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Volume XXV—Number 46.
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Some Bid-A-Buck Prizes j
Edenton s Bid-A-Buck salmi promotion event will come to a close
Saturday. November 29, when an auction will be held on the Court
House Green. Prises worth over $1,600 will be auctioned off at
that time wilh the Bid-A-Bucks to be used as money. In above
picture are some of the items which will be sold and are now on
display in the lobby of the Peoples Bank & Trust Company.
Officials Os Edenton Are Called
To Raleigh To Explain Lack Os
Progress For Sewage Disposal
Mayor Ernest Kehayes, Town
Clerk Ernest J. Ward, Jr., R. N.
Hines, superintendent of the Elec
tric & Water Department and
Thomas Byrum, a member of the
Board of Public Works spent Fri
day in Raleigh at the invitation of
the State Stream Sanitation Com
mittee. Edenton offcials were re
quested to meet with the Stream
Sanitation Committee to show
cause for the prolonged delay
about doing anything concrete in
way of sewage disposal facilities.
“I think you have been drag
ging your feet with us,” J. V.
Whitfield, chairman, tpld the
Edenton delegation.
The Edentonians were also in
formed that the committee ex
pected Edenton by January I vto
make the following
1 oh a site.
5 2. Prepare plans and specifica
tions.
Bid-A-Buck Auction
Will Be Staged On
Court House Green:
Parade Is Scheduled to|
Be Held In Connec
tion With Event on
November 29 1
Plans for the “Bid-A-Buck” pa
rade and auction sale scheduled
for 2:30 P. M., Saturday, Novem
ber 29, have been revised, accord
ing to Henry Quinn, chairman of
the Sales Promotion Committee
of the Chamber of Commerce.
The parade will form at the
Edenton High School grounds
and proceed down Broad Street
to the Court House green where
the public auction will be held.
Chairman Quinn said the auc
tion was originally scheduled to
be held in the armory, but many
customers of participating stores
recommended that it be held in a
location convenient to more peo
ple. At a special meeting held
■Tuesday the Merchants Commit:-
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Edenton Aces Defeat Camden
To Win District Championship]
More or less in a Dr. Jekyl
and Mr. Hyde role the Edenton j
Aces on Friday night defeated
a strong and stubborn Camden
team 131 to 19 and thereby again]
won the Class A football cham
pionship for the First District. |
In the first half the Aces were j
far off color, so that they were
easily, outplayed and outscored
by the Rebels. The half-time
, score was 13-1 J w favor of Cam
den.
However, the «*cond half saw
an altogether different aggrega
tion of Aces on the field. They
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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3. Issue a call for a bond elec
tion.
4. Submit a revised time sched
ule under which the plant 1
' construction will get under
way and reach completion.
The Edenton group was also in
formed that if Edenton is to have
any chance of obtaining federal |
assistance in building a plant, an,
application must be filed before
February 1.
Mayor Kehayes, spokesman for
the Edenton delegation told the
committee the lack of progress
was largely due to the fact that
Edenton has two boards—Town
Council and the Board of Public
Works and that the delay has
been due to the Board of Public
Works being unabkUq. agree an *
sfte for the pfhht. He also posit
ed out- that he! felt sure Town
Council will call for a bond elec
tion and that a site for the plant
had about been settled. ,
Funds Lagging For
Christmas Party
j Funds for the annual Christ-
I mas party and parade are lag
ging, according to Mrs. Laura
Ferguson, president of the Busi
ness and Professional Women’s
I Club. Mrs. Ferguson said let
iters were sent to business firms
in Edenton requesting contribu
tions for this community Christ
mas project which the BPW Club
1 has sponsored for many years,
j Receipts through Wednesday
'are very disappointing, she
said.
