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Volume XXV.—Number 49.
Large Crowd On
HandAtßid-A-Buck
Sale Held Saturday
Bidding Very Brisk
With 54,000 For Elec
tric Refrigerator at
Top of List
Edenton’s Court House Green,
despite very chilly weather, was
crowded with people Saturday af
ternoon when the Bid-A-Buck
Auction Sale was held. The sale
was the culmination of a trade
promotion campaign hv Edenton
merchants during which the Bid-
A-Bucks were eiven in exchange
for purchases and payment of ac
counts.
The sale was preceded by a pa
rade headed bv the Edenton
Junior-Senior High School Band,!
followed by new model automo-j
biles and farm equipment. Auc-j
tioneers were representatives of
the Pet Milk Company, under
whose sponsorship the Bid-A-
Buck campaign was conducted.
Bidding was very brisk, with
500 Bid-A-Bucks for a fruit cake
being the lowest bid. The bids
ranged from 500 Bid-A-Bucks to
54.000 which was the bid for a
large electric refrigerator. Mrs.
Norma Williams was the success
ful bidder for this, one of several
grand prizes donated by the mer
chants collectively who cooperat
ed in the campaign. The mer
chants contributed three major
prizes, the refrigerator, a port
able television set and a Jacob-!
son rotary lawn mower. Jack |
Mooney was the successful bidderi
for the television set and L. E.
Emminizer was high bidder fori
the lawn mower. Over 25 other'
prizes were donated by the par-j
ticipating merchants.
In order to make sure a suffi-'
cient number of Bid-A-Bucks |
were turned in for the refrigera-i
tor, they were counted before the J
award was made. Harry Smith,!
Jr.. Mrs. Pearl Moore and Clayton |
Hollowell devoted practically all;
day Monday to counting the Bid-1
A-Bucks and wouhd up the job;
Tuesday morning, when it was!
learned that Mrs. Williams turn-.
pH i*i - total of 56.870. Her bid
was 54.000. The denominations
vo-o Ifi.OOO in SI.OO Bid-A-Bucks,,
22 670 in $5.00 and 15,200 in $lO. j
It will be interesting to know 1
that the participating merchants
purchased a total of 425.000 Bid-
A-Bucks and about 179,000 were
turned in at the auction sale.
Continued on Page 7—Section 2
LEGION MEETING
A regular meeting of Ed Bondi
Post No. 40 of the American Le
gion will be held Tuesday night, j
December 9. at 8 o’clock. Com
mander Woodrow Slades is very
anxious to have a large number
of Legionnaires turn out for the
meeting.
VFW AUXILIARY MEETING
The Ladies’ Auxiliary of Wil
liam H. Coffield, Jr., Post No.
9280, Veterans of Foreign Wars,'
will meet tonight (Thursday) atj
8 o’clock in the Post home. Mrs.
Pattie Jordan, president, requests
all members to attend.
Jerry White, Gene Harrell And
Leon Evans Winners In Chowan
1958 4-H Corn Growing Contest
Jerry White, Gene Harrell, and
Leon Evans were declared win
ners of the 1958 Chowan 4-H Corn
Growing Contest at the Edenton
Lions Club’s annual banquet last
week for participants in the con
test.
Prizes of $lO were awarded to
each of these 4-H Club members
who were winners of their re
spective age groups. .The contest
was divided into age groups as
follows: 10, 11, and 12 years old;
13 and 14 years, and M years and
above to 21 years.
Jerry White, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Sidney White, Route 1,
Edenton, was top winner of the
13 and 14 age group. He raised a
total of 114.8 bushels of Funk's
G-710A corn on his 4-H acre pro
ject. Jerry also had the top yield
in all groups for the 1058 contest.
L& Gene Harrell, son of Mr. and
||bß. Lester Harrell, Route 3,
Mfcaton, produced 104.4 bushels
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A
Aces Guests Os
Rotary Today
Edenton Rotarians will enter
tain the Edenton Aces and their
coaches this (Thursday) afternoon
at 1 o’clock in the Parish House. ;
The program will be in charge'
of Frank Holmes, who says a fea
ture of the meeting will be an ad-'
dress by Bob Latrelle of Wood
land. Mr. Latrelle is one of the
top officials of the Southern Con- ,
ference. He was a member of
the 1934 VFI team and has the
reputation of being a good speak-,
er. so that an interesting program
is in prospect. ,
President Ed Bond urges every
member of the club to be on hand
to welcome the Aces, who have ;
had a very successful season.
