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Edenton C. Os C.
Membership Drive
Planned Nov. 13th
One Day Drive Sched
uled to Begin With a
Kick-off Breakfast at
8 A. M. __
Plans for the annual member
ship campaign of the local Cham
ber of Commerce were completed
Tuesday, President John W. Gra- 1
ham has announced. W. P. (Spec) i
Jones, vice president’ of the or-,
ganization and prominent in local 1
civic activities, will head the cam
paign committee. R. Elton Fore
hand, Jr., insurance and real es
tate agent, and Jesse Harrell, fur
niture dealer, were named vice
chairmen to head two campaign
teams.
Others appointed to the cam
paign committee are West Byrum,
Jr., George Alma Byrum, J. W.
Davis, Dick Dixon, J. R. DuLaney,
W. S. Privott, J. C. Parks, Shel
ton Moore, Dr. R. N. Hardin,
Bruce Jones, Jr., Hector Lupton,
W. Ei Malone, Joe Swanner, Joe
Thorud, George S. Twiddy, War
ren Twiddy, Gilliam Wood and Ed
Parker.
Chairman Jones stated that the
campaign for additional members
and annual operating funds is
scheduled for Thursday, Novem
ber 13. It will be a concentrated
one-day drive starting with a
kick-off breakfast at 8 A. M.,
for ttie full committee at the Ho
tel Joseph Hewes.
Committee members will report
hourly to Treasurer George S.
Twiddy so that radio announce
ments can be made on the pro
gress of the campaign throughout
the day. Jones said, “We are at
the crossroads in Edenton. Dur
ing the first nine months of op
eration our Chamber of CVtm
merce has mado great progress to
ward the goals we all want to
reach.
“Your investment last year in
our first full-time Chamber \of
Commerce office has paid divi
dends. We look forward to even
greater accomplishments next
year to better our economy and
our community.” v
Jones added that an investment
in the Chamber of Commerce is
an investment in one’s own busi
ness. “When a member of our
committee discusses this_ with you
please remember that every busi
ness be adequately financed
to do its job. The Chamber of
Commerce is no exception,” Jones
said.
VFW Auxiliary
Poppy Day Nov. 8
Sponsored by the Ladies’ Au
xiliary of William H. Coffield Post
No. 9280, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Poppy Day will be observ
ed in Edenton next Saturday, No
vember 8. The proceeds of the
sale will go toward relief work,
so that Auxiliary members urge
a generous response to the sale
of the poppies.
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Aces Defeat Plymouth Panthers
To Win Their Fifth Consecutive
Albemarle Conference Crown
Edepton’s Aces were hard
pressed Friday night on Hicks
Field to defeat the determined,
hard-fighting and well coached
Plymouth Panthers 20 to 13. The
victory gave the Aces their fifth
, consecutive Albemarle Conference
Championship and their 22nd con
secutive conference victory.
While winning the , game, the
Aces were far short of the form
they displayed the previous Fri
day night against Ahoskie. It
was the first home game follow
ing four consecutive games on
foreign soil and attracted a large
number of fans.
It was a game Which provided
about all one could expect in a
football game-long and thrilling
runs, beautifully executed pass
ing, pass intgrtfptions, fumbles,
hard tackling, ferocious line buck
ing, a blockeS kick and five touch
/ downs scored.
John Jackson, panther tailback,
Jived up to his reputation and
THE CHOWAN HERALD
I Sign Contract j
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Chowan County Commissioners
on Monday signed a contract
. with Frank Benton, architect, for
plans, specifications and supervis
i ion of a county office building and
. je.il. Mr. Benton previously pre
i' senled plans and specifications,
. but will prepare new ones.
I I However, the Commissioners do
- not know at this lime just when
- the proposed building will be
- constructed, but will have the
■ plans when they decide to do so.
New Doctor WiT
Begin Practice In
Edenton Nov. 15th
Archie D. Walkfer, Jrj
1 M.D., Will Be Associ
. ated With New Cho
: wan Medical Center
With progress going on rapidly
1 on the new medical center oppo
i site Chowan Hospital, it was an
, nounced late last week that a new
• doctor is scheduled to come to
Edenton.
