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Volume XXV. —Number 38.
Edenton Methodists Pl\|\ To
Observe 50th Anniversary Os
Church Sunday, October 12th
Bishop Paul N. Garber
Scheduled to Preach
Sesquicentennial Ser
mon i;
The Edenton Methodist Church
will observe its one hundred fif
tieth anniversary on Sunday, Oc
tober 12. Bishop Paul N. Garber
will preach the anniversary ser
mon in the morning worship ser
vice.
The Edenton Methodists are ob
serving their sesquicentennial
with a homecoming emphasis. It
is hoped that several former pas
tors will be present. One of the
most beloved of the former pas
tors of the Edenton Methodist
Church is Dr. H. I. Glass, now liv
ing at Lake Junaluska. He has
already indicated his intention of
being present. Mrs. Glass will be
with him.
A dinner will be served by the
church for all in attendance at
this noteworthy occasion. Mem
bers of the planning committee
for the dinner are Mrs. Lloyd
Burton, Sr., chairman, Mrs. T. B.
Williford, Mrs. A. F. Downum and
Mrs. Jesse Harrell.
Members of the Program Com
mittee for the sesquicentennial
are Mrs. W. J. P. Earnhardt,
chairman, Mrs. Mary Leggett
Browning, Mrs. David Holton,
Mrs. J. W. Davis, Mrs. Herbert
Hollowell, and Mrs. A. F. Down
um. These persons are arrang
ing an interesting souvenir pro
gram booklet which will contain
the order of morning worship for
the day, a brief history of the
church, and a list of the nearly
seventy pastors who have served
the Edenton Methodist Church
over the past one hundred fifty
years. Os this program commit
tee, two members, Mrs. Mary Leg-,
gett Browning and Mrs. J. W. Da
vis, are doing a fine job of get
ting out the salient points of the
history of Edenton Methodism for
publication in the program book
let.
Almost the first hundred years
of history has been preserved ful
ly and graphically in an ct'd tav
ern account book now in the pos
sess on of Mrs. Browning. Both
the tavern accounts and the his
tory of the church are still intact.
Episcopal Picnic
Scheduled Sunday
Saint Paul’s Episcopal congre
gation will gather Sunday after
noon on the Parish House grounds
for a picnic beginning at 4:30
o’clock. Stunts and games will be
provided for the children and
some special events are planned.
The picnic marks the begin
ning of the Debt Drive under the
chairmanship of" John W. Gra
ham. It will also be held on the I
location of much-needed additions
to the Parish House.
J. H. Conger, Jr., advises that i
all bring supper to be distributed
“ole-fashioned style” and that he <
will have beverages on hand. The i
Young Churchmen will be avail
able to assist and a large gather- |'
ing is expected. 1 1
Edenton’s Aces Lose Second
Game Os Season, To Strong
Wallace-Rose Hill Eleven 19*0
Although playing an improved
brand of football than the pre
vious week against Roanoke
Rapids, Edenton’s Aces fell vic
tim to a strong and well round
ed Wallace-Rose Hill football
machine Friday night in Wallace
by a score of 19-0. The Bull
dogs outplay the Aces in every
department of the game satfe
possibly th exception of passing
and the score was a pretty good
indication of the relative strength
of the two aggregations.
Wallace-Rose Hill scored their
first touchdown the first time
they got possession of the ball
and near the end of the third
quarter Sonny Shelton gathered
in an Eden ton punt, pranced
around a little while until his
interference gathered and ran 60
yard down the sidelines un
touched for the touchdown. The
third counter was scored in the
Waning seconds of the game.
THE.CHOWAN HERALD
Peoples Bank And Trust Co.
Service Department Offering
Full Time Service To Farmers
It was announced early this
week that George Lewis of Rocky
Mount is now connected with the
Peoples Bank & Trust Company
of Edenton in the full time ca
pacity of Farm Relations Officer.
