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& ONLY NEWSPAPER ' PUBLISHED IN CHOWAN COUNTY Volume XXVI.—M umber 4. Five Communities In County Given High Recognition In Chowan’s Progress Contest Hyland Club Awarded Top Honors at Pro gram Held Monday Night f Five communities held the spotlight in the 1958 Chowan County Progress Contest. The white communities of Ryland, Hill and Oak Grove re . \eived high recognition. at' the Awards Program held at Chowan High School on Monday night. The two Negro communities will receive their awards at the White Oak School on Friday night at 7:30 o’clock. On Monday night, the Ryland! community led in awards. Theyi received a prize of S3O for hav- ■ ing the most people, a total of I 41, from their community attend ing the awards program. At the | ticket drawings for dgor prizes, [ electric clocks were won by Mrs. Phyllis Byrum and Mrs. Naomi Ward. An electric frying pan ■was won by Mrs. Mary Outland. Mrs. Mack Jordan won an elec tric iron. Mrs. Henry Bunch of the Rocky Hock community also won an electric clock as a door i Ryland community was judged a blue ribbon winner in 1958, for which they were awarded a prize •(of $125. Accomplishments of the Ryland community in the 1958 contest represents substantial progress. They held their organ izational meeting, elected officers and committees and selected pro jects. Community co-chairmen' elected were Mr. and Mrs. Lester Copeland and Mr. and Mrs. Eu- , gene Jordan. Several officer and i committee meetings sheld during tne year. A Boy* troop Was sponsored. A tom- ‘ munity Christmas party was held. ( A community hot dog supper was . held. Approximately 100 people attended the community picnic in July. They helped build a new • church and Sunday School rooms out of an old building. A new heating system was installed in another church and 12 Sunday rooms added. There was | an increase in the membership of j the Farm Bureau and the Home . Demonstration Club. A building , fund was started for a communi- | *ty house. Thirty-two families ] planted shade trees and 37 fami- j lies planted shrubbery. Six fam-, ( ilies installed bathrooms and j j three others constructed rooms j for bath installation. Eleven fam-! \ ilies remodeled or refinished fur niture and many more fine ac- Continued on Page B—Section 1 f Two Called ] S .* ■ Chowan County Local Board , No. 21 of Selective Service Sys- | tern received only one call for the month of January. This call was for the physical examination of tliree registrants from this board. Calls for the month of Febru ary from the Local Board are for one registrant to be ordered for induction into the armed services and one registrant to be ordered A for physical examination. Thomas Paul Griffin Is Chosen For Farm Technology Course Sponsored By State’s Bankers North Carolina’s bankers long ago learned that good invest ments are not limited to stocks and bonds, treasury certificates or real estate. In fact, for more than de cade, Tar Heel bankers have won a national award every year because of their recogni tion of another all-important in vestment —a sound farm econ omy in North Carolina. Each year the North Carolina Bankers Association conducts a farm program which .has won for the state’s bankers national acclaim. The success of the program has been largely due to a committee of 100 bankers, one in each of the coun- V v " THE CHOWAN HERALD • o Consecration Os St. Paul’s Will Mark Milestone In Long History By Jacqueline Ricks The consecration of St. Paul’s Episcopal' Church marks a mile stone in her memorable 257- year history.^The church will be consecrated on the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul on Monday, January 26, in an im-' pressive ceremony. | The service will begin at 8 P. M. with the knocking on the door by the Rt. Rev. Thomas I Henry Wright, D.D., Bishop of j the Diocese of East Carolina, ■' with the pastoral staff in ac | cordance with the service for ' i < the consecration as found in the Book of Common Prayer, j Bishop Wright will be re- I ceived by Dr. Frank Wood, i senior warden, and David War-, ren, junior warden, and the vcs-1 trymen. The procession of dis- [ tinguished churchmen will go up the aisle to the chancel. This will be an auspicious oc- j casion in the history of the j Parish, which is the oldest Par- j ish in the state, founded in 1701. j The church is eligible for the' Farm Bureau Meets Tonight! Benbury Wood, president