- The new doctor is Archie D.
• Walker, Jr., M.D., of Wilmington,
' N. C., and is scheduled to begin I
his new duties in Edenton Satur
; day, November 15. He will be
• associated with the Chowan Med
' ical Center operated by Dr. Frank
Wood, Dr. Richard Hardin, Dr.
Edward Bond and Dr.
Vaughan. The doctors are hope
' ful that their medical center will
be ready for operation by Janu
‘ ary 1.
Dr. Walker, a general practi
tioner, is a graduate of the Uni
versity of North Carolina School
j of Medicine. After his internship
he served two years in the U. S.
Army and was medical officer
' in Korea. He just completed a
general practice residency at the
’ Medical College of Virginia at
( Richmond.
1 Band Sponsors
Turkey Shoot
The Edenton Junior-Senior
High School Band will sponsor a
1 turkey shoot Wednesday, Novem
. ber 19, beginning at 2:30 P. M.,
t and continuing into the night,
i The purpose of the shoot is so
- help raise funds to apply on the
• band’s indebtedness for new in
; struments and it is hoped many
, will participate in the event. The
> turkeys will weigfi 10 pounds and
; over and tickets will be sold for
the shoot at SI.OO each. v
also was.ably assisted in the back
field by Marvin Allen, Lowell
Bowen and Billy Hall, all of
whom played havoc with the
Aces’ line, chalking up 12. first
downs to five by the Aces.
' For the Aces Clyde Cobb' turn
ed in another spectacular game.
He scored the first Edenton
touchdown early in the first quar
ter when he bolted through a hole
in the line and raced 41 yards
untouched to score. Near the end
!of the game Johnny ‘Phillips
blocked a Panther kick, Cobb
pulled the ball'from the air and
ran 17 yards for his second touch
down. Both were thrilling plays
and was reason for Edenton fans
to go wild. ,
The other Edenton touchdown
was also a real thriller. In the
last play of the first quarter Mar
vin Ashley intercepted, a Jacksdn
pass on the 8 and returned to the
K 4, On the first play of the sec
ond quarter Ted Hardisoq, with
some good blocking, broke
[through the line and put on some
[riWWJP cover 85 yards with two
I Plymouth tacklors ai his heels.
Ed< Si i, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 6,1958.
Chowan Turns |i
Slightly Over...
Votes hi Election
Voters Overwhelming
ly Opposed to Amend
ment Adding Juris
diction of JP’s
With practically no opposition
in Tuesday’s general election,
Chowan County voters turned
out’ in small numbers with the
vote barely going over * the 500
mark.
In the one contest for U. S.
Senator, Chowan gave B. Ever
ett Jordan 496 vote sas against
13 for his Republican opponent,
Richard C. Clark, Jr.
Chowan County voters regis
tered strong disapproval of the
amendment to increase jurisdic- j
tion of justices of the peace, i
with 348 votes cast against the
amendment ahd 115 in favor of j
it.
Chowan’s vote for unopposed
officials was as follows:
Malcolm B. Seawell for At-'
Itorney General, 487.
J. Wallace Winborne for Chief
(Justice of the Supreme Court,
497.
Emery B. Denny, for Associ
ate Justice of the Supreme
Court, 494; Carlisle W. Higgins, |
494.
For Judge of Superior Court,
Sixth District, Joseph W. Park
er, 492; Tenth District, William
Y. Bickett, 492; Eleventh Dis
trict, Clawson L. Williams, 'Sr.,
494; Twelfth District, Heman R.
Clark, 494; Sixteenth District,!
Henry A. McKinnon, Jr., 493: ‘
Nineteenth District, Frank M. ;
[Armstrong, 493; Twentieth Dis-j
trict, F. Donald Phillips, 493;
Twenty-first District, Walter E.
Johnston, Jr., 493; Twenty-third
District, Robert M. Gambill, 494;
Twenty-fifth District, James C.