This year the BPW Club offer
ed to handle all of the work con
nected • with organizing the pa
rade and handling the children’s
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Edenton Restaurant
Closed November 17
Mrs. W. L. Boswell has an
nounced that her Edenton Restau
rant will be closed all day next
: | Monday,. November 17. The res
| taurant will be closed for. the day
l due to adding additional space to
I the present dining room. The res
| taurant will be open as usual
Tuesday morning.
ed by fleet halfbacks who in the!
[ first half ran rough-shod over]
the Aces. They never gave up
land were still fighting hard even
( after the Aces took a lead which
Was next to impossible to over
|Come. ' ; '
1 Bubba Hopkins played the ]
] most outstanding game for the
'Aces, being called upon for tire
'lion’s share of ball carrying,
j Hopkins rammed through the
-Robert White alto played a
l*k« fntuikilAbni -
, t the fifth touchdown. / j
EcU Z Chowan County. North Carolina, Thursday, November 13,1958.
Edenfcß Christmas
Party Scheduled To
Be Held Dec. 4th
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Chairmen of Commit
tees Are Appointed
To Arrange For Pop
ular Affair
The Edenton Business and Pro
fessional Women’s Club, in coop
' eration with the merchants of
.‘Edenton, will again sponsor the
['annual children’s Christmas Pa
rade and Party scheduled to be
held Thursday afternoon, Decem
ber 4, at 4 o’clock.
Mrs. Alice Twiddy, general
chairman and Miss Frances
Marshbourne, co-chairman, say
plans are under way to stage an
other mammouth spectacle for the
thousands of children and adults
expected to be on hand for the
gala event. " j
The following committee chair
men have been appointed who are
now busy working out details for
the affair:
Parade—Mrs. Beulah Boswell. 1
Santa Claus Float—Mrs. Ethel
Simpson. |
Tickets—Miss Mildred Munden.j
Refreshments Miss Beulah j
Privott.
Selection of Judges—Mrs. Lala'
Smith.
In order to create more interest
in the float division this year, the
BPW Club is offering a prize of
$25.00 for the best float, $15.00
for second best and SIO.OO for the
third best. Mrs. Beulah Boswell,
parade chairman, says that sev
eral bands in this area will be in
vited to participate in the parade
along with all civic organizations
and local business concerns: It is
hoped that traW f march will
boast of a large dumber of glit
tering entries this year. |
More information on the Christ
mas Festival will be announced as
plans progress.
Prize Offered For
Best Decoration
During Christmas j
In order to promote interest in
outside Christmas decorations thisj
year, the Edenton Woman’s Club
is offering a cash prize of $lO to
be awarded the best outside dec
oration in the residential area.
Mrs. Louis G. Wilkins, Fine
Arts Committee, Chairman, has
selected Friday, December 19, as
the date for judging the decora
tions and the winner will be an
ndunced on December 24. Judg
es for the decoration contest will
be announced later.
Such a contest has not been
used here for a good many years.
It is the purpose of the Woman’s
Club to encourage more decorat
ing this Yuletide season.
Band Turkey Shoot
Scheduled Nov. 19th
Sponsored by the Edenton Jun
ior-Senior High School Band, a
turkey shoot is scheduled to be
held on the American Legion
grounds Wednesday, November
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The shoot has been scheduled
in order to help raise some money
to apply on the band’s indebted
ness for new instruments,
j Tickets are on sale for SI.OO
j each and it is hoped many will
I patronize the shoot in an effort
| to win a- turkey and at the same
, time help the band to get out of
debt.
20 Years Ago
As Found {a tho Pilot of
l Tho Chowan herald
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County Commissioners pul
I thumbs down oa a request by-tho
County Board of Education for a
loan with which to erect a .new
I buildina at Chowan Mali School
for the purpose of touching agri
cultural classes. Sharp argu
! meats were presented by both
jHollowell and the Edenton Ice
; Mayor EP.Kehayes
Proclaims Chamber
Os Commerce Day
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' Chief Executive Calls
j Upon Business Firms
j To Support Member
,! ship Drive
’ Mayor Ernest P. Kehayes has
proclaimed today (Thursday) as
, I “Chamber of Commerce Day” in
! recognition of the local organiza
tion whose annual membership
, campaign will be held today. |
5 The Mayor said that the
Chamber of Commerce warrants [
the full support of everyone in
I the community. “We have seen
'during the first nine months of
operation what an active Cham
ber of Commerce with a full-1
I time manager can accomplish.
