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CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XaVjJ.—dumber 18.
Plans Now Shaping Up F
Fish Hatchery Dedicatio n
Monday Afternoon, May 1 £
Ross Leffler, Assist
ant Secretary of the
U. S. Department of
The Interior to Make
, Dedicatory Address;
' Fish Fry Planned
' Plans are rapidly being whip
ped into shape for the dedication ■
of the new U. S. Fish Hatchery j
which is scheduled to take place j
Monday, May 16.
Mayor John Mitchcner is tak
ing the lead in arranging a
creditable program for the oc
casion and has a group of com-|
miMccs at work in order to
mgkc the event an impressive
and successful arfair.
After a string of headaches.
Mayor Mitchcner has announced
that a free fish fry will be
served to the visitors who come
to Edcnton for the dedication.
Ms|ny invitations have been sent
out to neighboring communities
in the Albemarle area, so thatj
with favorable weather a large
crowd is expected to come to
Edcnton for the occasion.
A group of dignitaries is also
. expected to attend the dedica
tion, among whom will be Ross
Leffler. assistant secretary of the
U. S. Department of the Inter
ior, who will make the principal
address and dedicate the new
hatchery.
Also scheduled to be present
is Waller A. Gresh of Atlanta, i
regional director of the Bureau’
of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife.
Mr. Gresh is in charge of the;
activities of the Bureau of Sport 1
Fisheries and Wildlife in 12
southeastern states and Puerto
Rico and the-Virgin Islands. He
served with the ' TVnnsv Ivartia
Continued on Page 7—Section I
CIVIC CALENDAR
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John A. Holmes High School
Band will prosont its spring con
cert in the school auditorium
Friday night. May 6. at •
o’clock.
Red Cross btoodmobtle will he
at the Penelope Barker house
Friday. May 6, from 10 A. M~
to 4 P. M.
Youth Week will bo observed
at Center Hill Baptist Church
Sunday. May 0. through Sun
day. May 15.
John A. Holmes ifigh School
Band will play in a band fasti-!
val in Elisabeth City Saturday’
Continued on Pm* 6—Section 1
Big Bonner For Congress Rally
Scheduled For Friday, May 6
William P. Jones, J. Clarence
Leary and Gilliam Wood, cam
paign managers in Chowan
County for Herbert C. Bonner
in his race for re-election to
Congress, announce a huge free
Albemarle Barbecue For Bon
ner rally. The affair will be
held Friday evening. May' 6, at!
6 o’clock at the Scott-Habtead 1
Produce Shed, one mile east of j
Elizabeth City on the Weeks villc
road, Route 168.
The rally is expected to at
tract a huge crowd of Bonner
followers.
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Athletes Os John Holmes High
School Honored At Varsity Qub
Annual Sports Award Banquet
Retention's Varsity Club's An
. nu a I Sports Awards banquet was
a very delightful affair Tues
day night in the Masonic Tem
ple when boy and girl athletes
qf John A. Holmes High School
were honored in the presence of
a large number of relatives and
xnenas.
The principal speaker Air the
A occasion was Coach Bril Murray,
f Duke University's outstanding
fbotball coach, who was accom
panied by two AU-Araenoans,
Mikb McGee. foptfaqU star of
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Mesdames Earnhardt, Copeland
And Belch Take Top Honors
In Woman’s Club Flower Sh6w
Mrs. Jimmy Earnhardt, Mrs.
Wendell Copeland and Mrs. Med
lin Belch won top honors at the 1
Edcnton Woman’s Club Flower
Show held Friday, April 29, at
the Penelope Barker house.
Mrs. Earnhardt’s entry was an
Easter Mom iris, which was;
judged to be the most perfect
specimen of any flower of the
show in horticulture. She was
presented a silver bowl and blue j
ribbon.
Mrs. Copeland took the sweep
stake prize for winning the most
blue ribbons for her flower en- j
tries in the show.