.torUwig, s>3: Twenty eighth
District, W. K. McLean, 493;
Twenty-ninth District, J. Will j
Continued on Page B—Section 1
Commissioners |
OK Improving
U. S. Route 17
Chowan County Commissioners
on Monday adopted a resolution
requesting the North Carolina
Highway Commission to make a
master plan of improvements on
highway U. S. 17 throughout
North Carolina. The resolution
calls for, as soon as possible, pro
ceed to improve U. S. 17 to a min
imum width of 24 feet with plans
to make the highway a four-lane
highway as soon as possible.
A petition will be-presented to |
the N. C. Highway Commission by
a spesial committee appointed by
representatives from gll counties,
cities, townships and groups lo
cated on U. S. 17 from the Vir
ginia state line to the South Caro
lina state line.
Football Tickets
Again Bping Sold
Downtown Friday
With the Edenton Aces and
Camden Rebels scheduled to bat
tle on Hicks Field Friday night
for the football championship of
District 1, tickets for the game
will, again be put on sale down
town.
Tickets can be purchased at j
Mitchener’s Pharmacy and Leg-:
gett & Davis Drug Store Friday |
up until game time. This ar
rangement has been made to
eliminate long waiting in the line
gate.
School officials have announced
that season tickets will be honor
ed at this game, but if the
Aces are defeated and the game
is played with Manteo the fol
lowing Friday night, the'season
tickets will-not be honored.
civic calendar’ l
Twenty-two Edenton merchants
are cooperating in a "Bid-a-Buck"
sales promotion feature -which
Will be in progress until Satur
day, November 29.
Another cancer clinic will be
held at the cancer center in Elis
abeth City Friday afternoon. No
vember 7. at 1 o’clock.
St Saul's Auxiliary will hold
Continued on Page 7—Section 1
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| Prize Winning Booth At Chowan Fair 1
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Above is pictured the Gliden Local 4-H Club booth which
won first prize of $20.00 in the Junior Youth Division at the
Chowan County Fair. Local leaders in charge of the booth
were Mrs. Foy Ward, Dan and Nancy Ward. Edla and Betty
Lou Hugo, Jimmy and Dorsey Ward and Margaret Byrum
helped prepare the prize-winning exhibit.
j High Praise Heaped
On Harry Smith For
C. Os C. Activities
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Very Enthusiastic An
nual Meeting Is Held
In St. Paul’s Parish
House Tuesday Night
A goodly number of people,
both men and women, gathered
jin St. Paul’s Parish House
Tuesday night for the annual
j meeting of the Edenton Chamber
j of- Comiherce, which was featur
|ed by a detailed report of ac
tivities of the Chamber for the
nine months of operation.
The meeting was opened by
prayer by the Rev. George B.
Holmes, which was -followed by
reading the minutes of a* mat
ing held in October, 1957, and
I the treasurer’s report, which was
] very encouraging.
Gilliam Wood, outgoing presi
| dent, before turning the gavel
| over to John W. Graham, new
! president, paid a glowing tri
bute to Harry Smith, Jr., execu
tive vice president, for his untir
ing efforts and the progress
made under his leadership since
the Chamber of Commerce was
reorganized about a year ago.
Mayor . Ernest P. Kehayes, too, |
Continued on Page B—Section 1 i
Bid-A-Buck Parade Scheduled
To Be Held Saturday, Nov. 29
A “Bid-A-Buck” parade up!
Broad Street to the National)
I Guard armory is being planned]
by the sales promotion commit- j
tee of the Chamber of Commerce,
, Chairman Henry Quinn said Tues
day. The parade will highlight
and precede the special Bid-A-
Buck auction sale to be held at
the armory on-Saturday, Novem
ber 29, at 2:30 P. M.
The parade and auction will
come at the close of one of the
most unusual sales promotions
ever held, Quinn stated. The Bid-
A-Bucks, given out for cash trans
actions, are creating more and
more interest on the part of the
buying public. They can be used
to buy over $1,600 worth of priz
! es to be auctioned off on Noverrv
, beg. 29.
Jurymen Picked To Serve At
j November Term Superior Court
Chowan County Commissioners,
at their meeting Monday morning
drew 50 names from the jury box,
who will be summoned to serve as
jurors at the November term of
Chowan Superior Court. The
term will begin Monday morning,
November 24, at 10 o’clock.