The announcement was made
by Richard S. Atkinson, Jr., vice
president of the bank, who said
that Lewis’ duties will be varied
and in the spirit of providing ad
ditional banking services to the
people of Chowan County and the
entire Albemarle area.
Lewis is a graduate of North
Carolina State College with a de
gree in agriculture. For the ]
past eight years he has been con
nected with the Peoples Bank & ;
Trust Company in Rocky Mount
in its farm department as a farm I
manager. :
His principal duties in Eden- 1
ton will be to work with all agri- >
cultural programs sponsored by
agricultural organizations in the :
area. Also to supervise and man- (
age farms until final accounting <
which became active through es- i
tates handled by the trust depart- i
ment of the bank and to further 1
serve the area in a management i
Debt Drive To
Begin Sunday
At St. Paul’s
John W. Graham, chairman of
the Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church
Debt Drive, “September 21-30, an
nounces that his canvassers are
prepared' to begin Sunday to
eliminate a current outstanding
balance following extensive
church building repairs and res
toration some years ago.
Canvassers will meet in the
Parish House Wednesday evening
at 8 o’clock for a short session and
the canvass will officially begin
following the 11 o’clock service on
Sunday morning.
Much interest has been express
ed to have the drive ahd it is
hoped that Step One of a Three-
Step Plan will be accomplished in
the near future.
Heaterama Days At
Quinn Furniture Co.
September 19 And 20
Quinn Furniture Company is
planning to stage Heaterama Day
at their store Friday and Satur
day, September 19-20, featuring
the Siegler oil home
heater. Present for the occasion
will be C. B. Schmidt, a Siegler
factory representative, who will
demonstrate super floor heat.
Free gifts and prizes will be giv
en during the two days and fun
and enlightenment on floor heat
will be in store for all who at
tend. The general publis is cor
dially invited.
, pass and dropped the ball when
he was tackled by Kennth
1 Brooks, who picked up the ball
and raced unmolested 43 yards to
score.
The Aces threatened twice
during the game, but lacked the
punch to hit pay dirt. Late in
the third quarter the Aces work
ed the ball to the Wallace 13,
where they were forced to kick.
Again in the fourth quarter the
Aces marched from the Wallace
40 to the two-yard stripe. Three
running plays netted only five
yards and a pass fell incomplete
in the end zone to shatter the
hopes of the Aces to score.
While all the Aces played a
better brand of ball, the work
of- Baker, Britton, White, Mit
i chener and Wilkins was the most
outstanding. Lloyd Lassiter also
handled the ball well at the
quarterback post. While Coach
Billings again detected quite a
I Continued on Pag. 1. Section 3
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 18,1958.
■capacity through- farm agency
agreements where this service is
desired.
The Peoples Bank & Trust
Company has made this service
available to its customers over the
■ past- fifteen years and has been
looked upon with favor as shown
by its steady growth over the
years. The bank now has six ac
tive farm men on its payroll and
it is believed that the extension
of this service to Edenton and the
Albemarle area will be a valuable
addition to the services offered by
the Peoples Bank & Trust Com
pany in Edenton.
Lewis -is married to the former
Marion Cole of Raleigh and has
just recently moved his family to
Edenton. He is living on Route
3, in the Cowpen Neck section.
He has two children, a son 6 and
a daughter 3.
In Rocky Mount, where Lewis
is a native, he was active in
Chamber of Commerce work, an
outstanding member of the Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce and 8
member of West Haven Prosby
terion Church. His main hobbies
are fishing and hunting.
Pep Rally On
Tap Thursday
Edenton Junior-Senior High
School’s band will open a pep ral
ly Thursday night at 6:30 o’clock
with a parade down Broad Street
and. a concert at the playground.
The band will also parade on
Broad Street Friday night at 7:30
o’clock prior to Edcnton-William
ston football game on Hicks Field
at 8 o'clock.
The band welcomes the Wil
liamston High School Band as
their guests to parade with them
and to perform during half time
at the ball game.