Mrs. Belch had the best ar
rangement in the flower show i
Lions Sponsoring
Oustanding Show
Central Prison Varie
ties Scheduled Sat
urday, May 7
Sponsored by the Edenton
Lions Club, Central Prison’s
Varieties will present a program
in the Edenton Elementary
School auditorium on Saturday
night, May 7, at 8 o’clock. The
outfit is labeled North Carolina’s'
No. 1 variety show and includes
30 of the South’s top stars.
Leading features on the program
iqphidc Hillbilly .Hot Shots,
Buff & Bluff, Rhythm Masters
and Mad-Cap Minstrels.
The Lions Club feels very for
tunate in securing this greatest
array of talent ever to come
from behind the walls and
promise two hours of delightful
comedy, dancing and novelty
acts.
Eastern Star Plans
Covered Dish Supper
Sponsored by Edenton Chap
ter Na 302, Order qf the Eastern
Star, a covered dish supper will
be served in the dining room of
the Masonic Temple Thursday
night May 12, at 7 o’clock.
Invited to the supper are East
ern Star members and their hus
bands or wives and Masons and
their wives.
Special music will be provided
for the occasion and a major fea
ture of the rally will be an ad
dress by Edmund Harding of
Washington, N. C., nationally
known humorist
A big motorcade from other
counties will pass through Eden
ton on its way to the rally, so
[that all from Edenton and Cho
wan County who plan to attend
are requested to meet not fetter
than 4 o’clock to join -the parade, I
which will be escorted by high-1
way patrolmen.
a warm welcome and apprecia
tion for the presence and inter
est of so many friends. A de
lightful dinner was served by
members of the' Easton Star,
with the invocation by Nick
George.
Mr. Murray was introduced by
Coach Bill Billings and after
humorously refenring to some in
cidents in his vast coaching ex
out at least four things abso
lutely necessmr to become a
food player and something
worthwhile tor young people m
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 5,1960.
and was presented a blue and
* gold ribbon.
1 Mrs. Gilliam Wood, chairman,
declared the flower show a
success from all standpoints,
j The chairman listed the fol
lowing ribbon winners:
; | Roses (Tea), Mrs. Elwood Nix
,! on blue; Mrs. C. R. Mason, yel
low.
Rosebuds, Mrs. Elwood Nixon,
[blue and red.
| Climbing Roses, Mrs. Jimmy
Earnhardt, blue; Mrs. James M.
, J Bond, red and yellow,
i Iris, Mrs. F. S. Hicks, two
I blue; John Graham, blue; Mrs.
| Frank Holmes, blue; Mrs. Jor
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Youth Sunday At
Center Hill Church
Young People Sched
uled to Fill All Of
fices In Church
According to the Rev. Henry
Napier, pastor, the Center Hill
Baptist Church will observe
Youth Week beginning May 8
and continuing through May 15.
During this week the young peo
ple of the church will take pver
the entire offices of the church.
Edgar Ray Jordan will do the
preaching at the 11 o’clock hour
and E. C. Topping will preach
“at' Wie ~ 8 o'clock, vserviee ■on
May 8.
Billy Whiteman will preach
at the 11 o’clock hour and Lar
ry Tupping will preach in the
evening worship hour on May
15th.
Sunday School superintendents
Conlinuad on Page 7—Section 1
Rotarians Change
Place Os Meeting
Edenton Rotarians will meet
this (Thursday) afternoon at 1
o’clock. Attention is called to
the fact that due to additions
being made at the Parish House,
the Rotary Club will meet at
the Edenton Restaurant, begin
ning today.
President Jimmy Earnhardt
urges every member to be pres
ent.
DAR Meeting Will
Be Held May 17th
Edentcm Tea Party Chapter of
the DAR will meet Tuesday af
ternoon, May 17. Mrs. John
Kramer, regent, announces that
the meeting was postponed from
the scheduled 'time. May 11, and
will be a dinner meeting at the
Edenton Restaurant beginning at
1 o’clock. All members are es
pecially requested to attend. i
Jaycees Install Officers
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Above Bob Bryan of Ahoskie. District 10 vice president, is
*own congratulating Jamas Parry and his wife, following Mr.
