From Our Yellowed Pages
A8 FOUND IN THE FILES OF
THE CHOWAN HERALD
j 30 TEARS AGO
The entire citizenry of Chowan
County was grievously saddened
and shocked to learn of the sud
den and totally unexpected death
of Sheriff Carroll A. Boyce.
Though in apparent perfect
health, he died shortly after
making a fife in a stove against
the chilling morning blasts.
Many inquiries followed an
announcement relative to the
identity of a philanthropist who
desired to restore the old Court
House here to its 1767 interior
shape for use as a museum of
history. It finally leaked out
that .John Sprunt Hill- of Dur
People buy
Jim Walter
homes because
they are better
-not because
they are cheaper 1
i • “’a* ’ h * \ IRyLJ
1 J Sid'”' 9 1 ISSI
\ no nce ' V j
\ * P o ' in, 'JjS'ciima'*- 1
1 or«° ° na ..j Ho' 1
iiNO MONEY DOWN! ■ FINANCH 100%
■ BUILT ON YOUR LOT ■22 OTHER M 0P e 's
All models are offered with or without interior fin
ish. Jim Walter has a model and a price to fit most
any budget.
Get your copy of the 1965 magazine sire catalog
of homes today. IT'S FREE!
1 would like to know more about your building and
financing plan. Please send me a free catalog. I am
infbrested in a ... □ Home □ Cottage
NAME
ADDRESS
CITY STATE
Telephone
My property is located ini County.
""""WE ARE OPEN ON SUNDAY
ELIZABETH CITY, N. C.
L;' P. O. Box 672 Phone 335-4252
. Hughes Blvd. & Main Highway 17 Bypass
r 'rn -
S ? vf
f'■ .
5
"i - r ! • . - /
Peeling adventurous?
Buy a LeSabre
With a Wildcat lurking under the hood.
\ (Arid a lot of action behind the wheel.)
... .
mlmm lj| 9
r
•T
B v '-'' :^&\jßry^s': . mim
K- 3^
i t
'
* ■ ■■n—iW<i i M
. - ji.
ham was behind the idea of
restoration.
Edenton and ttii.4 section ex
perienced slight snow flurries
following a cold snap.
Over 100 men representing
every walk of life in Chowan
County gathered in (the 1 King’s
Arms Tavern for the purpose of
organizing, a Business Men's As
sociation. Officers elected in
cluded: President, W. D. Pru
den; vice president, J. W. Davis;
secretary, John A. Holmes;
treasurer, W. H. Gardner. D. M.
Warren stated that there was no
organized body in the county to
press claims and to place Eden
ton and Chowan County in
their proper place in the state
THE CHOWAN HERALD,. EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, -APRIL at, UMS.
land nation.
“Mobley’s Merry Minstrel,”
I sponsored by the Enterprise
Home Demonstration Club, was
presented at the Enterprise
School House.
Edenton High School debating
team reached the state semi
finals. Edenton debaters were
Margaret Spires, George . Mc-
Kenna, Eleanor Small and
Junius Davis.
Though a number of meet
ings of the State Highway Com
mission were held, nothing had
been done regarding improving
the service of the Edenton-
Mackeys Ferry.
Chowan High School’s debat
ing team, lost in the first pre
liminary contest held iK Chapel
Hill. The debaters were. Dorothy
Perry, Emmett Bail, Marguerite
Etta Evans and Sarah Winborne.
Announcement was made that
Carlton H. Haskett, son of .Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Haskett, and Miss
Viola Jones of Indianapolis, In
diana, were, united in marriage
in Indianapolis.
20 YEARS AGO
Not only the United Slates,
but the entire world was shock
ed when news was flashed over
the radio that President Frank
lin D. Roosevelt died suddenly
at Warm. Springs, Ga. Short
ly after his death was flashed
over the radio, the bell on the
old (Chowan County Court House
slowly tolled and a service was
hurriedly arranged in St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church by the rector,
Rev. Harold W. Gilmer, which
was well attended in paying
tribute to the departed Presi
dent.
W. W. Massey, manager of
the Belk-Tyler store in Elizabeth
City, closed a deal by which the
Belk-Tyler concern purchased
the Penelope Barker Hotel prop
erty on Broad Street from Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Kramer and Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Cheshire for the
purpose of constructing the pres
ent Belk-Tyler store.
George K. Snow, department
commander of the American
Legion, was speaker at a joint
meeting of Ed Bond Post and
the Legion Auxiliary. Mr. Snow
paid tribute to President Roose
velt and traced the beginning of
the American Legion, telling of
early day struggles and saying
that the Legion’s task had only
begun.