Young People Meet At
Presbyterian Church
Next Saturday Night
i
The first young people’s meet
ing of the fall season will be held
at the Edenton Presbyterian
Church this coming Saturday |
night, September 20, at 7:30|
o’clock. In order to begin the
season with a good meeting, the
Rev. L. C. Chandler, pastor of the
Macedonia Baptist Church, will
be on hanu to bring a special mes
sage, and a harmonica solo by
Jerry Nixon, talented young
member of the church, will be
featured. There will also be a
time of informal singing, and
friendly fellowship over the re
freshments which will be served j
after the service.
Christian young people in the
community, of all churches, who
desire to spend Saturday night in
a wholesome manner are cordial
ly invited to attend this rally,
which will be open to those elev
en on up, and a large crowd is ex
pected. God willing, this will be
the first in a series of young peo
ple’s services to be held every
Saturday night at the Edenton
Presbyterian Church.
20 Years Ago
As Found in ihe Files of
The Chowan Herald
A meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce was called by Presi
dent J, H. Conger primarily to
discuss the idea of securing a bus
to transport the Edenton High
School Band.
C. E. Kramer named E. W.
Spires as Chief of ihe Telephonic
Communications for Chowan!
County in a war maneuver to be 1
conducted by the 1 government
throughout eastern North Caro
lina.
Superinledent W. J. Taylor
announced that the enrollment .
in Chowan County schools was
57«.
John A. Holmes announced
that seals for the new school au-
Coniinued on Page 2—Section 1
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CITIZENS OF TOMORROW
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Above is another installment of The Herald's "Cit’zans of
Tomorrow" feature. Top row, left to right, Deborah and
Lanny Hollowell, children of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Hollowell;
Melvin and Kilty Evans, children of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin H.
Evans. Bottom row. left to right. John E. Raines, Jr , and
Katherine Raines, children of Mr. and Mrs. John Raines; Alan
and Jimmy Hughes, children of Mr. and Mrs. James Hughes.
Prospect Brighter
For Resumption Os
Fiberglass Plant
About Half of $25,000
Minimum Goal Is Re
ported In Sight Tues
day Night
At .a meeting of stockholders of
Edenton Industries, Inc., held
Tuesday, night in the Court House
enthusiastic reports were made
adding confidence to the belief
that enough money would be
subscribed to resume operation of
the local fiberglass industry. The
plant has been closed for a num
ber of weeks now and it is hoped
that in about another week
enough capital will be available to
again start making fiberlass
swimming pools.
Gilliam Wood presided over
Tuesday night’s meeting and stat
ed that no more time should be
lost if the plant is to be reopen
ed. He, like a number of other
stockholders, is very optimistic as
to the future of the fiberglass in
dustry and it is the general opin
ion that if enough capital is forth
coming, a bright future is ahead
for the local industry.
It was announced that a mini
mum goal of $25,000 has been set,
and it was reported that a small
group of stockholders had sub
scribed $12,000 and that $1,250]
was also subscribed by a resi
dent of Gatesville.
With about half of the $25,000
in sight, it was decided to contact
other stockholders to increase
their subscription and a commit-]
tee will make an all-out effort to;
secure new stockholders, so it isj
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Edenton Marines Are First To
Qualify In New ‘Buddy System’
“Buddies one and all” might be
an appropriate motto for Marine
Aircraft Group 14 based at the
Edenton Naval Auxiliary Air Sta
tion, MAG-14, Commanded by
Colonel Joseph R. Little, Jr., be
came the first Marine Aircraft
Group to qualify an entire squad
ron in the “Buddy System” re
fueling utilizing the A4D-2 Sky
hawk jet bombers.
The first squadron to report
full qualification in this techni
que was VMA-225 commanded by
Lt. Col. A. R. Boag. VMA-225 is
assigned as a part of Marine Air
craft Group-14; 2nd Marine Air
craft Wing.
