PAGE FOUR
SECTION TWO
Our Yellowed Pages
A8 »XR'N» IN the FILES OF
THE CHOWAN HERALD
30 YEARS AGO
Close to 10Q friends from
all sections of Chowan
County gathered in the Par
ish Housa in response to an
invitation from John W.
Graham to attend a stag
party given in honor of Lieu
tenant-Governor A. H. (San
dy) Graham, who was a can
didate for Governor.
The Nouse Packing Com
pany canned 1,656 cans of
turtle meat.
A crowded lodge room was
on hand when the 160th an
niversary of Unanimity Lodge
No. 7, A. F. & A. M., was
celebrated in connection with
the completion of the newly
decorated room in the Court
House.
The Bank of Edenton act
ed as a depository for any
money which friends of the
late Will ‘Rogers wished to
donate to the erection of a
memorial for the beloved
humorist.
Plans were made by the
Daughters of the Confeder
acy at the home of Mrs. J.
A. Woodard for a silver tea
at the home of Mrs. H. M. S.
Cason.
A group of local grocers
appeared at a meeting of
Town Council seeking pro
tect ion from itinerant ped
dlers coming into town dur
ing the holiday season sell
ing fruits and other holiday
items, thug cutting material
ly into local sales.
Bob Oglesby took part in
an outstanding program at
the Louisiana Stale Fair at
Shreveport. He was a mem
ber of the Empire Male
Quartet which performed be
fore a crowd of around
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The Garden Club request
ed Town Council to remove
the cement walk around the
circle on the Court House
Green, where a fountain
formerly was situated and to
continue the cement walk
diagonally across the spot,
Edenton Aces defeated
Smithfield 38-0 in the semi
finals for the Eastern cham
pionship.
The name of the local ho
tel was changed from King
Arms Tavern to Hotel Joseph
Hewcs.
Mayor E. W. Spires an
nounced that he was hope
ful of securing more mark
ers designating important
historical sites in and around
Edenton.
A quiet celebration of the
holidays was in prospect due
to a law making it unlawful
to sell or shoot fireworks
within the county.
20 YEARS AGO
Edenton was a scene of ac
tivity when Boy Scouts of
Troops 156 and 170 took over
the reins of town and coun
ty government. Bobby By
rum was mayor; Johnny
Thigpen, sheriff; Jack Habit,
judge and Polk Williams
prosecutor of Recorder’s
Court; Byran Kehayes was
assistant prosecutor. Sanford
Spruill was clerk of court
and Fred Kceter was regis
ter of deeds. Jimmy Earn
hardt was chief of police and
Frank Habit was street com
missioner and Calvin Mills
was street superintendent.
Charles Lee Overman was
fire chief with John Gurley
md Vernon McClenny as
drivers. Philip McMullan
was county agent and Mil
ton Flynn was county health
officer. Maurice Hassell was
superintendent of the Elec
tric & Water Department
with McKay Phthisic as as
sistant Serving as Town
Councilmen were Bobby Jor
dan, John Harney, John
Doughty, Paulette Lane.
Sonny Stillman and Frank
Habit. As policemen were
Ernest White, Johnny Good
win, Douglas Allen, Willie
West, Frank Williams and
Billy Bond. Teddy Lupton
and John Ward were coach
and assistant coach respec
tively of the Edenton Aces.
As the result of evidence
pointing to widespread up
grading and over - ceiling
prices offered on the cur
rent peanut crop, representa
tives of the Raleigh district
office of Price Administra
tion called in some 50 grow
ers and buyers from seven
counties in this area at hear
ings held in the Chowan
County Court House.
Among four students at
the University of North Ca
rolina to be invited to be
come members of the Rho
Chi honorary fraternity of
the University School of
Pharmacy was John A. Mit
chener, Jr.
In recognition of his in
terest and knowledge in
Masonry, H. A. Campen was
appointed district deputy
Grand Master at a meeting
of the Grand Lodge of Mas
ons held in Raleigh.
At the annual Methodist
Conference held in Golds
boro, Rev. H. Freo Surratt
was returned to the Edenton
Methodist Church.
Two local boys, Hoskin
Bass and Robert Rawls and
Robert Sessoms of Colerain
staged a celebration when
they happened to meet on
the rock of Tinian in the
F*acific.