! Wje need such an organization '
I now more than ever before to j
Ihelp improve our economy.
“As Mayor of the Town of I
' Edenton, I urge all of our busi
ness and professional people to|
support the Chamber of Com
merce in its annual membership'
campaign. I hereby proclaim |
Thursday, November 13, as
‘Chamber of Commerce Day’ in (
recognition of the projects al
ready accomplished and those
planned for the future by the
Edenton Chamber of Commerce.”
W. P. Jones, chairman of the
Membership Campaign Commit- >
.tee, said the one-day drive will
'get under way with a kick-off
breakfast at 8 A. M. in the Hotel
Joseph Hewes, which will be
broadcast through the courtesy
let radio station WCDJ. R. El
ton Forehand and Jesse Harrell
are vice chairmen of the 20-
member campaign committee.
EASTERN STAR MEETING
I Edenton Chapter No, 302, Order
of the Eastern Star, will meet
I Monday night, November 17, at
1 8 o’clock in the Masonic Temple.
Mrs. W. A. Harrell, worthy ma
tron, urges every member to at
tend.
Otis B. Copeland Speaker For
HD Clubs’ Husbands’ Banquet
Otis B. Copeland will be the
guest speaker at a banquet given
by the Home Demonstration Club
women honoring their husbands
and guests. This annual event
will be held at the N Wards Com
munity Building ) Wednesday
night, November 19, at 7 o’clock.
Mr. Copeland is editor, of the
North Carolina Extension Service
at State College, Raleigh. He is
well known in agricultural edi
torial circles, having worked with]
the Extension Service in Georgia,
and as associate editor of The
Progressive Farmer. He has al
so served as chairman of the
Press Division of the National 4-H
In State DAR Citizenship Contest
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PATSY PRIVOTT JANET BUNCH
Jane* Bunch and Palsy Privotl, seniors at Edenton Junior-Senior
High School end Chowan High School respectively, have been
chosen to represent their schools in the Stale DAR citizenship
“HOMEMAKER OF THE MONTH” ]
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Mrs. E. N. Elliott. "Homemaker of the Month" ior the Chowan
Ho«te Demonstration Club, contributes untiringly to the welfare of i
her community and county, in addition to being an outstanding
homemaker. Her civic activities includes soliciting fer various drives.
Here she receives a ccnlribution from Mrs. Minnie Corprew during
the cancer drive.
“Capt. Bob*’ Hollo well Retires
As Oldest Soil Supervisor After!
Serving Since Organized In ’4B
The Albemarle Soil Conserva
tion District is losing one of its
oldest supervisors when R. H.
“Capt. Bob” Hollowell’s term ex
pires December 31, 1958. He isi
78 years old and has served as a \
supervisor since the district was!
organized in 1948. “Capt. Bob’;
sc; s h<x would like to continue
'but that night meetings are tooj
much for him. The district is los
ing one of its best men and he
will be hard to replace.
L. C. Bunch, chairman of the
district board of supervisors, pre
sented “Capt. Bob” a plaque for
10 years of service to the district;
last week at “Capt. Bob’s” home. ,
Election time is almost here fori
a district supervisor from Cho-|
wan County. The election Will
be held the first week in Decern-
LIONS MEET MONDAY |
Edenton Lions will meet Mon-j
day night, November 17, at 7
o’clock.
Club Congress in Chicago in 1955,
as well as serving on various
Editor Advisory Committees in
Washington, D. C.