According to a group spokes
man the buddy system refueling
technique might work this way:
A flight of Douglas A4D-2 Sky
hawk jet bombers are assigned a
bombing mission. Due to neces
sity the distance to the target is
of a greater range than is the nor
mal jet full capabilities of this
bomber. By utilizing their own
A4D-2 Skyhawks for tankers, the
bomber and the tanker can take
I Auman Speaker
For Meeting Os
Method ist Men
J The Men’s. Club of the Eden
■ ton Methodist Church will hold its
monthly supper meeting at 6:30
! ,(>k-lock tonight (Thursday), This
'(group is noted for good fellow
: ship, good food, good programs,
| and projects helpful to the growth
and development of the church.
During the current church, year
the food will be provided under,
the direction of Milton Bass,-
chairman of the food committee.
The men get their first taste of (
his cooking Thursday evening of
this week. Arranging the pro- 1
grams is Dr. A. F. Downum, pro
gram chairman. Club projects
are under the direction of Hubert
Williford, projects chairman.
The Men’s Club program for
this week promises to he an in
teresting one. The speaker will
be the Rev. James Auman, pastor,
of the Hertford Methodist Church.;
He will present highlights of his!
recent European trip.as counselor!
of the North Carolina Conference{
Caravan. Mr. Auman will il-|
lustrate his talk with slides taken
on his tour.
j Twenty-five men have indicat ■
ed their plans to attend this
evening's meeting.
LIONS MEET MONDAY
' Edenton’s Lions Club will meet
: Monday night, September 22, at
! 7 o’clock. President J, R, Du
i Laney requests every member to
! be on hand.
off together. At a certain range,
the bomber refuels from the tank
er, the tanker returns to base and
the bomber continues on its as
signed mission.
The “Buddy System” got its
name from the fact that two or
more of the same type aircraft are
used for air to air refueling. This
is accomplished by fitting a spe
cial fuel tank to the under-carri
age of an aircraft to be used as
the tanker. The bomber is equip
ped with a special probe device
protruding from the nose. The
bomber in order to refuel, must
maneuver this special probe de
vice into a fuel line with a fun
nel-like-end trailing from the
tanker aircraft. Airborne refuel
ing of this type may take place
several thousand feet in the wild
blue yonder at very high speeds.
This reduces costly loss of time
and helps expedite the accom
plishment of the mission.
The Skyhawk may be small,
but with this type refuel capabili
ties it can deliver a mighty punch
for the Marine Corps almost any
place, any time.
! Fund Raising Campaign Will
Be Held September 17 To 20
jTo Reduce Band Indebtedness
Fashion Show Big
Feature At Meeting
iOf Woman’s Club
Mrs. Julian Porter,
District President,
Guest of Club
An informal showing of fall
! fashions and a brief talk by the
j 1 Bth District president were fea
tures of the September meeting
| of die Woman’s Club held here in
' tiie Pari ,h House.
Th fashion show, in which
members of the club participated
j as models, was presented by The
j Betty Shoppe under the manago
| ment of Mrs. Graham Robbins,,
ianri proved a delightful feature
j for the club. Fifteen of the lat
j est in fall fashions were modeled
j including a number of fall hats, j
i Mrs. R. H. Vaughan was corhmen- ■
I'-taTpr for the showing of fail
I clothes. At the conclusion of the]
j affair, a drawing was conducted j
with Mrs. Helen Kramer winning:
a lovely Beltone hat.
:
Mrs. Julian Porter of Severn,
j 16th District president, spoke j
j briefly to the club. She used the j
story of a destitute immigrant
I girl who came to America and
| grow to wealth and position but{
'maintained a feeling of humble
ness and consideration for her fel
| lowman. "This theme should be I
the motive for our club member- j
ship," Mrs. Porter said, "throughi
your club be a service to your j
; community, and its citizens,” de-1
I daring "this will afford you a
; sense of satisfaction of having
jserved mankind through your
club,”
Mrs. Porter is scheduled to pre
j side over the first 16th District |
i meeting to be held here in Octo
! her. Mrs. W. J. P. Earnhardt, for
• mer district president, reported to
! the club plans are progressing
i nicely for the affair and all mom
I hers are urged to attend. The
i district meeting will begin with,
j a coffee hour, a business session
| will he held at the Court House
and a luncheon will be held at the
Masonic Temple.
