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[Roanoke Island ‘Birthplace j
Os Nation' Says Mrs. Fletcher
Inglis Fletcher presents inter-j
rating views regarding Roanoke,
Island. j
• Roanoke Island is the "birth
place -of the nation.'’
• Jamestown settlement was a
continuation of the first
settlement in America.
• Sir .Walter Raleigh has had!
a : great deal more publicity |
in regard to the colony, while]
actually his cousin. Sir Rich-]
ard Grenville, deserves the.
credit.
• The colonists did not build|
log cabins, but houses known)
as "black and white" (wattle
and daub, as log cabins were
not introduced into this coun
try’ until 100 years later by 1
the Swedes in Pennsylvania. 1
Mrs. Fletcher, the author of:
a series of historical novels on;
North Carolina, has done exten-,
sive research, on which she bas-i
ed her remarks at an organiza- 1
tional meeting for a tri-countv i
membership drive for the Roa- !
noke_ Island Historical Associa-;
tion l at the home of Mrs. W. B.J
Rosevear in Eden ton.
Mrs. Fletcher stated that the j
Roanoke Island settlement pre- *
ceded the Jamestown settlement j
by over 20 years and that many)
names of the settlers re-appear
on the Jamestown list, which
leaves us with Roanoke Island <
as the beginning of history in
this ] nation.
Sir Walter Raleigh never came
to America, she said, whereas.
Community Junior Church Is
Formed By Rev. F. H. LaGarde
Sunday morning. April 3. at
11 o'clock 60 children aged 6 to
12 entered their own church—
The Community Junior Church
for All Souls. Thus was begun
in Edenton a completely organ
ized junior church to meet the
spiritual needs of children who
need to worship God.
According to the organizer of
the junior church, the Rev. F
H. LaGarde, learning about God
is not enough. "The summer
camps, youth fellowships, vaca
tion Bible school, the Sunday
School, etc." says LaGarde.
"teach the child about God. but
this is not enough. The child
must have a personal experience
with the God whom he has
learned about before he can ful
ly accept the Christian way of
life. A child does learn by do
ing. During the junior church
hour he learns to know God. He
worships and communes with
God and praises Him."
The Community Junior Church
For All Souls is organized sim-!
ilurly to the adult church. The
organizational structure consists
of junior ushers, elders, deacons,
trustees, stewards, choirs, junior
minister, etc. This type of or
ganization allows room for un
derstanding and growth in
church administration. It pre
pares the child to take his place
in later years in the adult
church as a dedicated Christian.
The idea of a junior church
has been a life long dream of
LaGarde. He remembered wher
he was but a boy how his par
ents used to take him to church
every Sunday morning. He re
members how restless he would
become in those long services
and how the preacher said words
that he could not understand.
Church to him became a place of
boredom. So through the years
he dreamed of a junior church
where people of his age would
be and where the minister would
speak to him so he could under
stand. Not only that, but h«
Mr. Farmer:
My Handcoek Seed Peanut Sheller has
been completely rebuilt and is in first
class mechanical condition.
WE ARE NOW READY TO START
SHELLING SEED PEANUTS!
We will have for sale all types of Seed
Peanuts at competitive prices.
We have also been appointed as local
agent for Dixie Fertilizer Company.
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You Know The Handcoek Sheller
You Know There Is None Better!
LOUIS A^O^PELL
I Grenville came with the first
, group of 108 men in 1584 and
later made a second trip.
The settlers came from the
counties of Devon and Coriraallj
in England and. according to!
Mrs. Fletcher, knew nothing ofi
, log cabins as their homes were!
[wattle and daub.
I The Roanoke Island Historical]
Association is conducting a.
•statewide membership drive ini
1 order to help North Carolina i
I take its proper place in the his-j
j tory of the founding of the.
, country by publicizing the es-j
forts at establishing a colony be-|
tween 1584-8”.
"The Lost Colony”. Paul!