All town officials expressed
their intention to seek re-elec
tion and no other candidate had
filed for office shortly before
the deadline to file.
Edenton friends learned with
regret that Staff Sergeant Roy
G. Watson lost his life when the
New Books At
Local Library
New books received this week
at Shepard-Pruden Memorial Li
brary include the following:
Blackbeard’s Ghost by Ben
Stahl.
Death In the Castle by Pearl
Buck.
The Winners by Julio Cort
azar.
The Gold of the River Sea by
Charlton Ogbum, Jr.
The Nine Tailors by Dorothy
Sayers.^
A History of English Litera
ture by Moody and Lovett.
I Come From the Stone Age
by Heinrich Harrer.
Two Edenton Men
Join Marine Corps
NORFOLK, VA. Sgt. Fred
Harrell, the Albemarle area Ma
rine Corps recruiter, reported
ecently that two Edenton men
have made plans for the sum
mer.
William Scott Craig, grandson
of Mrs. C. S. Morgan, 111
Oakum Street, and James .Frank
lin Arnold, Jr., son of Mrs.
Gladys V. Arnold, 118 West
Hicks Street, were both enlisted
into the Marine Corps 120 day
delay program on March 26.
They will report for their active
duty on June 22, at which time
they will go to the Marine Corps
boot camp at Parris Island,
S. C., for 12 weeks training and
then go on to four more weeks
of advance combat training at]
Camp Lejeune.
By enlisting into the Marine
Corps 120 day delay program,
both Chug and Arnold have as
sured themselves a chance to
begin their training on the date
they selected. Though there is
no participation on their part
until they leave, they earn cre
dit toward their military obli
gation and seniority for future
pay and promotion purposes.
Sgt. Harrell will be in Eden
ton at the Post Office on
Thursday mornings until noon
to interview any other young
men in Edenton who are inter
ested in any of the Marine Corps
programs.
Remagen bridge over the Rhine
River in Germany collapsed.
Watson was a member of the
Edenton High School faculty in
1942 and entered the Army in
the fall of that year after com
pleting the football schedule.
Members of Boy Scout Troop
No. 170 were guests of the Lions
Club, sponsor of the troop, when
a program was in charge of
Scoutmaster J. R. Tanner.
Home Demonstration Clubs in
Chowan County had collected
2,773 pounds of clothing in the
war effort.
Major Frank Wood, a member
of the Medical Corps of the
U. S. Army overseas, was
awarded a Bronze Star Medal
for meritorious service.
Miss Mary Esther Belch and
Captain Nicholas John George
were united in marriage in the
Center Hill Baptist Church by
Rev. W. Frank Cale.
Bible News
By BfAKY ALLRED
Member of Women’* Speaker*
Barca u. American Rlble Society
One of the greatest failures of
this century is the failure of
Protestants in the affluent
Western churches to supply new
Christians of the world with
New Testaments in their own
languages.
The Bible Societies are the
source of over 85% of the
Scriptures in the language of the
people in 120 countries and of
foreign-language groups in the
United States.
The American Bible Society
is supplying more than half the
cost and much of the leadership
of a new United Bible Societies
program to treble the annual
world Scripture distribution by
1966—from 51 million in 1962
to 150 million by 1966.
This is some target! And it
will only make a dent in sup
plying New Testaments for new
Christians over the world!
In Africa, for example, needs
for New Testaments for new
Christians are urgent, for Africa
presents an appalling situation.
It is estimated there are 700
languages spoken, yet the whole
Bible has been translated into
only 59. In all 11 countries of
Africa there is not yet a whole
Bible available in any vernacu
lar.' Only one out of 100 Chris
tians possesses any part of the
Bible.
(If ypu would like to help in
this kind of ministry of supply
ing New Testaments to new
Christians, send for the free
catalog of materials from Am
erican Bible Society, 450 Park
Avenue, New York, N. Y. 10022,
or send your gift for this pur
pose).
Why “Good-Time
Charlie” Suffers
Uneasy Bladder
Unwise eating or drinking may be a
Source of mild but annoying bladder ir
ritations making you feel restless,
tense and uncomfortable. Doan s Puls
often help to bring prompt relief fti two
ways: 1) their soothing effect to ease
bladder irritation; and 2) a mild diu
retic action through the kidneys tend
ing to increase output of thd 16 miles
Vs kidney tubes. , . .
And if restless nights, with nagging
backache, headache or muscular aches
and pains due to over-exertion, strain
or emotional upset, are adding to your
misery - don’t wait - try Doan’s Pills.
