PAGE SIX
SECTION ONE
MOUND DIE FARMS IN CHOWAN
- - By C. W. OVERMAN, Chowaa Cqunty Agent j
The Bwin* Di***s* Diagnostic
Laboratory may be coming near-,
er into reality. There has been
considerable delay in agreements
on the plans and specifications
among the various State agen-j
cies involved. Now it is possi-,
bly true that things are begin
ning to move.
This week I have had contact
with the Assistant Commissioner
of Agriculture, John Reitzel, and
Jack Smith, the architect, rela
tive to wells for the water sup
ply. It appears that this is about
settled and that contracts for put
ting down the wells may be let
wifhift a few days. It is my un
derstanding that bids for con-
of the building have
been or will be open within the
w few days. Much of the
-equipment has already been ship
ped in and stored in a warehouse
ip Eden ton.
Th* Chowan County Fair ap
pears off to a good start. The ex
hibition space for farm and home
-exhibits are filled to capacity.
The exhibits look very good. It
is my hope that you people in
Chowan County and also adjoin
ing counties will visit the Fair
this week.
, The home department contains
one of the most extensive dis
plays of home canned and cook
ed foods that we have ever had.
The sewing department and also
the needlework has a very dis
tinctive display. Horticultural
exhibits have jammed the space
porvided and are very creditable!
to the exhibitors. There is a good,
field crop display occupying two
booths. In the livestock depart
ment, exhibits are about as nor
Marvin Wilson New
President Os Bar
Continued from Page I—Section 1
launching pad. The threat to our
liberties lies in a deadly philoso
phy of law and in the increasing
ly apparent exploitation of it by
tfie judicial and administrative
branches of the federal govern
ment.
“It is too much to expect that
the ultimate consequences of a
false and deadly philosophy of
law will be discovered by a re
tired general on his way from the
driving tee to the putting green.
While lawyers are by no means
the only people now capable of
discerning with the naked eye the
dark clouds rolling toward us, it
is inescapably, the lawyers who
have the chief responsibility for
pointing out to the people of our
State and nation the false con
cept of the judicial function which
has transformed federal courts in
to tribunals feared by citizens,
who have never before feared
court, and who are deeply con
cerned for the education and
safety of children, white and Ne
gro alike.
• “Day by day It becomes increas
ingly apparent that the great
powers of the federal government
have fallen into the hands of men
who intend for political reasons
to drive down the throats of the
people of southern states inte
grated schools, to deny all, save
the children of wealthy or mod
erately well-to-do parents, the
privilege of an education even in i
private schools, except at the (
pric* of their freedom to select
their associates.
“Today the apostles of that false
philosphy of law are busy preach
ing from the text ‘The Consti
tution is what the judges say it
i»j’ and when they speak no man,
be he governor of a sovereign
state or plain American citizen,
has any right to question the au
thentic city of their utterance or
to hesitate to sacrifice the chil
dren of his state upon the altar
they have decreed shall be sancti
fied.
“The evil consequences of the
decision in the school segrega
tion case, the Brown case, are
just beginning to appear. Sepa
rate but equal schools for the
races developed in each a con
sciousness of race pride. Shall
we, in North Carolina, operate in
tegrated schools in compliance
with this pestilential decree?
“The operation of integrated
schools is not the way to avoid
but to create “scandal and dis
turbance’. It is not the way to
preserve for the children of this
state the privilege of education.]
That road leads to poor instruc
tion, disciplinary problems, con- 1
flicts and tensions from which the t
competent teachers and all stu
dents financially able will flee,
leaving the public schools spiral-!
ling constantly lower te quality,!
dragging with them the children
of the poor. ,
“U w* are to preserve for the
children of North Carolina the
privilege of education we must
think about it today and tomor
ow and the day after tomorrow. |
A w 4; Are to preserve for our
children Hid liberties our fathers
mal and are located in the live
stock bam. ,
Th* Peanut Crop appears to be
about a good average according
to observations thus far. There
| is some pod-rot in most fields, and
, several fields have considerable
damage. In spite of this, it looks
like we have at least a good av
erage crop, weather permitting.
' The rain during the first part
of last week stopped digging. I
think this was quite fortunate and
so do several growers I have talk
ed with. Many of the fields were
being dug too early, and the wait
ing period caused by the rain af
forded the peanuts an opportuni
ty to mature.
It seems that I have noticed
some improvement in peanut
stacking. More growers are us
ing slats on the poles to hold the
peanuts up off the ground. Un
fortunately some of these slats are
being placed too close to the
ground, some not more than six
inches. Two slats should be used
and these should be about 12
more inches above the ground.
The slats should be 20 to 24 inch
es long, so that they support the
vines. (
The Stale Ttir in Raleigh is al
so under way this week. I plan
to spend one day attending it.
