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CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXV.—Number 47.
Town Coancilmen In ¥olit
Vote Call For Bond Elefoion
For Sewage Disposal Plant
Board of Public Works
And Town Council
Consider Problem In
Joint Meeting
$600,000 LIMIT
Possibility That Por
tion of Naval Base
May Be Available For
Proposed Plant
Meeting jointly in special ses
sion Monday night, Town Council
and the Board ol' Public Works
went into a thorough and lengthy
consideration for a sewage dispos
al plant for Edenton. Mayor Er
nest Kehayes presided over the
meeting, stating that the purpose
of the meeting was to take such
action as will comply with the
demands of the State Stream j
Sanitation Committee. Edenton j
officials were recently summoned
to Raleigh to explain why so lit
tle progress ha 4 been made to
ward construction of a sewage
system.
Edenton officials were given to
understand that before January 1
a site must have been secured;
that plans and specifications mustj
be prepared; that an election j
must be called for a bond issue i
to cover the cost of construction
and tiiat a revised time schedule
must be submitted under which
the plant construction will get
under way and reach completion.
A. B. Harless, Chairman of the
Board of Public Works, informed
the Councilmen that his board
had three sites for the plant under j
consideration, but that the possi-l
bility exisu? that a portion pf the
naval base might be secured,
which would, of course, reduce'
the cost of the project. Due to
this possibility no action has been
taken regarding the other three
sites, but as soon as definite in
formation is received from the
government, the Board of Public
Works will be ready to present a
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
Bid-A-Buck Auction
Sale November 29th
Event Will Be Held on
Court House Green
Beginning at 2:30
The Edenton Chamber of
Commerce calls attention to the
fact that the Bid-A-Buck auc
tion sale will be held on the
Court House Green Saturday
afternoon, November 29, at 2:30
o’clock. Preceding the sale a
parade will be staged headed by
the Junior-Senior High School
Band and including new auto
mobiles and farm equipment.
Shoppers are reminded that
next week will be th,e last time
Bid-A-Bucks will be given for
purchases. These Bid-A-Bucks
will serve as money with which
to purchase the many prizes of
fered during the campaign by
Edenton merchants. The prizes
are valued at over $1,600.
Henry Quinn, chairman of the
committee, scales that free
drinks, courtesy of Barrow Bot
tling Works, will be given to
those who attend the Bid-A-Buck
auction sale.
Edenton And Elizabeth Gty
National Guard Units Compete
In Rifle Elimination Match
Edenton’s Heavy Mortar Com-i
pany of the National Guard will j
fire its first round of the national
rifle match with the Service Com
pany, 119th Infantry, from Eliza
beth City at the Edenton armory
tonight (Thursday) beginning at
7:30 o’clock.
This will be an elimination type
L match to pick the best team in
|| North Carolina to compete for the
jf national championship.
The local team includes: Sgt.
William A. White, captain, Sgt.
' Leslie Y. Kirby, Sgt. Obed L. Lee,
Sgt. Wilbur Smith, Sgt.- Albert
THE CHOWAN HERALD
i|C. Os C. Drive Nets
20 New Members
And 77% Os Goal
When Final Report Is
Completed $15,000 Is
Expected to Be Sub
scribed For Year
The annual membership cam
paign of the Edenton Chamber
of Commerce conducted last i
Thursday brought in 20 new
members and 77 per cent of the
goal of $15,000, W. P. Jones, !
campaign chairman, announced :
.Tuesday. Jones said many soli-
Icitors were unable to contact all,
lof the prospects or firms as- 1
signed to them on the one-day j
drive. When all cards are re-!
ported, Jones estimated that
total funds would be near the 1
amount required for the organi
zation’s 1959 operations. i
Jones said, “I want to thank,
Elton Forehand and Jesse Har- j
j rell, campaign vice chairmen,!
I and all of the members of the
[committee for the excellent sup
port and time given to our
drive. j
“On behalf of the board of,
directors and officers of the.
Chamber of Commerce, I also 1
wish to thank the business firms, 1
professional people and other i
individuals who realize how im- i
jportant the Chamber can be to 1
our community and supported
the fiind drive.” Jones added
that members of the committee
would continue to contact those
■ firms which have not paid their
1959 membership.