Pinr'i m president of the Junior Chamber of Com*
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Hoove is pictured ifte nrst load of peanuts delivered Friday to
the new Seabrook Blanching Corporation’s half million dollar plant
on Edenlon's Industrial Park. The peanuts will be used for test
ing equipment. Left to right are James W. Gardner, president*
Elliott Belch, owner of the Belch Truck Line, which delivered the
peanuts, and Keith Reeve, general manager.—(J. P. Ricks Photo).
Spring Concert Os
High School Band
On Friday Night
Highlight of Evening
Will Be Presentation
Os Awards to Band
Members
John A. Holmes High School
Band will present its spring con
-■eert•-on-*Fridny''*eveni»tg,-May 6;
at the high school auditorium.
Admission to -the concert is fifty
cents. However, anyone aiiem*-
ing the supper sponsored by the
band that night in the cafeteria
will be admitted free. The pro
gram will begin at 8 o’clock.
The highlight of the program
will be the annual presentation
of the band awards to outstand
ing band members. The awards
are the John Philip Sousa Award
which is sponsored by the Eden
ton Rotary Club and which goes
to the band student who has
contributed most toward the ad
vancement of the band program,
and the Achievement Award
which is sponsored by the Eden
ton Chamber of Commerce and
goes to the student who has
made the most progress on their
instrument during the past year.
The band has prepared a var
ied program which includes mu
sic by R. B. Hall, Hoagy Car
michal, J. Olividoti, K. L. King,
Merle Isaac, Clare Grundeman,
Robert Dillon, Frank Erickson
and Zimmerman.
BANK CLOSED TUESDAY
The Peoples Bank & Trust
Company and the Consumer
Credit Branch will be closed all
day Tuesday, May 10, in observ
ance of Confederate Memorial
Day.
I Give Blood
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Tom Ridgeway, Chairman of
Chowan County's blood program,
announces that the Red Cross
| bloodmobile will be in Edentoa
Friday. May 6. .
The bloodmobile will be sta
tioned at the Penelope Barker
house from IS A. M., to 4 P. M.
The county's quota is 100 pints
of blood and Mr. Ridgeway urges
people to cooperate by giving a
pint of blood, which is so dras
tically needed.
Girl Scout Court Os
Awards On Mav 10
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Tuesday evening. May 10, at
6:30 o’clock Edenton Girl Scouts
will hold their annual Court of
Awards. This most important
event will be held in the Ele
mentary School cafeteria follow
ing a mother-daughter banquet.
The Court of Awards cere
mony terminates the Scouting
year and rewards the girls for
their hard work and endeavors
luring the year.
Richard Baer, II
Philpot Manager
Cloyd Philpot of Lexington
mnounced Tuesday that Richard
P. Baer. 11, will be his cam
paign manager in Chowan Coun
ty for the office of Lieutenant
Governor.
Mr. Philpot stated that he was
happy to have Mr. Baer as his
manager and that he is of the
opinion he will be a big asset
in his campaign for votes.
Fashion Show
At.PTA Meeting
Monday night. May 9, a fash
ion show will feature a meet
ing of the Chowan High School
Parent-Teacher Association. The
fashion preview will be present
ed by Mrs. Loraine Rogerson’s
-home economics classes, with
each student modeling a gar
ment she has made.
President Winborne hopes a
large crowd will turn out for j
the meeting.
“Belles For Bonner”
In Chowan County
Congressman Herbert C. Bon
ner has announced that Mrs. E.
N.‘Elliott and Mrs. W. J. P,
Earnhardt have been named co
chairmen of the "Bells For Bon
ner” organization for Chowan
County.
Mr. Bonner expressed delight
in having these two outstanding
club women to handle the la-j
dies’ department in his campaign l
for r•Htatipa to Coofroa.
West Byrum Buys
Wm. J. Berryman
Insurance Agency
Now Occupying New
And Spacious Office
Located at 403 South
Broad Street
West W. Byrum. Jr., has pur
chased the W. J. Berryman In
surance, Inc., and effective May
2, the W. J. Berryman Insurance.
Inc., will be known as West
W. Byrum Agency. Inc. Mr. By
rum wishes to, take this oppor
tunity w thank the public for
their past support and promises
continued efficient service of
all insurance needs.