With their speedy pain-relieving action,
Doan’s Pills work promptly to ease tor
rneht of nagging backache, headaches,
muscular aches and pains. So gat the
aame happy relief that millions have
enjoyed for over 60 years. For eonven
ience, use Doan’s Pills large sire. Get
Dofcn’a Pills today!
•j|WA«t
The Stars in Our Flag: 13
RHODE ISLAND—MAY 29, 1790
"Little Rhody" Capital: Providence
The Florentine navigator,
Giovanni da Verrazano, en
tered Narragansett Bay in
1524 and was so impressed
with the resemblance of this
region to the Isle of Rhodes
in the Mediterranean that he
named the land Rhode Is
land. Captain Adriaen Block,
the Dutch explorer, was next
to see the land in 1614, and
he called it Block Island. Up
until this time it was occu
pied by five tribes of Indians
who had developed many
skills.
Roger Williams, who is
given credit as the Father of
Rhode Island, founded the
colony on the principles of
freedom of conscience and
action. He had been exiled
from Massachusetts Bay col
ony in 1636 for religious dis
sension. He followed an In
dian path out of Salem and
when he reached the spot he
called it Providence out of
“gratitude to God’s provi
dence.” In 1644, John Clark’s
Portsmouth, Newport and
Warwick were formed into a
Union of “Providence Plan
tations,” and Rhode Island
made the official name of
the colony. Charles II grant
ed the charter of Rhode Is
land and the Providence
Plantations in 1663. The
charter stipulated that no
person at any time could be
molested or punished “for
any difference in matters of
\sp_
Histories are more full of ex
amples of the fidelity of dogs
than of friends.
—Alexander Pope.
Baby's bath is a happy time.
Mother has plenty of hot water now.
Father’s enjoying vepco’s loivest residential rate
on all their electric living.
Everybody’s enjoying the extra space in the playroom
because
• •■• :••■•• • •/■ v j-• •,•■ ■•• • v v’-; ;
* '* -
HKl.* ii; n & f ‘
' '' < . % ' v> Jf *.'.£
p
*
••••••'
*
••• • .- - • -• . .; •
:./,.- ; , \ ■ ♦ ■
s :M .J ■ '
.
tucked in an out-of-the-way place i
there’s a new FLAMELESS water heater
( the quick-recovery kind). II HBB
For foil details on the advantages and economy of flameless , ||
quick-recovery water heating, call your VEPeo-authorized DHM
Live Better Electrically ias tailing dealer or plumber.
VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY fe| I J ... J
H !■ m, L ;■<■»— swuMii ili .a. . . —— ■
A* & I
* db> * I
* I
religion” as long as that
person was peaceable and
quiet.
A series of Indian upris
ings led to King Philip’s Wav
and in L. 675 the Indians were
burned out of their winter
camp in the Great Swamp
near Kingston. Despite the
raids and scalpings, Rhode
Island continued to grow and
became the New World’s
first free republic. The battle
for individual rights in 1764
brought resistance to British
imprisonment of seamen and
unjust taxation, by the burn
ing of the revenue vessel
The Gaspee.
On May 4, 1776, Rhone Is
land broke from Britain.
Rhode Island was jealous of
outside interference in in
ternal affairs, and wanted
the assurance that the rights
of the small states would be
protected. Consent to the
ratification of the Constitu
tion on May 29, 1790, was
granted by a majority of
only two votes.
TERMITES
SWARMING?
Cardiac Trouble
And then there was the gal
who wouldn’t wear a Bikini
bathing suit. Said she tried one
on once but her heart just was
not in it.
—Reporter, Emmetsburg, la.
ramHOISLMHm
CMkTOCI TOUCH
mtmatNMiom
4MTOUnV&
SPORTS CAR " A^Jj)
HANDLING
3N A 3-PLOW TRACTOR
$ Hi •’2-Way Sensing" Draft Control
Uve PTO
• 8 Forward—2 Reverse Speeds
9 Traction Boosting Differential Lock
9 Deluxe Adjustable Big Comfort Seat;
Lights
• Extra-Short Turning Radius
• Low Profile for Safety and
Stability
CfiEW VERSATILITY. .. COMFORT .. - ECONOMY
(Let us demonstrate the new 424 ON YOUR FARM-TODAY!
||| Bpm Implement - Truck Co.
PHONE 482-2151 HERTFORD, N. C,
PAGE THREE
—SECTION TW©
(' ’ 4
Compare The Cost
A bus advertisement for an t
insomnia cure offers “30 deep
sleeps for $1.00.” An adjacent
sign advertises, “Wake up and '
live —79 cents.”
—Tribune. Chicago.