Included in the new members
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
Farm Bureau
Meets Nov. 25i
The first meeting of the new |
year for the Chowan County I
Farm Bureau will be held to
night (Thursday) at 7:30 o’clock
at the Chowan Community
Building.
“This is your organization.”
says President Benbury Wood,
“so attend the meetings and
let’s make it work for us.”
Ellsworth Blanchard, secre
tary-treasurer. says two import
ant matters of business to be
transacted include: (1) discus
sion of the corn referendum on
November 25 and what will be
voted on, and (2) election of a
new boardfodr ertsiocn s-z
new board of directors. Other
business matters of the organiz
ation will also be considered.
j Early Next Week ]
With Thanksgiving falling on _<
Thursday of next week. No-1
; vember 27. The Herald plans to!
'appear a day earlier in order to
k provide a holiday for members
1 of the staff.
All news stories and adver
i tise.ments must, therefore, be in
: the office not later than Monday
I night.
i Lassiter, Cpl. Henry E. Rogerson,
j Cpl. Edgar MfHSpruill, Sp 2 Wil
liam J. White, Sp 3 Elmer L. Over
ton, Pfc. Harold L. Bunch and Pfc.
Carlton N. Perry.
The match will be fired with
.22 calibre U. S. rifles, firing from
prone, kneeling and standing posi
tions, using bullet traps which
will be set up inside the armory.
The public is invited to witness
this match, which the local Na
tional Guardsmen hope will result
. in a local victory and that the
, team will continue on to fire for
r the best team in North •Carolina.
. denton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 20, 1958.
Bloodmobile Again
Scheduled To Visit
Edenton On Dec. 5
Chowan County Trails
18 Eastern Counties
According to Com
parative Report |
i
Joe Swanner, Chairman of Cho
wan County’s Red Cross blood
program, reports that the Red
Cross bloodmobile will again visit
Edenton Friday, December 5.
Headquarters will be at the Eden
ton armory with the quota again
being 100 pints of blood. The
hours for donating blood will be
from 9:30 A. M., to 4 P. M.
Graham White, Chairman of the
Chowan County Red Cross Chap
ter. points out that Chowan Coun
ty is in the cellar position among
19 eastern counties so far as blood
collected locally compared with
what was used is concerned. Ac
cording to a comparative study,
the last visit of the bloodmobile
produced only 37 pints of blood
of the 100-pint quota, while 126
*H|H# weve u.ed locally. ‘ 4
Both Mr. White and Mr. Swan
ner point out that at previous vis
its of the bloodmobile Marines
stationed at the Edenton Naval
Auxiliary Air Station, made sub
stantial blood contributions, and
now that practically all of the Ma
rines are gone, it will be necessary
for more civilians to rally to the
call for blood if the quota is to
I be reached and actually in order
j to continue the blood program in
| Chowan County. i
People in Edenton and Chowan 1
County, both white and colored, j
are therefore, urged to make ar-j
j rangements to donate a pint of!
blood when the bloodmobile is ini
Edenton on December 5.
20 Years Ago
As Found jn the Files of
The Chowan Herald
Superintendent John A. Holmes
was elected president of the
Northeastern District of the North
Carolina Education Association at
a meeting held in Greenville.
The Auxiliary of Ed Bond Post
No. 40 of the American Legion
was host to members of the First |
District of the American Legion
Auxiliary at a meeting held at the
Methodist Church.
About 100 people attended a
| meeting of the Garden Club held
at the home of Mrs. J. A. Moore
Continued on Page 7—Section 1
Chowan 4-H Club Achievement Day Winners
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W% ■ mm Mfe. WH^ESR, %
■§
Pictured above are Chowan County 4-H
boys and girls who were honored at the repent
Achievement Day program held at Chowan
High School. At left is a group of girls who
were winners of a 4-H project or demonstration
in 1958. They are, front row, left to right, Doris
Jean Cale, Nelia Lowe and Sunny White. Back
' row, left to right Judy Evans, Becky Harreil.