Judge William J. Bundy of
Greenville is again scheduled to
preside over the term. Though it
will be a mixed term, there are
20 criminal cases on the calendar,
including a murder trial transfer
red to Chowan County from Tyr
rell County, so that, with the
Thanksgiving holiday on Novem
ber 27, there is little likelihood
that ‘ any civil actions will be
reached during, the term.
Those who will be summoned
for jufy duty are:
Alton L. Lodge, M. W, Jackson,
M. J. Tynch. W. D. Holmes, Irv
ing Tretman Spivey, E. L. Wells,
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Mayor Issues
Veterans Day
Proclamation
I
i With Veterans Day scheduled to
be observed next Tuesday, No
vember 11. Mayor Ernest Kehayes
! has issued a proclamation calling i
i upon all citizens to commemorate)
! and to pay appropriate homage to J
'the veterans of all the wars ofi
j this nation who have contributed,
so much to the preservation of
this nation. He urges citizens to
remember the sacrifices of all
thepe who fought so valiantly or.)
the seas, in the air and on foreign j
shores to preserve our heritage of)
freedom.
“I request all citizens of Eden ]
| ton to observe Tuesday, Novem-1
] ber 11, as Veterans’ Day.” says
the Mayor in his proclamation.)
“I urge all citizens of Edenton.]
business enterprises, veterans’ or-l
ganizations and city officials to j
assist the state committee for the|
observance of Veterans’ Day in
every way possible for the obser
| vance of November 11 with ap-
I propriate ceremonies.”
j Quinn said the Edenton High
| School feand, under the direction
[of Durwood Bray, will lead the
j parade which wlil also include
many new 1959 automobiles en
tered by local dealers and new
models of farm tractors entered
in the parade by local equipment
dealers. Both the cars and farm
equipment will be displayed for
public inspection in front of the;
armory following the auction.
The Bid-A-Buck sales promo- 1
tion is sponsored by 23 local mer-'
chants who issue Bid-A-Buck 1
coupons for every cash sale, cash
payment on old accounts, and
payment made on lay-aways dur
ing, the five week sale. Many of
the prizes to be auctioned off are
on display in the Peoples Bank &
Trust Company.
I Jr., Roy E. Lane, C. E. Asbell, M.
L. Evans, Melvin I. Harrell, J.
Wallace Goodwin, Jr., O. M.
Blanchard, J. J. Alexander, Wil
liam Earl Smith, Wallace Reed
Peele, E. M. Howell, Eugene Jer
nigan, W. W. Bunch, Jr., S. J.
Bunch, C. A. Bass, J. C. Byrum,
Jr., G. T. Jordan, Ervin C. Grif
fin, W. M. Wilkins, Luther C.
Dail, F. A. Ward, B. P. Monds, J.
M. McClenney, Glenn Bunch,
Hurley Ward, Henry S. Rogerson,
Albert Hobbs, Bristoe Perry, Her
man Layden, Jr., T. E. Chappell,
G. Medlin Belch, E. V D. Byrum,
H. M. Nixon, Henry P. Layden,
O. N. Jordan, J. Clarence Leary,
Jr., A. L. Hawkins, J. Earl Jones,
W. Edward Goodwin/ Noah J.
Goodwin, Jr., McKay Washington,
J. Bertram Hollowell, Lloyd “Wil
liams, E. F. Parte and Lloyd E.
Overton.
Veterans Day HI
, Be Observed At
Local High School
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Program at 10:30 A.M.j
And Open House Will
Be Held at 8 O’clock
Same Night
Edenton Junior-Senior High!
School will sponsor a Veterans’j
Day program in connection with
the observance of American Edu-i
cation Week. The program will
be held in the new school audi
torium Tuesday morning, Novem
ber 11, beginning at 10:30 o’clock, j
School Superintendent John A.j
Holmes will deliver the principal
address for the occasion and a col
or guard from the local National i
Guard unit will present the colors;
shortly before 11 o’clock, follow- 1
ing which a moment of silent!
prayer will be held at 11 o’clock. I
Mrs. Wood Privott, regent of
the Edenton Tea Party Chapter
of the DAR, will present a good (
citizenship medal to the senior.
girl chosen as the most outstand-j
ing citizen. This award is spon-J
sored by the Tea Party Chapter. |
Dr. Edward Bond, president of
the Rotary Club, will also present
certificates to a group of boys who
attended a science symposium
which was held at Duke Univer
sity last summer. This sympos
ium was sponsored by the Army
Ordnance Department and Rotary
Clubs.