At a meeting of those in
terested in a hospital site, a
division of opinion was ex
pressed. Among the sites
discussed were: Hicks Field,
Windsor highway between
the home of Mrs. Will Bond
and Pembroke Creek, north
end of Granville Street
fronting on the Suffolk
highway near E. L. Ward’s
property, the Lone Pine lot
of Dr. J. A. Mitchener on
North Broad Street, a portion
of the A. C. Boyce land on
the Albemarle Sound bridge
road opposite the Straw
berry Hill property, the El
liott-Mills property on West
King Street and John’s
Island.
Edenton Rotarians discuss
ed the possibility of reviving
THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1965.
Veteran f s Corner
(By George It. lunette. Vet
eran Employment Repreacnta
tire, N. O. State Employment
Security Commlnlon. and John .
Lee Spruill, County Service OC
(icer, N. C. Stale Veteran Ad
miniatralioa*
Two decades have passed
since World War 11. During
the dark days of that war,
Americans had abiding faith
in their armed forces and a
firm desire to reciprocate
that service when victory
was achieved. This was
evidenced by the Service
men’s Readjustment Act of
1944 which gave, in the
words of President Roose
velt, “emphatic notice to the
men and women of our arm
id forces that the American
people do not intend to let
them down.” This legisla
tion, better known as the
“GT Bill,” was not the pro
duct of wartime emotional
ism; it represented 214 years
of work; it was the result of
more than 600 separate
House and Senate bills and
engthy deliberations and
debates. It represented, too,
America’s desire to win the
peace. There are 21.8 mil-
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Local Library
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The Library still has plen
ty of Christmas stories and
many of those which have
been out have been returned;
so come to see what Christ
mas reading we have. Among
them are:
A Christmas Carol by
Charles Dickens.
The Christmas Bunny by
Will and Nicolas.
The Birds’ Christmas Carol
by Kate Douglas Wiggin.
The Night Before Christ
mas by Clement Moore.
Christmas, its Origin, Cele
bration and Significance as
related in Prose and Verse,
edited by Robert Schauffler.
Where the Young Child
Was by Marie Conway Oem-
W. This is a collection of
short stories.
Snow Over Bethlehem by
Katherine Milhous.
The Littlest Christmas Tree
by Flora Strousse.
A Pint of Judgment, a
Christmas story by Elizabeth
Morrow.
a band at Edenton High
School.* , ,
A meeting was called at
Hotel Joseph Hewes for the
purpose of organizing a semi
professional baseball league
in Northeastern North Caro
lina.
Benjamin F. Sivills, well
known Norfolk Southern
Railroad engineer, died sud
denly in Norfolk General
Hospital.
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lion American veterans. I
Many of these have to seek
new employment, frequently
in new career fields. In ad
dition, each year for at least
the next 10 years approxi
mately 56,000 veterans will
retire after 20 or more years
of military service, and the
majority of these will seek
civilian employment. For
tunately, the assistance they
need in obtaining employ
ment was foreseen and pro
vided for by the GI Bills of
World War II and the Ko
rean conflict.
The Veterans Employment
Service, U. S. Department of
Labor, is a member of the
federal-state employment ser
vice team. Its primary re
sponsibility is to insure that
veterans receive maximum
employment and retraining
opportunities. So if any
veteran has a job problem,
do him a real favor and re
fer him to the VER of the
local Employment Security
Report Is Made
By Grand Jury
Chowan County’s Grand
Jury filed a report last week
which included four recom
mendations.
The panel recommended
again that repairs be made
in the sheriff’s office and
soil conservation office as
well as to the second floor
carpet in Hotel Joseph
Hewes.
The fourth recommenda
tion was for electrical out
lets in the D. F. Walker
High School lunch room.
C. A. Perry, foreman, sign
ed the report which showed
the Chowan County Jail to
be clean “and in fair condi
tion”.
The report also stated that
County School Supt. C. C.
Walters appeared and ex
pressed the opinion that the
water problem at Chowan
High School had been solv
ed.
They also asked that faulty
chairs in the grand jury
room be replaced.
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Q. Was the cold-war GI
Bill sponsored by Sen. Yar
borough enacted during the
recent session of Congress?
A. The Senate approved
the proposal and the House
Committee on Veterans Af
fairs has held hearings or
the measure, but enactmenl
must await further consider
ation after the second ses
sion convenes in January.
Q. I recently retired from
the Navy. I have been pay
ing social security taxes or
my Navy pay since Januarj
1, 1957. How can I get i
statement of earnings credit
ed to my social security ac
count since the beginning ol
1957?
A. Get form O A R-7004
(Wage Statement Request)
from any social security of
fice and mail that post card
form. In short order you’ll
°et your earning record.
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