N. C. State College’s Division,
which Mr. Copeland heads, is re
garded as a national pioneer in
its field and is made up of an
agricultural press section, a pub
lication section, a TV and radio
section, as well as visual aids de
partment and a printing service.
Mr. Copeland is in great de
mand as a speaker, and Chowan
Club members feel very fortunate
to have secured him for this
event. His speaking ability is
described as very entertaining as
well as informative.
ber. Nominating petitions have
been received for Fahey Byrum.
of Route 1, Edenton and Norman'
Hollowell also of Route 1. In or-1
der to be.nominated, 25 qualified]
voters must sign the petition. Pe-i
titions for nomination can be ob-j
tained from L. C. Bunch or the
work unit office in the basement
of the Post Office in Edenton.
District Supervisors receive no
money for their services. They
do receive expenses from state
funds for four meetings per year.
His “pay" is the satisfaction he
receives for helping his friends
and neighbors carry out conser-,
vation practices on their farms,
within the district. "I have nev- j
er heard a district supervisor say |
he didn’t enjoy being a district
supervisor,” says James Griffin/,
soil conservationist.
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Edenton Aces Will
Meet Benvenue For
Crown Os Region 1
School Officials Make
Necessary Arrange
ments to Play Game
In Edenton Friday
With the District I Champion
ship tucked under their belts, by
defeating Camden Friday night,
the Edenton Aces will seek fur
ther laurels next Friday night
when they are scheduled to play
Benvenue for the championship of
Region I.
Edenton school officials have
arranged for the game to be play
ed on Hicks Field. This arrange
ment was made at a considerable
outlay of money, so that it is hop
ed a large crowd of Edenton sup
porters will attend the game in
order to help meet' the guaran
tee.
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1 Forty-eighth session of the Al
'bemErle Annual Conference will
be held at Kadesh A.M.E. Zion
Church in Edenton Wednesday.
November 19, through Sunday.
November 23.
Edenton Junior-Senior High,
School Parent-Teacher Associa -
tion will observe annual "Back
to School Night" Tuesday night.
November 18, at 8 o'clock.
A mission study class of the
Woman's Society of the Edenton |
Baptist Church will be held atj
the church tonight (Thursday) at’
■ 7:30 o'clock.
Edenton Woman's Club an-
I nounces that a $lO prise will be
j awarded for the best outside
i Christmas decoration in Edenton's
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$2.50 Per Year In North Carolina
)Mrs. E. N. Elliott
Cited Homemaker
By Chowan Club
ii One-Day Drive j
Edentcn's Chamber of Com
merce wi.l today (Thursday)
Inaugurate a one-day whirlwind
campaign to enroll members for
1 the new year. The drive will get
! under way at 8 o'clock this morn
j ing with a kick-off breakfast
schedule' to be he'd at Joseph
1 Hewes Hotal for canvassers,
j It is honed to finish the drive
| in one day. so that prospective
, members are urged to be ready to
1 m“et the canvassers when they
arrive.
! Christmas Saving
! C!i!li Members Due
To Receive $60,000
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Checks Will Be Mailed
i Saturday to 900 Mem
bers; 1959 Club Willi
Open November 24 j
On Saturday of this week the.
Peoples Bank & Trust Company'
plans to send checks to members
of the 1958 Christmas Saving
Club. |
A batch of approximately 900
checks will be placed in the mail
representing $60,000 saved during!
the year bv way of the Christ
mas Saving Club. This money
for the most part will go into le
gal channels, soiqe for,taxes, some
for paying bills and a large pro-1
portion for purchasing Christmas
present. j
The bank’s 1959 Christmas Sav
ing Club will open Monday. No
vember 2-4 and prospective mem
bers are requested to enroll as
early as possible.
Banquet Speaker
O. B. COPELAND
Principal speaker for the Cho
wan Home Demonstration Clubs'
husbands' banquet will be Otis B.