I
Red Men Oyster
Roast On Dec. 9th
i
Chowan Tribe of Red Men will
hold a “dutch” oyster roast Tues- j
day night, December 9. The roast ,
will be held at the veneer mill on ]
North Oakum Street beginning at ]
7 o’clock. j
The committee in charge of the, i
affair includes Hurley Ward, !<
Thomas J. Jackson, Jr., and Carlo
Keeter.
C. Os C. Merchants Committee
Schedules Hours For Holidays
Store hours for the holiday
shopping season were adopted at
a meeting late last week of the
Chamber of Commerce Merchants
Committee. Chairman Ralph Par
rish stated that there will be a full
week of night openings prior to
Christmas to accommodate the
buying public.
The full schedule for December
as recommended by the commit
tee follows: Stores will be open
Wednesday afternoons including
Wednesday, December 31. Stores
will stay open Saturday nights to
9 o'clock until Christmas but will 1
return to regular hours on Sat
urday, December 27.
Beginning Wednesday, Decem
ber 17 through December 24,
Visual Screening Squabble
Aired By Opposite Sides At
Lions Meeting Monday Night
At Monday night's meeting
Edenton' Lions heard the pros
and tons of the proposed visual
screening program of element
ary school children discussed.
The discussion was led by Dr. L.
F. Ferguson, who is chairman of
the Lions’ Sight Conservation
Committee. Appearing on the
program were Dr. J. A. John
son, acting health officer, Dr.
I j. b. Hawes, opthamologist of
Washington, N. C.; Dr. Gideon
Lang, optometrist of Concord,
of Pioneer 309A corn on his 4-H
acre project, and was winner of
the 10, 11, and 12 age group.
Leon Evans, son of Mr. and;
Mrs. Marvin 1 Evans, Route 1,1
Edenton, averaged 89.5 bushels of
Funk’s G-TO 4 com on his acre!
project, being the top producer in j
the 15 and above age group.
Each of these boys, as well as
the other 4-H Club members who
participated in the contest, were
required to conduct their project
by approved practices under the
supervision of the county agricul
tural agents. R. S. Marsh, assist
ant agent, worked closely with
the boys in their projects, and
checked their yield counts.
This was the thirteedth ban
quet which the Edenton Lions
Club has given to the Chowan |
4-H com contestants. •
The fifteen contestants in thisj
year’s contest averaged a yield of
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 4,1958.
j Annual iristmas
Party ill Parade
Will Be Held Today
Santa Claus Will Be on
Court House Green
Following Parade to
Start at 4 O’clock
This is the big day!
Broad Street will be teeming
with activity here today (Thurs
day) as many spectators are ex-
I pected to gather to witness one
cf the most thrilling events of
, the year. This is particularly
so for the younger children, for
their enthusiasm has known no
bounds with the anticipation of
seeing Santa Claus. Wanting to
see this jolly old fellow is two
fold for them. They not only
; look forward to seeing Santa in
his beautiful sleigh in the pa-
I rade, but most important is the
opportunity to meet him face to
face at the Christmas party for
a friendly chat. This is one
. chance that they can tell Santa
Claus what they would like for
Christmas.
The parade is expected to be 1
a dazzling and spectacular one. 1
Officials of the affair say much i
time and effort has been spent j
in making this the best Christ-!
mas parade and party ever to be!
held in Edenton. In the line of
march will be clowns, glittering j
floats, bands, majorettes, walk- j
i ins units, horse back riders, j
! decorated pets and numerous,
I other attractions.
' Continued on Page 2—Section 1 1
stores will be open seven nights
to 9 o’clock, including Christmas
Eve.
In order to give employees an
extra holiday after the buying
rush, the committee recommended
that stores be closed on Friday,
December 26, as well as Christ
mas Day.
Regular closing hours will be
observed beginning January 1,
New Year’s Day, when stores will
be open.