Green's symphonic drama, wnich
I runs each summer during July
and August, is one of the pro
, jeets of the association.
■ Other objectives of the or
! ganization are to re-create Fort
i Raleigh, establish an Indian and
I Colonial museum and also to
build an Indian village from the
' drawings of Gov. John White.
] Membership in the Roanoke
j Island Historical Association
range from $5 to life long mem-,
i berships of SIOO. A free ticket I
jto the 1960 production of "The:
Lost Colony" will be given with
each new membership.
Mrs. Rosevear. tri-county
chairman, named Mrs. Frank
Holmes chairman for Chowan
| County. Mrs. Carroll Holmes,
Perquimans County and Mrs. H.
B. Spruill. Bertie County.
| dreamed of the day when chil- j
! dren of his age would be able to;
participate in the worship s£r- j
j vice. His dream came true on
J April 3 when the 60 children,
1 entered their own church.
"The Community Junior
Church is open to all people of
all faiths from 6 to 12 years
j old.” says LaGarde. "Six months t
of careful and prayerful planning
assures you and your child of
the best resources to adequately
I meet their need. Our slogan is
i “Give us your child and we will
'return him to you a dedicated
Christian with an educated'
heart'."
Canvass For Cancer I
Funds Next Week
Mrs. Tom Hopkins. Chairman*
l of the cancer drive in Chowan
| County, early this week an-;
nounced that the canvass for
funds in the Edenton residential
• area will be held next week,
i The canvass was postponed this
j week due to the approaching
1 Easter season.
! Mrs. Hopkins stresses the need
, for more funds to fight cancer.
| and points out the following
| facts about cancer in Chowan j
' County from April. 1959 to,
April. 1960: There were 15;
deaths attributed to cancer as,
I i
. follows: Two cancer of kidney.)
| one sigmoid, two prostrate, onej
'abdominal, one checum. one.
cervix, two lukemia, one cancerj
of the neck, four cancer of the
lungs and one cancer of the
uterus.
So far this year. Mrs. Hop
kins says, four cancer cases have
been reported, one in the sub
mandibular area. one genits
■ urinary, one gliobarioma of
j frontal lobes and one buccal,
j cavity.
! Mrs. Hopkins appeals for aj
j generous contribution when thei
i canvass is made.
THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDENTON, WORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, IMA
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JUDY AMD HUSBAND—In one of her first public appear
ances sinqe an illness, Judy Garland arrives at a Hollywood
film preview with her husband, Sid Luff.
Cupola House Library-Museum
Honors Miss Harrtet B. Leary
The stockholders of the Cup
alo House Library and Museum,
Inc., honored Miss Harriet B.
Leary, the retirirzg librarian, by
voting her one shiare of stock in
the corporation att their annual
meeting Tuesday afternoon "for
services rendered the associa
tion." Miss Leary will serve on
the Museum Committee, headed
by Mrs. Lina P. Mack.
The by-laws of the corpora
tion were amended by increas
ing the number of elective mem
bers on the board of trustees of:
the Shepard-Pruden Memorial
Library from three to five, and
that the Mayor of Edenton and
the chairman of the County
Commissioners serve ex-officio l
on same.
The Cupola House, one of the
oldest structures in Colonial
Edenton. which was built in
1725. houses both the library and
a most interesting museum. It
[was saved from possible de
struition in 1919 by a grbkip of
I civic-minded citizens and has
since been operated as a non
profit corporation.
The stockholders re-elected all
of the officers and members of
the executive committee and
the trustees of the Shepard- j
I‘ruden Memorial Library, in-!
eluding Tom H. Shepard and
Mrs. Rebecca Drane Warren on
the latter board, which are:
E. W. Spires, president: Mrs.
Lina Pruden Mack, vice presi- j
dent: Mrs. Gertrude S. Rose
vear. treasurer: Miss Lena M.
Jones, secretary, with John W.