Judy Haste, Kay Lowe, Georgia Skinner, Bar
County Council In Action
1 I 1 * ■ 1 > \ ■
In aoove pic*ure is seen the County Council of Home Demon
stration Clubs planning a program of work for the year 1959. The
picture was taken in the office of Miss Ma dred Morris, home agent.
From left to right are Mrs. Woodrow Lowe. Mrs. Lester T. Cope
land, Mrs. A. D. Ward, Jr., Mrs. Marvin Evans, Mrs. Bristoe Perry,
Mrs. Emmett Jones, Mrs. Percy Nixon, Mrs. O. C. Long. Jr., Mrs.
Melvin Copeland. Mrs. Wallace Goodwin. Jr., and Mss Morris.
Others helping with the program but who were absent when the
oic+ure was fsken are Mrs. Pete Dail, Mrs. Roland Evans and Mrs.
M. T. Barrington.
Edenton Aces Play
Southern Pines For
Eastern ‘A’ Crown
| New Doctor
jm *
DR. ARCHIE D. WALKER, JR.
1 Arriving in Edenton Saturday.
, Dr. Archie D. Walker, Jr„ will
; assist other Edenton doctors un
| til the new Medical Center is
(completed near Chowan Hospital.
Chowan Superior Court Will
Convene Monday, Nov. 24th
With the November term of
I Chowan County Superior Court 1
| scheduled to begin Monday;
! morning, November 24, 19 crim-'i
i inal cases have been placed on, i
!the criminal docket and six civil;]
leases. Judge William J. Bundy \
of Greenville is scheduled to ]
I preside over the term. I<
| Among the criminal cases will j
be a murder trial which was ; ]
ordered removed from Tyrrell
I County to Chowan. This case ]
involves Joseph Reynolds, a
I white man.
Other criminal cases on the
calendar are as follows:
bara Ann Jordan and Kay Frances White. At
right is pictured a group of 4-H boys who were
county winners of various projects and dem
, onstrs lions. Front row, left to right Lewis
Evans, Roy Nixon., Joe Nixon, * Bryant White
and Jimmy Ward. Back row, left to right
Zackie Harreil, Dick Lowe, Leon Evans, Emmett
Jones, Jr., and Jack Perry. The agents were
high in praise of the work of the 4-H'ers.
Game Scheduled to Be
Played In Goldsboro
! Friday Night; Band
j Will Also Make Trip
| With district and regional
j championships tucked under their
! belts, Edenton’s Aces will make
a stab for the eastern Class A
championship nejtt Fri
day night, November 21.
I The Aces will tangle with
Southern Pines, Cape Fear Con
ference Champions, who last Fri
day night won the Region 2 crown
by defeating LaGrange 20 to 6.
i Arrangements have been made
! by officials of both schools to play
the game in Goldsboro, beginning
!at 8 o’clock. A large crowd of
Edenton fans are expected to
travel to Goldsboro to witness the
I battle for the eastern champion
ship. The Edenton Band will al
so accompany the Aces to do their
bit in encouraging the team and
furnishing entertainment for the
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
Roscoe Valentine, charged with
manslaughter. ,
James E. Skeeter, Jr., felon
ious breaking and entering and
malicious injury to personal
property.
Joseph Leon Jones, felonious
breaking and entering and lar
ceny.
William Colbert, Jr., felonious
breaking and entering.
Gladys A. Martin, operating a
motor vehicle while under the
influence of intoxicants, resist
ing arrest and assault upon a
police officer.
Continued on Page B—Section 1
Many Prominent Officials
Expected To Attend SCS
Meeting In Edenton Nov. 25
Plans Rapidly Shaping Up For
EdentoiTs Christmas Party To
Be Held Thursday, Dec. 4th
Plans are shaping up rapidly
I for Edenton’s Christmas parade
[and party scheduled to be held
j Thursday afternoon. December 4,
according to Mrs. Alice Twiddy,
general chairman.
It is announced that pets may,
be entered in the parade this year.
A prize of $5.00 will be given for;
the best pet. Children are urged;
to enter their pets, and those in
terested are asked to notify Mrs.
Beulah Boswell, parade chairman.