In connection with the Vet-!
erans Day program Edenton Jun
ior-Senior High School will ob
serve open house at 8 P; M., at
which time the High School Par-|
ent-Teacher Association will hold
its regular meeting. Everybody
is cordially invited to attend the'
morning program as well as open!
house.
Plans Started
For Christmas j
Party By BPW
Edenton’s BPW Club and Eden
ton merchants are planning to
again stage a Christmas party, but
plans are somewhat different than
in previous years. Merchants are'
willing to make funds available,!
but do not have the time to
make the solicitation. Members
of the BPW Club are willing to j
shoulder the work of the party,
but they, too. are reluctant to so
licit for funds.
In this situation the BPW Club
is sending letters to all business|
concerns in Edenton requesting a|
donation, which is to be sent to
Mrs. Fannie Edwards, treasurer of'
the club. It is hoped enough’
money will be received to stage,
the party. It is estimated that)
about SSOO is necessary to do the
job right.
The BPW Club feels that this
community project not only
brings a little happiness to many
! children who may not receive a
j great deal at this important time
I of the year, but it also draws at-1
tention to Edenton and its busi
-1 ness firms.
Orders Still Taken
For Sale Os Plantsj
Orders for plants, bulbs and
shrubs in connection with the St.
Paul’s Church bazaar are still be
ing taken by the plant committee:
Mrs. R. P. Baer, phone 2537; Mrs.
Roland Vaughan, phone 2538. and
Mrs. John Kramer, phone 2662.
20 Years Ago
As Found in the Files of
The Chowan Herald
M. D. Coke- of Fox Movietone
News visited Chowan County for
two days taking pictures of var
ious places of harvesting the pea
nut crop.
It was announced that Presi
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt ap
proved a WPA project to build a
community building at Small’s
Cross Roads amounting to an ex
penditure of $5,448.
R. C. Holland announced that
all approved and designated
warehouses for the purchase of
peanuts for the Peanut Stabilisa
tion Cooperative will be opened
November 7, ready to buy farm
ers' stock peanuts at government
Continued on Page 7—Section 1
$2.50 Per Year In North Carolina
Edenton Aces Meet
Camden Rebels For
I District One Crown
fDaHedTo Raleigh]
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! Representatives of Town Coun
cil and the Board of Public Works
1 have been summoned to Raleigh
Friday to show cause for delay
in the construction of a sewage
disposal plant for Edenton. The
request came from the State
s Stream Sanitation Committee.
! Edenton apparently got in on
I the ground floor for federal aid
for a sewage disposal system, but
1 action has been delayed due to the
; Board of Public Works not being
; able to agree on a site for the
j installation.
J.A. Bunch Resigns
As Chowan County
Sheriff As Df Nov. 3
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Sheriff-elect M. Earl
Goodwin Is Appoint
ed To Fill Out Unex
pired Term
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| After serving as sheriff of Cho-i
I wan County for 23 years. Sheriff]
! J. A. Bunch on Monday tendered
I his resignation to the County:
Commissioners, effective as of
that date. November 3.
I The resignation was briefly
j stated as follows:
“I am handing you herewith
my resignation as sheriff and cus- j
todian of the Court House for;
Chowan County as of Novem-i
ber 3.”
j The Commissioners accepted the
resignation and immediately ap-j
! pointed Earl Goodwin to fill out
j ihe unexpired term of Mr. Bunch:
j which will be until December 1.;
i Mr. Goodwin accepted the ap
pointment and began his duties
immediately. He thanked the
Commissioners for appointing him j
i and said he would do his very
I best to properly fulfill the duties
of the office and promised his
close cooperation with the Com-'
j missioners in the interest of the
county. The oath was administer
ed by Clerk of Court E. W. Spires, j
Goodwin defeated Bunch in a
I second primary election held in
.June and will begin his regular
j term as sheriff on December 1.