Reports wore heard from vari
ous committees during the busi
ness session. These included ro-
P' rts of planned planting of trees 1
! here on Arbor Day, help for
I Greece through UNICEF and the
j addition of a booth to the Hallo-|
{ ween Party. i
Mrs. J. M. 'riiorud informed the
j club of a campaign to raise $!),-
000 with which to beautify the
j nine-acre grounds for Samarcandi
Manor, a home for delinquent
girls. This is a special project.|
and the Federation of Woman's
Clubs in North Carolina is seek-i
ing 100 per cent contributions'
, fi'oiti each club's; membership, i
.The Edenton CJub voted to en
dorse and support this project,.
Guests at the meeting included
Mrs. Tay Byrum and Mrs. Harold!
Shore.
Hostesses were Mesdames C. A, I
Phillips, T. C. B.yrum, Jr., W. D.!
Billings, James H. Griffin, Bruce j
Jor.es, Ed Bond and Miss Kathryn '
Brown.
I civic calendarl
, J
A drive began Wednesday to
raise money for the Junior- j
Senior High School Band, which
will be climaxed by the observ
ance of Tag Day Saturday.
Edenton Aces will play their
first Albemarle Conference game
cn Hicks Field Friday night at 8
o'clock with Williamston as their
opponents. ,
Chov'an Hospital Auxiliary will
meet in the nurses' home Friday
afternoon, September 19, at 3
o'clock.
Ed Bond Post of the American
Legion will meei Tuesday night,
September 23, at 8 o'clock.
A church debt drive will begin i
at St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Sunday morning. * ; 1
A picnic will be held on the s
St. Paul's Parish House grounds
Sunday afternoon, September 21. j:
at 4:30 o'clock.
The Rev. James Auman of
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GEORGE LEWIS
The Poop es Bank & Trust Co.,
has announced that George Lewis
has been added to the bank's per
! sonnel as a full time farm rela
j tions officer in the Edenton area.
Special Features
For Meeting Os
Hospital Auxiliary
The Chowan Hospital Auxiliary
j will meet, at the nurses’ home Fri
i day afternoon, September 1!), at. 3
: o’clock. This will be a very in
teresting meeting featured by a
I cancer program with a film in
| charge of Mrs. L. A. Patterson
land presentation by the Auxiliary
iof a portable X-ray machine to
i the hospital.
Mrs. Ed Bond, president of the
Auxiliary, promises a very inter
esting meeting and urges a large
attenda .ce of members.
■ New 1959 15 nick
On Display Friday!
Chns. H. Jenkins Motor Com-j
pany announces that the newj
1060 P.uick will be on display in
their showroom on East. Queen |
Street Friday, September 10.
A. E. Jenkins, manager,: is very,
much enthused over the styling
of Ihe new P.uick as well as other
features and extends, a cordial in
vitation to the general public to
visit the showroom and look over
the new 1059 model.
Kindergarten For
C olored Children To
Start September 22
Kiddies Corner, a kindergarten
for children ages three through
six, will begin operation Monday,
September 22, at 0:30 A. M.. in
( the School Building of St. John's!
j Evangelist: Episcopal Church.
I Hour., for the kindergarten will
bp from 0:30 A. M . to 12:30 P. M.
| For additional information, call
Mrs. J,. H. Horton at 4104 or Mrs;
j George Tiilcft. at 2101.
I Ares Meet Willi amstons Green
jWave Friday Night On Hicks
| Field In First Conference Game
j Edenton. Aces will play their
| first Albemarle Conference game
lof the season Friday night on
Hicks Field when they meet the
,Williamston Green Wave.
The Ares have been defeated
t
!in their first two games with
! non-conference foes, Roanoke
Rapids, a Class AA team, and j
Wallace-Rose Hill, an AA-C out- j
fit.