Chairman Parrish and members
of the committee urged all local,
retail firms to adopt the above
schedule which it was thought
will be convenient to the buying
public and will be publicized by
the press and radio.
I N. C., and Secretary W. J. Tay- \
j lor. Others visiting the club in!
[the interest of the program were
W. E. Bond, chairman of the
Chowan County Commissioners
John A. Holmes, superintendent
of Edenton Public Schools: Miss
Ruth Penny, case worker for
the State Commission for the
Blind; Miss Emily Johnson, re
gional consultant of the State
Commission for the Blind. Also
present were Dr. John Constable,
Continued on Page 6—Section 1
Teenage Christmas
Party December 19
Plans are shaping up for a
gala Christmas party at the
Teenage Club on Friday night,
December 19, from 8 to 11
o’clock. Johnny Broughton and
his Dixieland Band will furnish
the music for the occasion.
Refreshments will be served
and plenty of fun is in store for
all. Dress will be semi-formal.
Boys must wear ties and sport
coats and girls party dresses.
All parents are invited to join
in the fun.
All teenagers who have not
joined can do so either before or
on the night of the dance.
Members must show their mem
bership. cards.
Those in charge of the party
say everyone is looking forward
to the best Christmas party
ever held by the club.
mXsons meet TONIGHT
A stated communication of
Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. &
A. M., will be held tonight
(Thursday) at 8 o’clock. Daniel
Reaves, master of the lodge, urges
a large attendance.
| Choral Groups Give
i Christmas Concert
Sunday, Dec. 14th
Annual Event Will Be
i Held In New Audi
j torium of the Junior
i Senior High School
The annual Christmas concert
!
given by the various choral
groups in tne Edenton City
Schools will be presented in the
‘ new auditorium of the Edenton
Junior-Senior High School Sun
day afternoon, December 14, at 5
o’clock.
; This annual Christmas Concert
has become a local tradition,
'marking the beginning of the!
musical performances of the
Christmas season and, as in pre
vious years, a large number of
| peoole are expected to attend.
; This year the concert will fea
ture the Senior High School Chor-
J us in a performance of the Christ
| mas Cantata “Bethlehem.” by J.
j H. Maunder.
! The cantata, which tells thei
l Christmas story in a unique man-
I ner, is mainly choral, with short
| incidental solos, and has a per
j formance time of about 45 min
utes. Featured soloists are Jane
j DuLaney, soprano, and Billy Wil-j
j kins, baritone, with other special i
parts being sung bv Harriet Bond, J
j Kay Lowe, Bettv Privott. Anne 1
| Jenkins. Gus Hughes, John Mitch-;
| ener, Erwin Griffin and Roger
.'Lamm.
“Bethlehem” is the first major
performance to be presented jn j
I the new auditorium of the Junior- j
I Senior High School, former per-j
j formances of like nature having;
been given in the Elementary
School auditorium. Levy-Page
Music Company of Norfolk,
through the courtesy of their lo
cal representative, Mrs. Paul Hol
oman. has installed a church
| model Hammond organ in the au
ditorium for the performance, and
Mrs. J. J. Ross will act as ac-j
companist. Mrs. Mary L. Brown-1
ing of the school’s music faculty, I
will direct the performance.
Mrs. A. D. Ward, Jr., Is Named
‘Homemaker Os The Month’ By
Members Os Wards HD Club
Mrs. A. D. Ward. Jr., of Wards'
Home Demonstration Club, was I
the unanimous choice of her club
women in their selection of |
“Homemaker of the Month”. Shej
has been an outstanding figure in
her community as well as in her,
home for several years.
Mrs. Ward has been an active j
club member for nine years. Dur-I
ing this time she has served as,
ecretary-treasurer, vice presidaib
ind president in her local cluo.
She also was vice president of the!
Home Demonstration County]
Council during her local club!
“I don’t exactly have a hobby,
but I do love to cook.” said Mrs.
Ward. Much of her time is spent
n the kitchen and she likes to try
new recipes.
Mr. and Mrs. Ward have re
cently moved in their new home.