I hope that many of you people
in Chowan County will take
time out and spend a day at the
State Fair. It will do all of you
good to get away for a day.
You will see some excellent ex
| hibits. You will meet old friends
, and acquire new ones. It is my
understanding that they have an
excellent grandstand show this
year. j
gave us under a constitutional i
government in a federation of for-1
eign states, we must gird our-|
selves for a long and difficult
struggle against fearful odds.
“I ask you fellow lawyers to’
join me in an unalterable deter
mination to refuse to accept this]
ieadly philosophy, ‘The law of
the land is whatever the United
States Supreme Court says it is’.”
Dr. Lake was non-committal
about running for Governor, but
did say many of his friends have
urged him to be a candidate.
Homecoming Will
Be Held At Negro
School October 24
Homecoming will be observed!
at Edenton Colored High School,,
Friday, October 24. Many activi-j
ties have been planned for this
gala day. The theme for the oc
casion is “Alumni Roundup” and!
all alumni are urged to return forj
this big event. There will be a j
big parade at 12 o’clock noon with
eight bands including the Eden-|
ton band and many beautiful
floats.
The game will be played be
tween the Edenton Hornets and
Trenton. Game time will be 2
o’clock.
Pregame and half-time enter
tainment will be furnished by
visiting bands. “Miss Edenton
High” and the “Alumni Queen”
will also be crowned at this time.
The Homecoming Committee
has gone all out to make this a
| memorable day. Members of the
1 committee are: Mrs. S. L. Reeves,
W. A. Hunter, Miss D. M. Rag
land, Miss J. Greene, Mrs. R. L.
Satterfield, Mrs. F. T. Sessoms
and T. I. Sharpe, chairman, and
D. F. Walker, principal.
PTA Endorses
Visual Screening
Continued from Pag* I—Section <
bership of 344 as of Tuesday
night. The membership drive
wiil continue until November 7
and it is hoped all parents and
teachers will join.
Miss Thelma White’s first
grade won the attendance prize
and the class will be given a
free theater pass, courtesy of
the Taylor Theater. A PTA at
tendance banner will be given
as soon as it arrives.
President Byrum stated that
the State District Conferenc'-
will be held in Williamston at 1
the Williamston High School on
Wednesday, October 22, at 1C
A. M. All PTA members art
.urged to attend.
I Dr. L. F. Ferguson and Dr.
A. F. Downum presented a very
1 informative program on visual
screening of scheol children
The membership endorsed the
l visual screening program fo'
] the Elementary School childrer
if approved by the local health
department.
After the meeting a delight
ful social was held in the school
cafeteria. Mrs. Wesley Chesson
was chairman of the social.
The next Elementary PTA
meeting will be held on Tues
day, November 11 at 9 P. M.
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THE CHOWAN HERALD. KDENTON. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY OCTOBER 18, Iftlfr
C. W. Alexander
Dies In Hospital
Charlie Wesley Alexander, 92,
one of Edenton’s oldest citizens,
died Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock
in Chowan Hospital after an ill
ness of several years. He was a 1
native of Tyrrell County but liv-; J
ed in Edenton 39 years. He was!;
an employee of the Edenton Cot
ton Mill for 20 years.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Martha Owens Alexander; four 1
sons, the Rev. E. C. Alexander,
J. J. Alexander, S. T. Alexander 1
and A. L. Alexander, all of Eden- ’
ton; five daughters, Miss Violet -
Alexander, Mrs. Fred Ashley, ;
Mrs. Charlie Owens, Mrs. Mamie
Holmes and Mrs. George Down- j
ing, all of Edenton; one brother, j
Jim Alexander and a sister, Mrs. .
J. W. Taft, both of Elizabeth City. ,
Twenty-nine grandchildren, 61 ,
great-grandchildren and one great j
great-grandchild also survive.
He was a member of the First
Christian Church where funeral
services were held Sunday after
noon at 3 o’clock. The Rev. M.
L. Ambrose, pastor of the Philip
pi Christian Church at Creswell,
officiated and burial was in the
Beaver Hill Cemetery.
Marine Families
Rapidly Leaving:
Continued from Page 1, Section 1
first commissioned at Camp
Kearney, Cal., during March,
1942. He returned to take com
mand some 18 years later.
Marine Aircraft Group 14 is
one of two Marine air groups to
be awarded two Presidential
Unit Citations. During World
War 11, while serving with the
First Marine Division, reinforc-.
ed, in and near the Gudalcanal J
area, MAG-14 was awarded its j
first PUC. At Okinawa the j
second Presidential Unit Cita-1
tation was received while serv
ing with the Second Dlarine Air j
Wing.