Those who plan to enter a float, ‘
or participate in the line of march j
in any way, are requested to as
semble at Hicks Field at 3 o’clock,
except the bands which v/ill form
at the school grounds at 3:15. It
is necessary that these hours be
observed as it takes time to 1 ne I
up the parade and have it on its
way by 4 o’clock. 1
It is hoped that there will be
more clowns this year to enter
tain the youngsters. Mrs. Twiddy
is asking for volunteers in this
field, and will appreciate it if'
Home Demonstration Clubs
Plan Program For Year 1959
The plan of work for 1959 for
Chowan Home Demonstration
Clubs was recently completed at'
a meeting of the County Council
held in the office of Miss Maidred
Morris, home agent. Representa-I
tives from the various clubs par-!
Jdipated in the planning, which|
calls for monthly demonstrations!
as follows:
January: Draperies You Can
Make.
February: Joint dinner meet-i
ing.
March: Care of Clothes.
April: Oven Meals.
May: Color Coordination Thru
The House.
June: Milk and Good Health.
July: Quick Tricks With Bis
cuit Mix.
August: Picnics.
September: Children and Mon
ey.
October: Dress For The Oc
casion.
November: Better Meals For
Your Money.
Zackie Harrell Is j
State 4-H Peanut j
Contest Winner
Third Boy In Harrell
Family to Be State
4-H Winner
Zackie Harrell, son of Mr. and
i Mrs. Gilbert L. Harrell, of the
| Advance community, is the proud |
j State winner of the 4-H peanut!
j contest this year. Zackie grew 30}
bags which weighed 2,785 pounds
on his 4-H acre project. His pea-j
nuts graded 11.35 by a govern-;
ment grader.
As state winner Zackie will be
awarded a free trip to the Nation
al 4-H Club Congress which will j
meet in Chicago November 30-De
cember 4. The award is made by
the North Carolina Peanut Grow
ers' Association.
Continued on Page 7—Section 1
; civic calendar"*!
Edenton's Rotary Club will
meet this (Thursday) afternoon at
1 o'clock in the Parish House. i
A stated communication of Una- J
. nimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. & A. M.
j will be held tonight (Thursday) at
[ | 8 o'clock.
1 j Ed Bond Post No. 40 of the
1 American Legion will meet Tues
day night, November 25 at 8
! o'clock.
| VFW Auxiliary will meet to
j night (Thursday) at 8 o’clock at
j the VFW Poet home.
; Continued on Page B—Section 1
$2.50 Per Year In North Carolina
anyone is interested to contact
he. - .
T.ckets will be distributed to
■ the schools in both town and
county for the children free of
'charge. Accord.ng to Miss Mil
i ared Munden. these tickets are to
; be turned in at the party on ihe
| Court House Green as the chil
dren receive their Christmas
goodjes; Santa Claus, of course,
| will be the highlight of the party
i when he takes his beaut.fully dec
' orated throne to chat with his lit
: tie subjects.
There will be the usual two
' lanes for both the white and col
ored children in the distribution
of goody bags. The National
Guard will assist members of the
BPW and the Woman's Club will
take care of the colored children.
1 Following the parade, refresh
ments will.be served at the Hotel
Joseph Hewes Coffee Shop for
members of the bands participat
ing in the festival. Miss Anne
Lassiter will be in charge.
December: Musical Program
on Christmas Traditions.
I Other special events will take
place during the year. There will
be a special workshop on mak
, ing draperies and another on jud
-1 ging conserved products. There
■! will be a program on using crafts
'j itt the home of Miss Pauline Gor
■ i don. Extension Specialits fromj
State College. Miss Virginia Wil- 1
i son, also from the college, will
have a special interest meeting on
. j cakes and cake frostings. Plans,
| have been made to have another
j Christmas Festival in 1956 and al-'
j so the annual fashion show which
(| will be held in September,
j The leaders Who planned the
| year's program were: Mrs. Wood
■ row Lowe, Mrs. Lester Copeland.
I Mrs. A. D. Welch. Jr., Mrs. Mar
| vin Evans, Mrs. Drew Welch. Mrs.