Mrs. Ward has used the informa- 1
District Supervisor Election
Held First Week In December
It’s election time for distric'
supervisors in North Carolina
Each year, the List week in De
cember, one district supervisor is
elected for a term of three years
This year in Chowan County, R
H. Hollowell’s term expires De
cember 31. Mr. Hollowell has an
nounced that he will not be a
.candidate for re-election due to
his health. He has served ten
years as a representative from
Chowan County to the Albemarle
Soil Conservation Board of Super
visors. He has stated many times
how much he enjoyed being a
part of the district board of su
i pervisors even though he receiv
ed no monies for his service.
This year Fahey Byrum and
Norman Hollowell, both of Route
I, Edenton, have been nominated
to replace Mr. Hollowell. Their
names are on the ballots which
will be in the stores throughout
the county. Every person can
Wards ‘Homemaker’ ]
MRS. A. D. WARD, JR.
Pictured above is Mrs. A. D.
Ward, Jr., of Wards Club, who
was named by her club as "Home
maker of the Month." Mrs.
Ward is shown arranging flowers
in the Wards Community Build
ing.
20 Years Ago
As Found jn the Files of
The Chowan Herald
Mayor J. H. McMullan extend
ed an invitation to Anthony Eden,
English statesman and former
British Foreign Secretary, to visit
Edenton while on a proposed visit
to the United States.
The Bank of Edenton reported
that $14,500 in Christmas Saving
Club checks had been mailed to
509 members.
Sponsors of the Stocking Fund
at St. Paul’s Church made an ap
peal for generous contributions to
the fund for providing Christmas
Continued on Page 6—Section 1
tion gained through her club work
in decorating her home. Much of
her time recently was spent in
planning color schemes, refinish
ing and reupholstering furniture,
made possible by training she
had received at workshops con
ducted in past years. One chair
in her home is about 50 years old
and belonged to her mother. The
chair is a beautiful wood which
she has refinished. The unique
thing about this chair is that it
has a “catch” on the arm which
allows the back to go back and
the foot-rest to fold up under the
chair. The wash stand had nine
coats of paint on it before it was
removed revealing a beautiful
oiece of furniture. The head and
foot was cut off an old bed and
converted into a beautiful Holly
wood-type bed for her daughter.
Kay, who is 9 years old. Mrs.
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
■ote in this election who is a
tualified voter in Chowan Coun
y elections. He does not need
'o be a farmer to vote. He must
'ote for only one person and must
•ign his name to the ballot in or
der for it to count in the election.
°oll s for the election will be open
f rom Monday through Saturday.
Duties of a soil conservation
1 district supervisor include attend
ing meetings, both local and state;
i oreparing a plan of operation for
1 the district: ass’sting farmers in
netting conservation practices on
: their farms; working with agri
i cultural agencies in carrying out
the district goals and many other
• duties.
These district supervisors re
l ceive no monies for the job they
! do for Chowan County. Their
1 only pay is a “thank you” from
■ the people. Voters are urged to
i get out and vote for the man they
t believe to be the best man to
i serve in conservation matters.
jTwoVeteranCounty
j Off icersßowOutOf
; Office On Monday
jJ. A. WebtTand E. W.
1 Spires Congratulated!
I; For Their Long and;
Loyal Service
i
More or less of a note of sad-j
ness permeated the Chowan Com-j
! missioners’ meeting on Monday !
morning, caused by the retire- ■
ment of two veteran county offi-1
cials. The two veterans who sev
ered their official connections
with the County Monday were J.
A. Webb and E. W. Spires, both
of whom made brief but feeling
remarks as thev bowed out of
their official roles.
Mr. Webb has served a.s Com
missioner from the Fourth Town
ship for a period of 38 vears. and'
claims the distinction of being the
oldest Countv Commissioner in
the state. Mrs. Bertha Bunch.
Clerk to the Board, produced the
minute book for the year 1920
and Chairman W. E. Bond read
the following recorded paragraph
from the minutes of a meeting
he!H Monday, January 5, 1920:
1 “The County Commissioners
met. in regular session with a full {
I hoard present. J. A. Webb was;
'appointed by the clerk to fill the)
| vacancy made bv William Fore
band. and he was present.” R. W.
Boyce was clerk at the time.