MAG-14 leaves Edenton as the
Naval Auxiliary Air Station pre
pares to decommission prior to
January 1, 1959. Present plans j
call for MAG-14 to actively par
ticipate in scheduled Fleet Ma-'
rine Force maneuvers during
January through March, 1959.
RETURNS TO GERMANY
Army M-Sgt. Lester H. Ashley, 1
, son of Mrs. Luther A. Ashley of
Edenton, recently returned to his
. regular assignment in HocHst,
| Germany, after a two-month tt»ur
of duty with Task Force 201 in
Lebanon.
Sergeant Ashley is a platoon
sergeant in Company B of the
299th Engineer Battalion. His
wife, Annaliese, is with him in
j Germany. 1 ;
; |
VFW AUXILIARY MEETING
' The Ladies’ Auxiliary of Wil- 1
I liam H. Coffield Post 9280, Vet- j
erans of Foreign Wars will meet
tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock in
the Post home. Mrs. Pattie Jor
dan, president, requests all mem
bers to be present.
20 Years Ago
Continued from Page 1, Section 1
was partially favorable to a pro
ject for improving th* channel !
from Edenton Bay to the U. S. i
Fish Hatchery.
The Norfo’k Southern Railroad
discontinued a watchman at th*
Church Street crossing.
W. J. Taylor was sp*ak«T at the
Lions Club meeting when hei
spoke very interestingly about
schools.
Pete Everett and William Cay
ton played a spectacular game in
Straight IO,yU
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| a football battle with Plymouth
which was won by Edenton 39-2.
David Holton was Edenton's
coach.
MUSICAL PROGRAM
The Gospel Consolers of Suf
folk, Va„ will present a musical!
program at the Gale Street Bap-|
tist Church Sunday night, Oc- 1
tober 19, at 7:30 o’clock.
Aces Preparing
To Meet Hertford
Continued From Pag* 1. Section 1
Williamston 7-6. The other game
was a one touchdown tie with
Plymouth.
The Edenton Band will accom
pany the Aces to Hertford and
Director Bray says he has planned
a program which will add a lot
of color to the game. A large
crowd of supporters are also ex
pected to make the trip to Hert
ford to see the game.
“Bid-a-Buck” Sale
Begins October 23
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Continued from Pag* I—Section 1
participating firm will donate
smaller prizes to be offered also
at the auction.
The Bid-a-Buck coupons, which
have been made available to the
merchants committee by the Pet
Milk Company, will be given out
for cash sales only or for cash
payments made by the public in
participating stores during the
five-week sale. “Our stores are
planning outstanding values for
this sales event, and we feel that
the extra value of the Bid-a-Bucks
will give the public some real
fall bargains,’' Quinn said. “A
Bid-a-Buck ‘dollar’ will be giv
en for every dollar the public
| spends, thus providing a ‘bank
roll’ to be used at the auction.”
Quinn also announced that
I many of the prizes will be dis
! played in the lobby of the Peo
, pies Bank & Trust Co., beginning
Tuesday, October 21. He advised
each merchant to take his prize
to the bank the day before if it
can be displayed.
Additional stores joining the
sales promotion since those an
nounced last week are Hobow
sky’s and Mitchener’s Pharmacy.
Quinn said prizes for the auction]
will also be given by Peoples
Bank & Trust Co., Radio Station
WCDJ, W. D. Holmes Wholesale
Grocery and The Chowan Her
ald. , ,
Quinn said tnai participating
firms may contact any member of
his committee including J. R. Du-
Laney, Mrs. Graham Robbins,
George Alma Byrum, Wilmer Ma
lone and Ed Parker, or the Cham
ber of Commerce office for ad
ditional informafon. Merchants
j should obtain the Bid-a-Buck cou
j pons from the Chamber office be
! fore the sale begins.
Dressmaking Theme
At HD Club Meeting
The Gum Pond Home Demon
stration Club met in October with
Mrs. Everett Wilson. There were
11 members present. Mrs. Florine
Nixon, new club president, presid
ed over the business. The club
fair booth and the Federation
meeting were discussed. Yearly
i reports were turned in at this
I meeting.
1 Miss Maidred Morris gave a
! verv interesting demonstration on
j “Modern Methods of Dressmaking.
| “There are many simple pat-
I terns and sewing devices on the
! market today,” said Miss Morris,
“that can enable anyone to sew.
1 With the great variety of mate
rials on the market today com
plete wardrobes can be made at
home easily saving on the family
budget.”
Delta Kappa Gamma
Society Holds Meeting
Pi Chapter of the Delta Kappa
Gamma Society held its first
meeting of the year at the Caro
linian Hotel at Nags Head Satur
day, with thirteen counties being
represented.