Coaches Bill Billings and!
Johnny Morris are well pleased!
with the improvement of thej
! boys since the first game and
feel confident the Aces will
, make a better showing against
a team more in their class. The
coaches have been working on
errors the boys made in the two
previous games, so that an im
proved ball club should trot out
cn Hicks Field Friday night. |
Neither the coaches nor the j
boys, however, discount the!
strength of the Williamston out- j
fit. In their first two outings I
they have chalked up impressive >
victories, first over Roberson
ville 19-0 and last week running!
rough shod over Tarboro 28-6. I
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FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
I . AND CHECK
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Drive Will Terminate
. With Tag Day Satur
| day; Concerts and
I Parades Planned
| Band Parents Association of the
I I Edenton Junior-Senior High and
J Elementary Schools met Monday
If 'vening in the high school band
1 oom and made final plans for
fund raising campaigns for the
I rands.
This drive began Wednesday,
! September 17, and teiminate with
| Fag Day Saturday. S a ptember 20.
: During this time all civic organi
zation . and businesses will be
ontacted by members cf the
I I Band Parents Association for con
; | ft ibutions.
I All funds received during this
! campaign will be used to pay on
1 the same $6,000 worth of new
equipment now used by band stu
ient'..
5 Thursday evening aftpr the pop
- rally the band students will con
■ j duct a house-to-house canvass
covering the entire town and
•J highway communities.
Saturday, S. ptemher 20. Tag
J Day, will be > pened by the band
i parading a* .0 A. M., and will
. I give a 30 r .ute concert in the
j. business' disu. et. The band will
i again parade and give a 30-minute .
'[concert, at 2 P. M. During the
‘.•day the students’will conduct a
® I sidewalk canvass and report to
‘ j tallies being set up bv band oar
-11 ents at the following places: Peo
-1 j pics - Bank & Trust Company,
1 j Phthisic’s Super Market. P & Q
•Super Market, Mitchener’s Drug
’j Store and Leggett & Davis Drug
! Storfe.
') "The band supports the town in
■ | any endeavor . requested —lt now
Masks, the town to help support
j them," say members of the Band
j Association.
Mrs. Enola Smith
i Has Three Exhibits
In Art Exhibit! on
| Enola N. Smith is exh'ibitir
three watercolors this week in
! WTAR 35th anniversary art
hibition. The exhibit is r
from 12 o'clock noon to 8 P.
i at WTAR Radio and TelevL.
Center, 720 Bousch Street. Misi,
Smith's entries are “Daisy's Path.’
"Old Faithful” and "Norfd'.k
i Southern Railroad Bridge Col
! lapse”.
i
1 Business Meeting Os
BPW Club Tonight
Edenton’s Business and Proi.es
; sional Woman’s Club will meet; to
night (Thursday) at 7:3.0 o’clock, in
I the Penelope Barker house. This
. i will be a regular business r. vt
-1 ing, so that the president, Mrs..'
I Laura Ferguson, is very anx ous
to have a large attendance.
The Green Wave will come to
Edenton seeking revenge forth
17-7 defeat at the hands of th
Aces last year when Williamsto:
had an outstanding team. Ad
vance reports are that Meivil.
Bowen is a dangerous haliback,
ja real good runner and hi.
j team's high scorer thus far thi.
I season. Billy Thrower, 175-
! pound fullback is a member of
j the squad and it will be re
imembered that in last year’. l
| game he caused no little trouble
i for the Aces. Thrower is a
good, hard runner who will bear
watching. Gerald Robertson is
said to be a very good bali
handler a uarterback.
The Gr< Wave boasts a good
defensive -,nd offensive team,
led by Murray Strawbridge at
I guard. The team averages 172
| pounds, compared with an aver
| age of 153 pounds for the Aces.
I Os course, ‘the Edenton band j
I will be on hand color to
I the game and the Green wave
is expected to be accompanied b>
jthe Williamston band. Game ,
I time will be 8 o’clock.