So on Monday Mr. Webb round
ed out 38 years of service as a
! County Commissioner. Before his j
1 successor. Dallas Jethro. Jr. was
Continued on Page 2—Section 1
County Officials Take Oath Os
Office On Monday Morning
j ~
County officials who were of-j
finally elected to office in the No-1
vember general election took the 1
oath of office Monday morning at
the meeting of the County Co'.n-f
missioners.
The first to he sworn in was
Thomas Shepard, who succeeds! i
E. W. Spires as Clerk of Super-j 1
ior Court. Mr. Spires retired as-i
ter serving as clerk for 17'□ years, i
The oath was administered byl’
Judge Marvin Wilson. j i
Mr. Shepard then administered ■;
St. Paul’s Church Consecration
Will Take Place Monday, Jan. 26
The Consecration of St. Paul's]
Episcopal Church has been set fori
Monday. January 26, at formal
services scheduled for 8 o’clock
that evening.
In the 258th year of its history
the parish is eligible for the Pray
er Rook service. The Rt. Rev. j
Thomas H. Wright. D.P.. has giv-i
en his consent to the date and will 1
be present to perform the official
act. !
Young’ Churchmen j
Will Again Sponsor
Empty Stocking Fund
The Young Churchmen of St. j
Paul’s Episcopal Church announce;
plans to provide Christmas joy forj
children under twelve again this
year.
Applications must be in writing!
giving names, addresses, and age I
of children for whom the requests!
are made. Names will not be re-i
ceived at the rectory or the Par
ish House.
Contributions to the Empty
Stocking to provide for those
needing assistance may be made
to Miss Milly Price, president of
the Young Churchmen or to the
Rev. Georee B. Holmes, rector of
St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
Last year 198 children were giv
en a real Christmas and it is hop- j
ed this year will meet the cur
rent needs. Proprietors will not
be solicited for items, but toys
to be repaired may be delivered
at the fire station as soon as possi
ble that they may be ready by
Christmas Eve.
fnVTf! CALENDAR 1 !
.)
A farmer's meeting will be held
in the Court House Wednesday;
night, December 10, at 7:30 1
o'clock to discuss the forthcom-|
inq referendum* to be voted upon j
Monday. December 15. _
Various choral groups of the
Edenton City Schools will pre
i Continued on Page 4—Section 1 .
$2.50 Per Year In North Carolina
Almost 500 Hear
Governor Hodges
Speak In Edenton
Edenton Concern
, Changes Hands
Larry Dowd Purchases
| Triangle Restaurant;
Erie Haste Purchases
Hertford Hardware
A change in ownership of an
Edenton business concern took
! Place Monday of this week when
i Larry Dowd began operation of
the Triangle Restaurant. The res-'
i taurant has been operated by Mr.
and Mrs Erie Haste for the past
26 months,, having purchased it
from Mr. and Mrs. L. S. By-rum.
Mr. Dowd is also associated
with Jack Hab't in operating the
Edenton Cage Egg Factory, but
will devote most of his time with
the restaurant. He does not plan
anv major changes in the restau
rant at present, and extends a
cordial invitation to his friends
land' customers to visit’the Tri
| angle.
Mr. Haste has otirchased the
Hertford Hardware & Supply
Company in Hertford from Sena
tor J. Emmett Winslow and also
assumed control of the store Mon
day morning. Mr. and Mrs. Hastej
will continue to live in Edenton!
for the present at least.
the oath of office to the follow
ing:
County Commissioners: C. J.
Hollowell. Gilliam Wood, Dallas
j Jethro, Jr:. J. R. Peele and W. E.
Bond. Before entering into the
business at hand the Commission
ers elected Mr. Bond as chairman
of the hoard.
The next to he sworn in were
M. Earl Goodwin. Sheriff: Marvin
P. Wilson, Judge of Recorder’s
Court and Weldon Hollowell,
prosecuting attorney.
| Many distinguished people are
| expected to be present and a class
!of candidates for Confirmation
i will be presented to mark the oc
! casion.
j Being the oldest parish in the
j State of North Carolina, the event
' is expected to create national in
terest and much publicity will be
given the parish and community
!in the next two months.
: VFW MEETING
William H. Coffield Post No.
9280. Veterans of Foreign Wars,
will meet Tuesday night. Decem
! her 9, at 8 o’clock. Commander
j Harold Langdale requests a full
i attendance.