Graham. Frank Holmes and
Mrs. Inglis Fletcher as addi
tional members on the executive
committee.
The trustees of the library
elected were: Mrs. Anne S.
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Graham, Mrs. Lina P. Mack,
Tom H. Shepard and Mrs. Re
becca Drane Warren. The term
of Mrs. S. M. McMullan has
three more years to run. Mayor
John A. Mitchener and Chair
man W. E. Bond of the County
Board of Commissioners, are also
to serve as members ex-officio.
Chairman Spires expressed his
appreciation to the other offi
cials and the stockholders for
their fine cooperation during the
past six years which he has
served as president, and pledged
continuance of his own interest
and efforts. These sentiments
were also expressed by Mrs.
Mack and others present.
Firemen Called Out
Four Times Tuesday
Edenton firemen had a busyj
day Tuesday when they were
called out four times.
The first call came at 2 A. M.,
when a smoke housev at the
home of B. W. Evans on Route
32 caught fire. The fire was
brought under control before the
firemen arrived, so they return
ed to the fire station.
At 10 A. M., they were called
to the Halsey Hardwood Com
pany where a trash fire was in
progress.
At 1:30 P. M.. the firemen
rushed to the home of Jasper
Hassell in the Yeopim section,
where a grass fire ate its way
to a garage, causing the build
ing to be a complete loss.
At* 2:45 P. M., the firemen
were called to Smith Bros. Lum
ber Company, where sawdust
ignited under an expensive
crane. Little damage was done,
but at one point it appeared
as though a serious fire would
develop.
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How should cold injured!
plants be treated? This ques
tion is being asked every day;
due to the severe winter injury!
to many of our ornamental trees*
and shrubs in the evergreen
family.
My suggestion is to go slow!
with ttte pruning shears. Many *
people seem to think that heavy i
pruning following injury is the*
proper treatment but it may do]
more harm than good. I would
give the plants some extra care,
and carefully observe recovery.
There may be buds that appear
to be killed which may make
complete recovery.
Fertilize the plants lightly and
supply water as needed. As
you notice new growth, begin to
prune away injured parts of the
plant beyond these new growing
points. This extra care and
moderate pruning treatment
should result in maximum re
covery and minimum cutting of
plant parts.
. While cold injury is of fore
most concern to us, I might give
Williamstoii Trims i
Edenton Aces 10-8
By BILL GOODWIN
Williamston High’s Green
Wave held off a frantic rally by j
the Edenton Aces Tuesday after
noon to gain a 10-8 Albemarle
Conference baseball victory on,
Hicks Field.
After suffering through a six,
run assault by Williamston in,
the top of the seventh inning, I
the Aces staged a furious rally j
that netted five runs before
Pitcher Billy Wynn struck out
Lloyd Lassiter to end the game.
Wynn led the 12-hit Williams
ton attack by batting 4-for-4.
Dick Hamilton backed Wynn up
with a 2-for-3 performance that
included two triples and a
double.
Jerry Tolley and Carroll Fore
hand paced the Aces at the!
plate, each hitting 2-for-3. The]
Aces got eight hits for their j
best effort of the season.
Williamston got two runs in
the first on singles by Ken Mat
kins, Hamilton and Wynn.
Zackie Harrell then held them
scoreless until the fifth frame I
while the Aces were picking up i
a run in the second.
The Aces’ first run came i
when Tolley and Lassiter singl-|
ed. Phil Kerley, the Green j
Wave’s catcher, then threw the!
ball into center field trying to!
pick Lassiter off second and •
Tolley crossed the plate.
Williamston struck for two
more in the fifth when Kerley
was hit by a pitch and Hamilton
and Wynn singled again. The
Aces countered in the sixth on
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l a little more information about
the general condition of a plant
ias it prepares for winter (rest
'and dormancy). Here we are
‘concerned with extremes. If a
plant goes into the resting pe
|riod in either a very high state
of vigor or a very low state of
{vigor it is more subject to win-
I ter injury than a plant in a
: I moderately vigorous condition.