Copeland, editor of the N. C. Ex
tension Service at Slate College,
1 Raleigh. The banquet will be
held at Ward Community Build
ing Wednesday night. November
19. at 7 o'clock.
Janet Bunch And Privott
Chosen For State DAK Contest
The Edenton Tea Party Chap-[
ter, N.S.D.A R.. sponsors a senior
who has shown outstanding quali.
ties of citizenship over the four
year period of high school to rep
resent Chowan High School and
Edenton Junior-Senior High
School in a state-wide contest, i
Patsy Privott, daughter of Mr.|
and Mrs. W. J. Privott, was cho
sen by the senior class and facul
ty to represent Chowan High
School. Janet Bunch, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Bunch,
was selected by the seniors and
1 faculty to represent Edenton Jun
ior-Senior High School. Both
girls will receive a D.A.R. citizen
ship medal, a certificate for be
ing selected as the D.A.R. winner
and will attend a- district meet
ing where the state candidate will
be announced.
Patsy is very active in the many
activities of Chowan High School.
She Was chosen as a marshal be
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[ Home Agen tln Early
, Days of Organization
;] In County
. | A former home demonstration
J | a?ent claims the spotlight for
! “Homemaker of the Month” from
t the Chowan Club. Mrs. Emmett
Elliott, a well-known citizen,
i has for many years worked un
(j tiringly for the betterment of her
’ ■ adopted county.
, j Mrs. Elliott, a native of Tarboro,
, married here after having served
j as the home agen' for four years,
I beginning in I .2. Previously
I she had receiv > ,ier professional
[ training at St. Mary’s College and
Thomas Normal Training School
in Detroit, Michigan. Later she
I taught home economies in Indiana
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‘Back To School'’
Will Feature PTA
Meeting Nov. 15th
j In connection with the oh-
Iservanee of American Education
j Week at the Edenton Junior-
Senior High School next week
'will be a “Back to School” fea
ture on Tuesday night, Novem
• ber 18. at 8 o’clock. The ob
servance will be in connection
with the Junior-Senior High
School Parent-Teacher Associa
tion meeting.
Parents , will meet in the new
auditorium for a brief PTA
meeting and then enjoy thi
'Back to School” program.
Following the PTA meeting,
open house will be observed,
when parents will be given an
opportunity to visit the various
rooms to see displays of work
done by students during the
year. This will take place until
8.30 o'clock, at which time a
concert will be presented by the
band in the aditorium.
At the conclusion of the pro
gram refreshments will be served
in the school cafeteria.
The theme for American Edu
cation Week is “Report Card
USA” and is this year designed
to focus attention on the new
challenges to American educat
tion posed by the space age and
to answer such questions as,
“Where do we stand?”
J Masonic Play To Be
Presented Tonight
! Masons in this area are in for
| a treat tonight (Thursday! when
| the Acacia Club of the Norview
Lodge will present its annual Ma
sonic play. The title of the
group's play is “Treasures of
Darkness,” and is reported to be
, as good or even better than pre
j vious plays.
A dinner will be served by
members of the Eastern Star at
: 7 o’clock for local Masons and
i guests and the play is scheduled
,to begin at 8 o’clock. All Masons
, are cordially invited to see the
i play.
cause of her high scholastic rec
ord. Patsy is a member of the
Beta Club, and the student hon
or society of her school. She
plays on the girls’ basketball team
and is a member of the Monogram
Club. Patsy has been a member
of the Future Homemakers of
America all of her years in high
school and was elected president
this year. She is the vice presi
dent of the senior class. Patsy
was chosen by the senior class
as the girl mdst likely to succeed.
Janet is a member of the honor
society, and has maintained a
high scholastic average. Janet
has been president of the Tri-
Hi-Y. She attended Girls’ State
in Greensboro last summer. This
year she is secretary of the Stu
dent Council, a member of the ,n
nual staff, The Spotlight staff,
a cheerleader, and is in the Glee
|C> She was chosen school
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