I
Farmers’ Meeting Is Called For
December 10 For Discussion Ot
Referendums On December 15
A farmers' meeting to discuss;
the coming referendums will be I
held at the Court House in Eden-j
ton on Wednesday night. Decern- j
her 10. at 7:30 o'clock, according
to C. W. Overman, county agri
cultural agent
On Monday. December 15,
farmers will vote in four referen
dums. Our farmers have two re
sponsibilities to perform Mr. Ov
erman says. First, to become
fully informed on- the issues in
volved in each referendum, and
second, to go to the polls and
vote.
At the Wednesday night meet
ing, Bill Little of the North Caro
lina Farm Bureau, plans to be
present. Mr. Little is well in
formed ar\d will give the farm
' ers full information on the issues
involved.
The peanut assessment referen-;
dum will determine whether pea- j
nut growers are willing to con- j
tinue i assessing themselves two j
cents per 100 pounds of peanuts [
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
18 Eastern Counties
Represented a! Meet
ing of Soil Conserva
tion Supervisors
I Nearly 500 people gathered in
the Edenton armory Tuesday
j night of last week to hear Oov-
I ernor Luther Hodges speak at the
third annual meeting of Area 6
Soil Conservation District Super
visors.
The armory was attractively ar
ranged so that delegation- f-om
18 eastern counties were seated
together at sections designated iv/
signs similar to location of lain
delegations at a national political
convention.
The committee in' charge of the
meeting included L. C. Bunch,
Harry Smith. J. A. Webb. Jr.,. C
W, Overmar, James If Griff;;..
Gilliam Wood and Ernest J. Ward
Jr., all of whom were compli
mented for the successful -.••ay in
which the meeting was carried
out.
Favors of peanuts and ciga
rettes were contributed by Sped'c
v ond Products of Edenton and R.
•f. Reynolds Tobacco Company.
The attractive table decorations
were arranged by the Chowan
County Home Demonsti a (ion
Clubs.
The meeting, was openeu v«.ith
, prayer bv the Rev. R T. Raiiw ..
pastor of tile Rocky Hock Rap
, tist Church, with A. C. Edward ~
i Chairman of the Coastal Plant
Soil Conservation District, acting
as toastmaster.
i Following a arbecue .chicken
dinner Mr. I cards recognized
I the various g ins and snecial
guests, among v mm were Repre
sentatives Herbert C. Bonner and
,L. H. Fountain of the Fir-t. and
Second Congressional Districts re
spectively, County Representative
Albert G. Byrum, Senator Elton
Aydlett and other prominent
men connected with the Soil Con
servation program in Eastern
Carolina.
Mayor Ernest Kehavcs made
the address of -welcome which 'rat
■ responded to bv William Cha..
Chairman of the Roanok-e-Chowah
Soil Conservation District. Mr.
Kehayes also introduced Gover
nor Hodces. who was th" priori
j pal sneaker. Brief addie ••>
• were also made bv A. C. Edward;
on the subject “Some Objection.;
I In Regard to the Watershed Pro
, gram." R. M Dailey, rieputy
' Continued on Page 3—Section 2
DAR MEETS DEC. 10
Edenton Tea Party ‘Chapte
! the DAR will meet Wednesday
j ternoon. December 19. at B’v
J o’clock in the Iredell house. Mrs.
Wood Privott. regent of the chan
ter. urges every member to be
present.
TOWN COUNCIL MEETS
Town Council will meet Tues
day night. December 9. at 8
o'clock in the Municipal Building.
to support their peanut ass"ci?-
tion and its program. At tb s
meeting you will learn ho\" the
money has been used thus far.
The tobacco growers will vote
on financial support of Tobacco
Associates. This will be explain
ed.
Through the cotton referendum
cotton growers will decide on al
lotments. They will determine
whether the present program shall
continue or have a modified pro
gram with more production and
lower price support.
The tobacco referendum will
determine whether tobacco grow
ers will continue their allotment
and marketing quota program.
Overman says he hopes that
Chowan Countv farmers will at
tend the me ,ng at the Court
House Wednesday night, Decem
ber 10 and become informed.
But. whether you attend the
meeting or not. be sure to vo*e
in each referendum you are eli
gible on December 15, concluded
Mr. Overman,