»i "My Crepe Myrtle plants will
l not bloom. I have been prun
ing them heavily to control the!
. j ’blight’. Can you suggest a*
• | remedy?" 1 drove by to see!
• these plants. They were about!
10 years old and not over fourj
1 feet high. Heavy cutting had
; dwarfed the plants and pre-j
• vented the formation of flower
• buds. The "blight" referred to]
;j was not blight, but mildew, a
I very common trouble, which can
tj be controlled by the use of dust
-; ing sulphur. All the plants
F i need is an opportunity for nor
mal growth and protection from
- mildew, attacking the leaves, as
• suggested. ,
a walk to Dickie Cobb and an
error by Centerfielder Linwpod j
Rogerson. Rogerson let Fore-!
hand's line single get through,
him and Cobb and Forehand i
scored. •
Williamston hit its six run
outburst in the seventh on an
error by Ray Ward and consecu
tive singles by Hamilton. Wynn,
Sessoms, Stalls and Rogerson.
Then came the Aces’ rally.
Jimmy While and Jimmy Dail
walked before Cobb slammed an j
inside-lhe-park homer. Fore-!
hand then singled and came!
home when the Green Wave ac
cidentally trapped Harrell, who
had singled, between second and
refirst. Harrell scored on Tol- ,
ley’s second single of the day.
The Aces made only one er
ror. but they committed several
fielding mistakes and let in
some of Williamston’s prime I
runs. The Green Wave made
three errors.
Warwick Revival
Begins April 17th *
Revival services will begin at
Warwick Baptist Church Sun
day, April 17 and continue
through Sunday. April 24. The
services on the two Sundays
will be at 10 A. M„ and 7
P. M„ while April 18 through
April 23 the sen-ices will be
held each night at 7:30 o'clock.
The visiting evangelist will be
the Rev. D. C. Jenkins, pastor
of Bethlehem Baptist Church at
Laurel. Mississippi. Music for
the series of meetings will be
directed by Albert Hobbs. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend each service.
Aces Downed By
Plymouth 5 To 1
By BILL GOCDWIN
The Edenton Aces dropped a
5-1 Albemarle Conference base-!
ball game in Plymouth Friday j
afternoon.
Bucky Johnson went all the>
way on the mound for Plymouth I
and scattered four Edenton’
singles in registering the win. i
Ray Ward was the losing pitcher J
for the Aces.
The Aces’ lone run came in;
the first inning when Dirkie \
Cobb and Zackie Harrell walked l
and Centerfielder Frank Lowry i
dropped Jerry Tolley’s pop fly.;
Plymouth used their nine hits
to net runs in the first, second,
I fourth and fifth innings.
! Edenton made two errors and
'Plymouth three.
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| Easter Seal Drive
Progressing Nicely
A check with Ernest Ward,
Jr., chairman, and Jesse Har
-1 rell, treasurer, discloses that the
Easter Seal campaign is pro-!
grossing fairly well. However,'
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Mrs. Elbert White Residence
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.they remiid everyone in Eden- t
{ton and Chowan County that
they should return their enve
lopes promptly so the commit
tee could seg how it stands by,
Easter Suqsjay.
Both Ward and Harrell ex
pressed gratitude toward the
way the pffblic has responded to
this drive, which aids crippled
children upij, adults on both a
local and state level. “One of.
the reasons that we urge peo
ple to send in their envelopes as,
soon as possible’’, stated Jesse
Harrell, “is ihat there is a ten
dency to delay sending in the
money and we feel sure many
people only need reminding.
NOTICE
To Voters Os The
Fourth Township
Chowan County:
I am a candidate for the of
fice of County Commissioner
for *he Fourth Township.
Tour vote will be greedy ap
preciated.
Tlios. R. Wood