along Coke Avenue, op posite the Coastland Oil Com pany. i The Beers-Barnes Circus is the oldest tented circus in America ; today, and one of the surviving dozen big top animal shows on the road. Presented this season under a new. white circus tent, the big top show from Florida of fers a program of 25 trained ani mal and circus acts, including two acts formerly with the late Ring ling Bros, Circus big top perform ance and the Tom Packs Shrine Circus. They are “Harold", world's finest backward somer saulting wire artist, and Don Mau rico and Julie the famous Chilian jugglers. The largest of the Beers-Barnes Circus elephants is four-ton Congo Alice, the biggest performing elephant in America who obliges with her interpreta tion of the “Rock ’N Roll”, Capt. Walt Davis is also featured with his Liberty horse act. and Capt. Willis with his bicycle-riding chimps. According to W. T. Elliott. Jr.. Chairman of the Red Men’s com mittee members of Chowan Tribe are now conducting an advance i sale of general admission pickets land wit! receive a substantial- por tion of all sales before circus day. The Beers-Barnes Circus, b'lled as America’s favorite family ctr cus. recently won the distinction of receiving the only blanket en dorsement accorded a traveling Show by a Nat-onal Service Club Organization. No side shows, af ter shows, skill or chance game concessions, or annoying midway hawkers appear with the show. “It is all circus.” promised the ad vance agent, “and our reserve seat deal is the fairest offered by any circus on the road—it is not ne cessary to buv a reserve seat in order to find a seat in our circus big top as we have a very limited number of reserve chair seats at only 30 cents each, and a gen eral admission seat for every gen eral admission ticket that is sold, both in advance or at the grounds.” i Revival This Week At Christian Church Revival services are in pro i gress this week at the First Chris tian Church and will come to a close Sunday, August 31. ; The visiting evangelist is the Rev. Herman Sha vender, who is I delivering the Gospel messages each night at 7:30 o’clock. The Rev. E. C. Alexander, pas tor of the church, joins his con i gregation in extending a cordial j invitation and welcome to the ‘public to attend these services. I Edenton Bay. Evans used a “k:l --j ler” lure to hook his prize win ] ner. Harrell said that good-sized ! bass were also being caught in ] Burnt Mill Creek. Pembroke I Creek and Queen Anne Creek. A one-pound, one-ounce bream I I entered by Melvin Evans. Eden '; ton, captured the award for this > j class. It was one of 25 other; : Evans caught averaging % lb. He • used crickets and fished off Holly > | Wharf in Chowan River. Asa Griffin, Edenton, took the crappie award with a twelve ■ ounce entry caught in Pembroke i Creek on minnows. :| White perch are running good ! in Edenton Bay averaging K to I 1 lb. The winning entry weigh ing one pound, six ounces, was caught bv Hoskins Boss of Eden i ton trolling wife “shyrter” bait. Harrell said the weekly contests i close on September 2nd.