of! the Chowan County Farm Bu reau, announces that a very im portant meeting will be held to night (Thursday). The meeting •will be held at 7:30 o'clock in the Chowan Community Building. It have, to do with a farm pro gram permitting buying, selling ’ or trading of allotments, so that every member is especially urged i to be present. Cub Scouts Will Meet January 27 Cub Scout Pack No. 159 will hold their regular monthly meet ing Tuesday night, January 27, at 7:15 o’clock in the Edenton Junior-Senior High School cafe teria. All awards earned during December and January will be presented at this meeting. All Cub Scouts are reminded to be I present with their parents. i SPECIAL MASONIC MEETING CALLED FOR JANUARY 29th Ernest J. Ward, Jr., master of Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. & A. M., has called an emergent communication of the lodge for Thursday night, January 29, at 7:30 o’clock. The purpose of the meeting is to confer the third de gree upon a candidate. CHICKEN SALAD SUPPER The Women’s Society of Chris tian Service and the Wesleyan j Service Guild of the Methodist 1 Church will sponsor a chicken salad supper today (Thursday), Plates will be delivered from 4 to 6 o’clock and can be secured by calling Mrs. Gerald James, phone 2440. The Key Banker for Chowan County is Richard S. Atkinson, ; vice president of the Peoples ; Bank & Trust Company. This week Mr. Atkinson and • George Lewis, farm relations of i ficer of the Peoples Bank, an ■ nounced that the bank will send • Thomas Paul Griffin of the • Cowpen Neck section, a young • fanner, to Raleigh in February for a two-week study of the i latest developments in farm i technology. All expenses of the i young farmer will be paid by l the local bank. Griffin will at : tend classes at the School of ; Agriculture of No/dh Carolina , State College beginning Febru ary 2 and ending February 13. r A total enrollment of about - 175 young farmers is expected j % * v a tsssr* *2 * Edenton, f “ wan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 22,1959. service of consecration at this time because it now enjoys full parish status, the building has been completely restored follow ing a tragic fire in 1949, and for the first time since the fire the church is completely free 1 of debt. | In addition to Bishop Wright, who will consecrate the build ' ing, the Rt. Rev. George Purnell Gunn, D.D., Bishop of Southern Virginia, will address the con gregation. The Rt. Rev. Edwin A. Penick, LL.D., will conduct Evening Prayer, and he will be ! assisted by the Rt. Rev. Matthew • George Henry, ,D.D., represent ing the Dioceses of North Caro lina and Western North Carolina. . Each of these dioceses is some | what associated with the life j and history of the Parish, and the Episcopacy so assembled J will symbolize “That unity and | strength which the Episcopal I Church enjoys.” j The congregation will be wel ] corned to the ceremony by the Continued on Page 6—Section ) 18. B. Townsend BPW Speaker ! An interesting talk on “North Carolina Laws of Descendants and Distribution of Property” by Braxton B. Townsend, vice presi dent and legal advisor of the Peo ples Bank & Trust Company of i Rocky Mount, featured the Janu-' ary dinner meeting of the Eden ' ton Business and Pr ofessional j ( Women’s Club held Thursday I 1 night at the Edenton Restaurant. “Where there is no will left,” said Mr. Townsend, “the court will appoint your administrator and your property will be dispos ed of by law.” He pointed outj that everyone should have a will. “Have an attorney draw up a will j for you,” he urged. “By so doing, you have the right to dispose of your property as you see fit. | Failure to exercise this right by j a properly drawn will means that your estate will be distributed strictly according to law, irre spective of the relative needs of I your dependents, and will be | handled by an administrator named by the court.” Mr. Townsend stated that a bill will be presented to the Legisla ture to revise the law of distri bution of property. “If this bill is passed,” he said, “then the man and wife will share equally. This Continued on Page 2—Section 1 Hospital Auxiliary Progressed In ’SB j The Chowan Hospital Auxili ! ary met at the nurses’ home Fri | day, January 16, at 3 o’clock. Af ter the roll was called, minutes read and reports of standing committees read, Mrs. Edward Bond, president, gave her report for the year 1958. Mrs. Bond’s report follows: In retrospect, 1958 has been a very productive year for the Cho wan Hospital Auxiliary. Our ac complishments were many, and the cooperation of the members was most gratifying in seeing these goals fulfilled. First, in January a hostess service was es tablished during the evening vis iting hours to ease the nurses for other tasks. This service was rendered by the volunteer efforts Continued on Page 7—Section 1 i CIVIC CALENDAR' \ . r St. Paui'a Episcopal Church will celebrate its 2Slth anniver sary at the consecration service to be held Monday night, Janu ary 26. at 8 o'clock. A dedication service will be held in the Methodist Church Sunday morning. January 25. at 11 o'clock as a tribute to the late Dr. Martin Wisely. ; Edenton Woman’s Club will ; sponsor a Thrift Sale to be held i Saturday, January 24. in the for- Continued an Page B—Section 1 « Presented Community Progress Awards I HI , ■ - I h - fe V Hjl I' Pictured above, left Jo right, are Marvin Evans of the Oak Grove community, Mrs. Les ter Copeland of the Ryland community, Mrs. Emmett Jones of the Center Hill community and Gilliam Wood, president of the Peoples Bank & Trust Company. The first three were Store Hours Recommended By C. Os C. Merchants Committee A schedule of remaining h i:i- ' days to be observed in 1959 and hours of operation for Wednus-j days was recommended Tuesday j by the Chamber of Commerce Merchants Committee. Chair man Ralph Parrish said the', schedule is being published with , the recommendation that it be, adopted by local merchants for I the balance of {he year. ; “Should any merchant find j that it conflicts with his present schedule, please get in touch with j me or with the Chamber of Com- j merce,” Parrish advised, “We wish tq adopt a schedule w':-;rh j will be satisfactory to the maxi- ] mum number of business firms Leigh Dobson An Outstanding Actress Al East Carolina College Leigh Dobson of Edenton is! proving to be one of East Caro lina College’s most talented and; versatile student actresses. Twice j during the present school year! she has done commendable work in major productions by .the East Carolina Playhouse, college dra-, nlati cclub. Miss Dobson was cast as the servant girl Tweeney, “young person with a heart of gold” to whom the butler Crichton gave approval, in Barrie’s “The Admir able Crichton.” Contrasting with the delightful comedy of this part was the dramatic power demand-! ed by the role of Linda, wife of] Willy Loman, the salesman. .in Arthur Miller’s famous. American! tragedy “Death of a Salesman.” j *» | Officers Os Edenton Jr.-Sr. H. S. Band UP* mo This year the Edenton Junior- Senior High School Band began operating -under a system of elected -and appointed officers who are assigned various duties and responsibilities. They are given recognition by insignia, which are worn on the uniform. The Band Captain is the high est ranking officer in the band. He is elected by the band mem bers and is the student director of the band.. This year’s Captain is Ashby Tarkington. The Personnel Officer of the band is also am elected officer. He holds the rank of Ist Lieuten presented av/ards in Chowan County's Commun ity Progress Contest, which was sponsored by tire Chowan Agricultural Workers Council and the awards presented by Mr. Wood for the bank, which financed the contest.—(Photo by James Griffin). ' and at the same time suit the convenience of the buying public, jWe feel that uniform iiouiv. of | operation which can be published will bring increased business.” Holiday closings recommended are Easter Monday, March 30; July 6 instead of July 4. which falls on Saturday; Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas both December 25 and Saturday, De cember 26. It was recommended to close at 1 P. M., on Wednesdays through : September 30 and to remain open ! all day beginning October 7 through December. No change ■ was recommended in the present ; Saturday evening closing hours. In a review of the Miller pluv. the Greenville Daily Reflector said of Miss Dobson’s conlribu ! tion to the East Carolina Play-; house production of the drama: “Leigh Dobson of Edenton. as j Willy's wife Linda, played a diffi cult role with insight and emo tional power. Her tenderness to ward a man broken and dying, ! her fiei'ec protectiveness toward her husband, her anger against the sons who deny Willy 'their love and respect were admirably portrayed. • “Her pity and anguish, ‘lt emotion held in