A new spacious air condition
ed office at 103 South Broad j
Street has been acquired to en- i
able Mr. Byrum to serve his,
customers better. New equip
ment has been purchased to:
make service faster.
"I invite each and everyone
of you to come by and visit our
new facility," says Mr. Byrum.
"for we stand ready to service
your insurance requirements in
a personal, courteous and effici
ent manner."
County Officials
Dinner Guests Os
County Council
Chowan County Commission-!
ers and other county officers j
were dinner guests of the Home!
Demonstration County Council!
Monday afternoon at the Ad
vance Community Building with
a delightful meal served by food
and nutrition leaders and club!
presidents.
Mre. C, W, Overman, president \
of the County Council, presided i
over the meeting and recognized
and welcomed the guests.
Mrs. Lester Copeland at the,
outset reviewed activities and*
accomplishments of the County
Council during the year, after;
which reports were presented by j
representatives of other clubs in i
the county.
These reports, all reflecting a
great deal of activity, were pre
sented by the following:
Beech Fork—Mrs. W. H. Satin-]
ders.
Byrd—Mrs. M. T. Barrington.
Center Hill—Mrs. B. P. Monds
Chowan —Mrs. Roland Evans.
Colonial—Mrs. J. L Chestnut! ,
Enterorise —Mrs. Wallace Good
win, Jr. '• •” j
Oak Grove Mis. Wallace!
Peele.
Rocky Hock Mis. Thurman j
Ashley.
R.vland —Mis. Glenn Langley, j
Yeopim—Mrs. Vann Small.
Gum Pond—Mrs. Levy Nixon.
Band Still Working
On Washing-ton Trip
The John A. Holmes High j
School Band is still in the pro
cess of raising funds to com-;
pletc its 1959-60 budget and to
finance its trio to Washington.
D. C„ on Friday, May 13.
There are some businesses and |
’individuals who have still not j
made their usual contribution to.
the band this year. It will be
very much appreciated if these
contributions could be made be
fore the 13th. All contributions
are deductible from state and
federal income taxes, and a re- 1
eeipt will be available from the
band office for anyone needing'
them for this purpose.
FIREMEN MEET TONIGHT
Members of Edenton's Fire De
partment will hold their month- 1
ly dinner meeting tonight!
(Thursday). The meeting will
be held in the fire station at 7
o'clock.
20 Years Ago ]
Aa Final {■ th* FBaa al
Tho Chowan Herald t
Following agitation and eon
sid oration of tmtal yMis'
standing. Chowan County Com
missioners definitely decided to
place a eew roof en the Court
House. The estimated goal of
the now roof was SIA92JM,
W. C. Bunch, superintendent
of the tJ. S. Fish Hatchery, re
in the peat year. Petite the
$2.50 Per Year In North Carolina
Plans Progressing
For Edenton’s Big
Festival Os Values
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MRS. WILLIAM BILLINGS
Residential Chairman for Cho
wan County's Cerebral Palsy
Campaign is Mrs. William D.
Billings, who urges volunteers
to contact her a* once.
Mitchener Cerebral
Palsy Chairman
Announcement has been made
by Frank McGuire, head basket
ball coach at the University of
North Carolina, and state chair
man for the cerebral palsy cam
paign, that Mayor John Mitchen
er has been appointed general
chairman for the 53-minute
march for Chowan County. I
Mr. Mitchener says the march
will be held in the countv Mav
23. 24 and 25.
Mr. Mitchener points uui that
a palsy baby is born every 53
minutes, which is the result of
damage or injury to the brain. I
It can happen to anyone at any
time, before, during or after
birth. There are no two cases!
alike and can affect any or all,
parts of the body depending on j
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Sea well Speaker
At Lions Meeting!
Malcolm Seawcll of Raleigh,
one of the candidates for Gov-]
ernor, will speak at the Lions)
Club meeting Monday. May 9,!
at T o'clock. President T. B. j
Williford Urges every member I
of the club to be present to hear!
Mr. Seawell.