.1 Emmett Jones. Mrs, Percv Nix
on, Mrs. O. C. Long. Jr.. Mrs. Mel
• | vin Copeland, Mrs. Wallace Good
j win, Jr., Mrs. Pete Dail, Mrs. Ro
• land Evans and Mrs. M. T. Bar
i rington.
Christmas Party For
Cub Scouts Dec. 16th
Announcement was made early
this week that a Christmas
party for the Edenton Cub Scout
Pack will be held Tuesday. De
cember 16. The time and place
will be announced later, but any
information about the party may
be had by contacting the den
mothers.
1 Edenton Aces Defeat Benvenue
27-13 To Again W in Regional
Honors In State Class A Playoffs
i j
i Edenton’s Aces on Friday night
on Hicks Field defeated a strong 1
i Benvenue High School football
, ' team to again win the Class A|
Championship of Region 1. The
11 victory entitles the Aces to play
j Southern Pines, Region 2 Cham
•, pions, for the eastern champion
. | ship next Friday night,
j Benvenue presented a strong
! team, but the Aces capitalized on
poor punting and gradually pull
|ed ahead to win 27-13. Two of
! the Aces’ touchdowns were set
I up by blocked punts, an excellent j
piece of defensive work on the 1
part of Johnny Phillips, who
I broke through to block the ball, j
The two teams played on fairly
’ even terms during the first quar
ter, with neither team being able
to reach pay dirt. However, early
in the second quarter Robert
White crashed through the line'
from two yards out. Jack 'Bunch |
| caught a pass in the end zone for
the extra point.. Barnes scored
■the first Benvenue touchdown I
j near the end of the same quarter:
j after the visitors intercepted a
g ' '
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
**
Gov. Luther Hodges Is
Scheduled to Deliver
Pr in ci pal Addi csl 1 or
Occasion
HELD IN ARMORY
In Neighborhood of
500 Expected to At
tend, Coming From
18 Counties
Congressman Herbert C Bon
ner and the Hon. Lindsey Warren,
both of Washington, N. C. and
Congressman L. H. Fountain of
Tarboro, are among th? distin
guished guests who will attend
the annual meeting of Area Six,
Soil Conservation District Super
visors scheduled to be held in
Edenton's National Guard arn .-i .•
Tuesday, Novem'- .r 25. according
to L. C. Bunch .im is in charge
of arrangemor •
Others who ve already ac-
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GOV. LUTHER HODGES
cepted invitations to the dinrie
include Gov. Luther H. Hodge
, W. H. Riley, executive secretar
. Board of Water Commissioner
'Bryce R. Younts, administrative,
officer. N. C. State Soil Conserve-■■
I tion Committee; R. L. Lovyorn.
director of research. School oi
Agriculture, State College; E B,
! Garrett, state conservationist: Col..
Harry E. Brown, director. Hurri
cane Rehabilitation Program, n i
■ Bill Humphries, farm editor. News ,
l Concluded on Page 6 —Section 1
Hospital Auxiliary
Will Meet Friday
j The Chowan Hospital Auxiliai v
will meet Friday afternoon. Xi
| vein her 21. at 3 o'clock in the-
I nurses’ home. Mrs. Ed Bond,
president, states that this wil) >?
a very important meeting and for
that reason every member is es
pecially urged to attend.
| Among matters to be cons.de. - -
! ed will he the election of officers
and the annual Auxiliary Christ'-.
mas party.
lateral pass on the Edenton 12.
The kick for extra point was
blocked, so that the Aces took the
| lead, which was never relinquish
ed the remainder t ' the game.
The Aces tal' ed two t'oijic'h
downs in the * d quarter when
Hopkins twisit J and bulled his
wav 35 yard score and a little
■ later crashed o r from the 1-yard
line.
The final Edenton touchdown
was made about midway of the
final quarter, when Hopkins again
| rammed through from 2 yards
out. White skirted end for the
extra point.
! Benvenue tallied their second
counter near the close of the
game when they used the “I" for
mation very effectively, marching
from their own 41 to score 12
plays later during which they reg-
I istered four first downs.
The Edenton line from end to
end played an outstanding defen
sive game, sparked by the brilli
ant playing of Johnny Phillips.
; Others who proved to be thorns
Continued on Page B—Section 2