restraint, at Wii i ly’s grave as she begged forgive ness because she could not i-ryj provided one of the finer mom ' Continued on Page B—Section I ant and is responsible for all mat ters relating to band records. Bud Skiles is the Personnel Offi cer for the 1958-59 school year. The Equipment Officer also holding the rank of Ist Lieuten ant is an appointed officer. He ia in direct charge of all band equipment except sheet music. It is his duty to see that all | equipment is kept in good repair. I and on trips is responsible for the j loading and transportation of equipment. Buck Wheeler, Jr., is • the Equipment Officer for the band. (Con tin ed on Page 5, Section 2) | Bandsman Os Week | y,,;., : T . . : / - ft ,-JL, ... 1* ? BERT WILLIS Son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert C. Wiflis, Bert Willis has been named the Edenton Junior-Senior High School bandsman of the week. Bert is 15 years old and is in the 10th grade. He has been a member of the band for four years.* He plays French horn in the band and is assist ant section leader for the horn section. He is also a member of the band library staff. In addi tion to his school activities, he has been a member of the Cub and Boy Scouts. He is a mem ber of the Edenton Baptist Ch arch. Panel I'Valiires Meeting Os PI'A V. The Edenton Junior-Senior 1 High School Parch!-Teacher As sociation no t in the school audi torium Tuesday night, when the feature of the meeting was a pan el discus mm of the Teen Age I Club. I’ii sjflelit 1 laywi'ioil Bun e h '•pcr\e<.l,thc meeting with the au do nee •iiiging ‘.‘America.” f"l lowed by a devotional led by John A. llolnie.s. Following tin reading of the minutes and treas urer’s report, a brief business ses sion was held when it was agreed to join the Edenton Elemental •• School I’TA in sponsoring a May Day Festival. Mr. Bunch t hen I timed nvet the program to Mrs. Joe Thorud who served as moderator for the panel discussion. Members of Continued on Page 4—Section 1 Dr. Martin Wisely Will Be Honored At Dedication Service Next Sunday morning, January 25, at Ihe 11 o'clock service a dedication service will be held a* the Edenton Methodist Church At that time a beautiful baptis mal font will be dedicated as a memorial to the late Dr. Martin Wisely, who was a member of the official board. The solid walnut font was made by Hubert Williford and was presented to the church by members of the Wesleyan Service • Guild as a memorial to Dr. Wise > An appropriate program has • been arranged for the occasion I which is expected to be attended ; by members of the Wisely fami-. ' ly, including Dr. Wiselv's mother, i Mrs. W. L. Wisely. Friends of ! Dr. Wisely are cordially invited to attend the service. $2.50 Per Year In North Carolina Plans Shaping Up For Pilgrimage To Be Held April 17-18 BEWARE! J Sgt. A. F. Beeler, caretaker of the Edenton Naval Auxiliary Air Station, reports that some persons have been trespassing on the base | property, primarily for the pur pose of hunting. He wan’s it to be known that the t~<se i s .still under government contract and he has no other alternative than | to issue a warrant for the arrest j of anyone trespassing ucon the property. j Marvin YVilson On i State Committee For Court Improvement j Organizations have been set up, |in each of North Carolina's 100 ] counties to promote improve-! j ment. in North Carolina’s court ! j System from the Superior Court , down, it was revealed this week. , The county groups are working with Governor Hodges' State! Committee for Improved Courts.! which has headquarters »t Greensboro with Spencer Love. Greensboro industrialist, as chair man. New chairmen for the north eastern counties ; are: Marvin! Wilson for Chowan. Grady Stev-1 ens for Camden, Ray Etheridge for Currituck, Martin Kellogg for! Dare, Pi Is ton Godwin and Paul \ Edmond for Gates, W. H. Oakey, \ Jr., for Perquimans, Edward Rod- j man and Thomas D. Litchfield for! Beaufort. George T. Davis for! Hyde, Charles H. Manning fori Martin, D. M. Pledger. Jr., for! Tyrrell, Carl L. Bailey for Wash j ingfon, Jerry J. Wilhs for Car teret. W. L. Cooke for Bertie, C.} Gordon Maddrey for Hertford, G. E. Fisher for Northampton. Fry 'Faking Part In Lucky Della ‘ • \ \ Major Cecil W. Fry. local Na- x tional Guardsman, will partici-! x pate in Lucky Delta, a Third U. S. Army-directed command post J ( exercise to be held at Fort Gor- ! , don, Georgia, February 7 and 8 t He will participate as a member j, of the 30th Infantry Division un-: j der Major General Claude T. j j Bowers. Lucky Delta is a continuation : i of Lucky Charlie and Lucy Bravo. 