Ski Show Sunday Afternoon
| Pleases Large Number People
A very large crowd was on
’ hand Sunday afternoon when a i
free water ski show, sponsored
by the Edenton Marina, was]
] held m front of the old U. S. 1
] Fish Hatchery. The Fish Hatch
* ery grounds were filled with
people, boats lined both sides of
j the creek where the show was!
in full sight and even the creek
bridge was lined with people
watching the performance.
The show featured the Outer
j Banks ■ Ski Club, members of
which performed many difficult
• This \Y erk Is
Demonstration
Week
i This week. May 1-7, is being
j observed as National Home
Demonstration Week with Cho-
Iwan County Clubs arranging a|
number of features in connection
t with the observance.
’j On Sunday afternoon a county-!
j wide music festival was held at j
i Chowan High School and on
! Monday county officials were]
! guests of the County Council at)
a dinner held at the Advance!
Community Building. Wednes
day a County Council meeting]
i was held which featured a sash- j
> km show and hat show at the!
i Chowan Community Building.
Advance, Boland, Oak Grove, i
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FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
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f, 27 Merchants Are Co
'i operating By Offer
, ing Many Very Spe-
I cial Values For Event
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| Plans are progressing by the
Chamber of Commerce Mer
chants Committee to observe
"Festival of Values,” a sales pro
motion for Edenton Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, May 12,
13 and 14.
J. H. Woolard. Chairman of ‘
the sales promotion subcommit
tee, says that 27 merchants have
joined in staging the event and
that during the three days many
j bargains will be offered shoppers
! who take advantage of the many
I largest number of merchants
ever to participate in a sales
promotion program.
Merchants who are cooperating
in the event, for which the en
tire area will be circularized, in
clude the following:
Byrum Hardware Co.. Western
Auto Associate Store. Tots &
Teens, Cuthrell's Dept. Store,
Belk-Tyler's, Elliott Company,
Sears Catalog Sales Office. Hol
iowells Rexall Drug Store,
Mitchener’s Pharmacy. Ralph E.
Parrish. Inc.. Colonial Furniture
Co.. Edenton Furniture Co.,
P & Q Super Market, Phthisic's
Super Market, Hughes-Parker
Hardware Co., John J Ross
Jewelers, Griffin’s Musicenter,
Malone’s 5-10 c Store. The Betty
Shoppe. The Jill Shoppe. Cam
pen's Jewelers, The Rug Shop,
Rose's 5. 10 and 25c Store. Bell's,
S. Hobowsky. Western Gas Ser
vice. Inc., and Quinn Furniture
Company.
Jffivcees Install
New Set Officers
Officers for the Junior Cham
ber of Commerce were installed
at a ladies' night meeting he! J
Thursday night at the Ameri
can Legion building. The in
stallation ceremony was in
charge of Bob Bryan of Ahos
k’C. vice president of the Tenth
District.
The officers installed were:
President, James Perry: vice
president. Billy Gardner; second
vice president. Rudolph Dail;
treasurer. William Easterling;
secretary. Allan Harless: corres
ponding secretary, Bobby Bunch;
state director. Tom Ridgeway.
A dance followed the meeting
which was very much enjoyed.
13 and 14
i stunts and the graceful art of
'] skiing. Thrillers in the show
)j included barefoot skiing, slalom
j skiing, pyramid formations, a
j kite skier and many other events
tj which delighted a big crowd and
iiwon rounds of applause.
'] The show aroused a great deal
:|of interest in skiing and the
'( Outer Banks Ski Club offered
| its cooperation in teaching the
art of sking as well as the or
;;ganization of a ski club in
: i Edenton.
Gum Pond and Enterprise Clubs
held meetings during 4he week
and programs during the week
were pi-esented on the Nancy
Carson show on radio station
WCDJ.
| The 'theme of National Home
; Demonstration Week is “Today's
Home Builds Tomorrow’s World.’’
, Mrs. Elizabeth H. Hughey,
) State Librarian, says:
I “A little thicker in thought’* :
: describes the trend in reeding
| among North Carolina Home
; Demonstration Club women and
their families. Current report*,
show an increase in fee reading
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