Brinkley of Plymouth,
new president, presided at the
business session. A moment of
silence was observed in memory
of the recent death of a charter
member, Mina Holloman of Ahos
kie.
Luncheon was served in the ho
tel’s Dogwood Room.
Mrs. Audrey Austin of Eliza
beth City presented Paulina Has
sell and Minnie Hollowell, both
of Edenton, who gave a very in
teresting resume of the!r trip and
visit to the International Delta
Kappa Gamma convention held at
Minneapolis, Minnesota, in Au
gust.
Mrs. Rose G. Pool of Greenville,
S. C„ was welcomed at the meet
ing after a long absence caused
by illness in her family.
The next Chapter meeting will
be held in Williamston on Decem
ber 13, at which time Dr. N. H.
Shope of Elizabeth City will be
guest speaker.
Drainage Problem
Consumes Much Time
Continued From Page 1. Section 1
wards request was for a pipe in
front of his lot on Twiddy Ave
nue. Both of these requests were
granted.
Early in the meetrng Tow"
Council and the Edenton school
trustees met jointly to name a
successor to W. T. Harry, who
has moved from Edenton. The
name of Marvin Wilson was pro
posed and he was unanimously
e'ected to serve the unexpired
term of Mr. Harry until June,
1963. It was pointed out during
the meeting that a lawyer should
be a member of the board, to
which both boards were in one
accord.
It was reported that Town At
torney William Privott is now
preparing specifications for the
removal of old piling and stakes
from the Edenton harbor. This
project was aereed to bv Town
Council and the County Com
missioners.
! The term of George S. Twiddy
expired as a member of the Zon
ing Adiustment Board and Thurs
ton Stallings was appointed to
succeed Mr. Twiddy.
The matter of the town tice’ent-v
tee a street in a subdivision at the
M. G Brown Company also con
sumed a considerable amount of
consideration. Action was held
over until the next meeting pend
ing development of the status of
the Board of Public Works rela
tive to installing sewer service.
The Counriimen approved the
Westover Heiehts water assess
ment as presented by the Board
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'of Public Works, so that a heaSr
-1 teg on this assessment will 9e
held later. '
In order to provide more ade
quate seating facilities at Hertford
Friday night for the Edenton-
Hertford football game, the .Coun
cilmen agreed to loan three sec
tions of thfe portable bleachers on
Hicks Field. Th* request was
made by Hertford school officials.
Aside from Mayor Kehayes,
Councilman L<uther Parks was ab
sent, due to illness.
Gum Poud Club
Wing Top Honor
At County Fair
Gum Poiid Home Demonstra
tion Club won the grand cham
pion trophy for the most out
standing educational exhibit te
this year’s County Fair. This
handsome silver cup is awarded,
annually by the Home Feed &
Fertilizer Company to the group
displaying the best all-round
booth exhibit, regardless of age
croup or class, in the opinion of
the judges. V-'
Farm pond safety is the theme
of the Gum Pond exhibit. This
theme is a safety program
which was launched this year
by Governor Luther Hodges,
and has been stressed through
out the state by agricultural
agencies. The County Fair ex
hibit depicts a county farm and
homestead, with a pond promi
nently stressing safet'-
measures to be observed by thf
pond owners. VThe 'theme is
“Don’t Let Your Farm Pond
Be a Death Trap.” It was set
up by a club committee headed
bv Chairman Mrs.. Jack Eygns
Mrs. Charlie Peele and Mrs.
Marvin Smith.
I Other exhibits were classed
as excellent in this year’s Fair.
The Oak Grove Home Demon
stration Club placed second in
.its class with a home mandge
!ment exhibit stressing the im
provements in modern dress
j making over the methods used
, several years ago. Mrs. Percv
l Nixon, Mrs. Wallace Peele, Mrs
j Marion Bunch and Mrs. Lerov
j Bunch set up the attractive
display.
j Miss Maidred Morris, home
agent, states that she is ex
tremely pleased with the ex
hibits made by the Home Dem
onstration Clubs. In the home
"'-nartmeot the women have
displayed a grand array of
canned baked
' and candies, arts and crafts.
I sewing and needlework, and
horticultural exhibits. “There
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CARD OF THANKS
The family of Mrs. Charlie W
Alexander wishes to express their
apprec : at:on of the kind express
ions of sympathy shown during
the illness and death of their
father, Charlie W. Alexander. *
pd —The Alexander Family
is • decided over
.last year’s? exhibits, and the [
1 women in the county are to be i
congratulate# for their good
work,” states Miss Morris.
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[ Edenton’s Lions Club will mees
| Monday night, October 20, at 7
I o'clock. J. R. DuLaney urges' a
1100 per cent attendance.