1 command post exercises previ- t ously held at Fort Gordon, More j than 4.100 National Guard. Re 1 serve, active Army and Air Force i commanders and their staffs will participate. Annual Meeting Os B. & L. February 2 R. E. Leary, executive vice 1 president. of the Edenton Build- j ing & Loan Association, announc es that the annual shareholders’ j meeting will bo held Mondavi evening. February 2. The meet- 1 ing will be held in the Court I House at 8 o’clock. Mr. Leary . urges shareholders to attend this meeting, at which time the an nual report will he read and of-1 ficers and directors for the year j elected. House To-Honse Cam * s Will Be Held Friday Night To Help Raise March Os Dimes Money On Friday night members of, the Edenton Junior .Chamber of Commerce, Edenton Woman’s Club and Edenton Business and Professional Women’s Club will conduct a house-to-house canvass for the March of Dimes. The three groups will call at homec from 6 to 9 o’clock and it is hop ed they will receive generous contributions for the campaign. The various chairmen are re quested to make a report at the Penelope Barker house by 9 o’clock Friday night, so that pro gress of the drive can be deter mined. Another source of revenue in & ==^ | FIGHT CANCER I WITH A CHECKUP AND CHECK ' Fourteen Homes and l Buildings Are Sched uled to Be Open For Benefit of Visitors Plans for the fifth Pilgrimage of Colonial Edenton and Country side, to lie held April 17 and 13, arc shaping up rapidly, according to Mrs, Helen Kramer, chairman of the publicity committee; Sponsored by. the Eden'on Woman’s Club, the 1958 Pilgrim age promises to lie even bettt r than tile tours held in the past when thousands of tourists flock ed to Edenton to view the many historical points of interest, j Fourteen homes and buildings , will be open to the public the two • days: of the tour. In addition. , there will be many other historic places marked for the benefit of. visitors. An antique show, vva ! terfront tours. Albemarle Sound Bay, a* ..an recital at old St. Paul's ch. and other events are bei. ianned. Folders with a nupk-te listing of the places to be open and giv ing all information concerning Pilgrimage will .soon'be.'availably. Anyone desiring these folders can secure them by writing Mis. Ed ward Bond, general chairman. 102 Pembroke Circle. Edenton, N. C. Missionary Speaker At Baptist Church On Sunday, January 25, Mm Ola Lea. Southern Bapti.-t Mb sionary to Formosa, will speak : t the Edenton Baptist Church as a part of the morning warship sor vice. Miss Lea, cumtitlv at home on furlough, is a veteran of thirty three years of service with t'v Southern Baptist Foreign Missic Board. Until the Communi ; seized control of China, she sit ved in that country When foil ed to leave China Miss Lott, along with many other missionaries, was transferred to Forme-’ where she is continuing her work with the Chinese. The Edenton Baptist Church claims Miss Ola Lea as its t' missionary since for many yea • the church has contributed d redly to her support. Miss Lea is well-known to the church. ..! least by name, as two of the mis sionary organizations "f the church are named in honor • f her. Her visit in the church "it next Sunday will give the con gregation a rare opportunity : become acquainted with her i’ person 20 Years Ago As Found in the Files of The Chowan Herald *> _ _ 4 Residents of North Edenton. following a petition presented to Town Council, were up in arms relative to conditions prevailing about their premises as the result of ashes from the stack of the Albemarle Peanut Company. G. H. Harding installed two neon signs at Broad and Queen Streets and Broad and King Streets directing travelers to Ho tel Joseph Hewes. Continued on P? a 3—Section 1 the 1959 March of Dimes drive will be a road block. This fea ture will be conducted by the Jayvees next Sunday, with the road block to be located on Broad Street. March of Dimes workers call attention to the fact that funds raised in. the campaign not only go toward work in connection with polio, but a considerable amount of research is being done in an effort to combat arthritis and birth defects. The need for money is great, so that those connected with this year’s Marc'* of Dimes hope Chowan Cour will again make a substantial contribution.