: The Commissioners authorized
' Mr. Goodwin to employ a clerk at
• a salary of $175 per month in or
der for him to have more time
for outside duties and for some
j body to he in the office at all
times for the collection of taxes.
VFW AUXILIARY MEETING
The Ladies’ Auxiliary of Wil
liam H. Coffield. Jr.. Post No.
( 9280, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
will meet tonight (Thursday) at
8 o’clock in the Post home. Mrs.
Pattie Jordan, president, requests
all members to attend.
jCommittee Named To
Old Records To Be Released
To Department Os Archives
Admiral Patterson, retired from
the U. S. Navy and now with the
State Department of Archives
and History, was present at the
County Commissioners’ meeting
Monday in the interest of secur
ing some old records of the Gen
eral Court now stored in the
Peoples Bank & Trust Company'
building as well as in the attic
at the Court House, some of
which are getting in a bad state
of repair and are of no more use
to the county'.
Admiral Patterson read the
statute which authorizes the
County Commissioners to turn
over to the department public
records no longer in current use
which have historical or re
search value. He also stated
that a project is in the making
for microfilming records in the
state and if the plan is author
ized by the Legislature, micro
film teams will be sent through
out the state, so that the films
will be at one place and the
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
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Edenton Coaches Not
So Enthusiastic Due
To Condition of Sev
eral Players
By defeating Plymouth Friday
the Albemarle Conference cham
pionship for the fifth consecu
night, Edenton's Aces again won
tive year. The victory makes
them eligible to play for the
District 1 championship and will,
therefore. face the Camden
Rebels, champions of the Tide
water Conference.
Edenton school officials an
nounced Monday that arrange
ments have been made to play
the game on Hicks Field in
Edenton Friday night, beginning
at 8 o’clock.
i Camden will come to Edenton
with a season record of six vic
tories and three losses. The
(Rebels are reported to be a very
scrappy ball club, sparked by
Richard Mansfield, a good all
| around halfback who is outstand-'
j ing on both offense and defense.
House at center has the repu
tation of being an excellent
pivot man and Shelley Mans
jfield, also a hf>' back, is said to
|be fast an V dangerous. The
[Rebels hav< «e reputation of
i being a gooq assing team, and
] will come to Edenton in good
| shape and hopeful of upsetting
the Aces for district honors,
i On the other hand. Coaches
Bill Billings and Johnny Morris
, are not so enthusiastic about the
condition of the Aces, who early
this week had a number of boys
I who were sick and some nursing
I minor injuries. However, they
[hope that before Friday night
all the boys will have improved
| sufficiently to be able to put up
[a fight against the Rebels for
[the district championship.
The winner of this game will
play either Weldon or Benevue,
J winner m District 2.
The Edenton Band will, of
I course, be on hand to add color
and interest in the game.
'39 Tax Listers
Are Appointe
Chowan County Commissions:.
I at their meeting Monday approv
: od the appointment of tax listers
] to serve for 1959.
| Those who will serve are as
] follows;
First Township—Mrs. Pattie S.
Byrum and Mrs. Jeanne O’Neal.
Second Township . Hen r y
Bunch.
Third Township—T. D. Berry
man.
Fourth Township Ward Hos
kins.
These listers will be ready to
list taxes during the month of
January.
OFFICES CLOSED NOV. 11
In order to observe Veterans’
Day, a national holiday', all conn-
Itv offices will be closed all day
Tuesday, November 11.
records at another as a precau
tion against complete loss by
fire or other reasons.
W. E. Bond, chairman of the
Commissioners, frankly admitted
that he and the other Commis
sioners were not very well ac
quainted with the old records in
question and that the Commis
sioners would tot want any rec
ords taken ~y which could be
valuable ihe county. He,
therefore, n\, Admiral Patter
son that he would appoint a
committee to work with him in
going through the .records to de
termine which would be turned
over to his department.
Admiral Patterson said he
thought he would be able to re
turn to Edenton Thursday of
next week, so that Mr. Bond
appointed as a committee to
work with him the following:
Gilliam Wood, E. W. Spires, Miss
Elizabeth Moore and Mrs. Josie
Ruth Carr.