Volume XIII. —Number 7.
Building And Loan
. Offers Stock First
0 Time Since 1943
I, ShareiTwill Be Of
fered to New Mem
bers Only
RESTRICTIONS
No Person Will Be Al
lowed to Buy More
Than 10 Shares
For the first time since April, 1943,
the Edenton Building & Loan Assoc
iation will offer stock for sale, the,
amount not to exceed 1,500 shares, |
and even the shares will be offered
on a restricted basis.
Members of the board of directors j
of the association met Monday night;
to consider issuing new stock and af
ter a lengthy discussion decided to
sell not more than 1,500 shares start
ing on Friday morning at 10 o’clock.
These shares will be sold only to
new stockholders, so that those who
now have stock will not be able to
secure more. Further restrictions are
that not more than 10 shares will be
sold to any one person, nor more than
20 shares in one family. It is also
confined to persons 18 years of age or
older, who must be residents of Chow
an County.
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Chowan County’s
Quota In Red Crossi
Drive Will Be $2,509
Much Less Than Last
Year When Quota
'i Was $6,700
i
Mrs. J. N. I’ruden, Chairman of the i
' 'howan County Red Cross Chapter,
has announced that Chowan’s quota ]
in the forthcoming Fund Raising!
Campaign will be if 2,500, which isj
considerably below last year when
the quota was $6,700.
The campaign will be in progress j
during the month of March, and!
though the quota is far below last!
year, Mrs. Pruden is hopeful that it]
will be oversubscribed by a substan-!
tial margin. |
J. Clarence Leary will again serve]
as chairman of the drive and will have,
as his publicity chairman William p.
(Speck) Jones, both of whom will ex-!
ert every effort to go over the top.
One of the contributing factors in
the reduction of the county’s quota
is the fact that the chapter has vol
unteer services which, o f course, re
quires less money to operate.
Mr. Leary will, no doqbt, adopt the
same plan for raising funds as in
former years when canvassers were
selected to contact, as far as possible,
every citizen of the county to solicit
a contribution.
Visiting Preacher At
Evans Church Sunday
The Rev. E. Crawford Williams,
assistant pastor of Christ’s First
Presbyterian Church, of Hempstead,!
Long Island, N. Y., the oldest Presby-j
terian Church in the U. S„ will speak!
at the Evans Methodist Church Sun-1
day afternoon at 3:30. The public is)
invited to attend.
Colored Births Lead
White In January
Colored people in Chowan County
led in births during the month of
January and had fewer deaths than'
white people, according to the month
ly report in vital statistics by the lo
cal Health office.
The report shows that seven white
children were born as compared with
10 colored births, while five white
people died as against one colored
person.
During the month one stillbirth
was reported.
A inie Macon Byrum
Resigns Library Post
Miss Annie Macon Byrum, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Byrum, has
resigned her position as assistant li
brarian at the Greensboro Public Li
brary to return to her home here.
Miss Byrum, who joined the Greens
boro library staff following her grad
uation from Woman’s College in
June, recently has been serving in the
Children’s Department.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
Three Young Men
Narrowly Escape
Death In Wreck
Henderson Ray Peele
And Carroll Bail, Jr.,
In Hospital
Three Chowan County young men
were involved in a serious automobile
accident Saturday night, when the car
■ in which they were riding left the
highway at the intersection of Route
32 and the Albemarle Sound bridge |
road.
j As the result of the accident Hen- j
derson Ray Peele, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Raleigh Peele, and Carroll Dail, j
| Jr., son of Carroll Dail and Mrs. I
! j Annabelle Ritter are in a serious con
, dition in the Albemarle Hospital at J
1 1 Elizabeth City. George Privott, Jr.,
| son of Mr. and Mrs. George Privott,]
. j the third member of the party, es-!
caped with only minor cuts and
' bruises.
The car, a Ford, apparently was
i traveling at a high rate of speed, for
. before leaving the highway it mowed
down a group of highway signs,
leaped a goodly distance across a
’ large ditch and came to a stop when
> it hit a pine tree on the other side
» of the ditch. The car collided with
■ the tree with such force that the ve
• hide was a complete wreck, being
i bent so badly that the front wheels
1 nearly contacted the rear wheels.
The young men were taken to the |
office of Drs. Martin Wisely and R. H.j
Vaughan, where they were treated]
I before being taken to the hospital.
I Last reports from the hospital were;
Ito the effect that both men were in j
i serious condition, suffering from in-.
] ternal injuries.
Record Is Set For
Serving Lunches By:
i Edenton PTA Group
[)r. Frank P. Graham
Unable to Give Date
For Forum
According to Mrs. Paul Wallace,
j lunch room chairman of the Edenton]
I Parent-Teacher Association, 6,563
J lunches were served in‘the Edenton
; school lunch room during the month
(of January, which sets a record for
] lunches served in the lunch room dur-1
ling any month since the project was
! inaugurated. Mrs. W’allace submitt-[
led her report at last week’s meeting!
i of the PTA. !
! During the meeting Mrs. J. Clar- ;
ence Leary, president, expressed re
gret that Dr. Frank P. Graham, j
president of the University of North;
Carolina, was unable to set a date
for a visit to Edenton. Dr. Graham f
had been invited to conduct a forum]
on “Federal Aid For Our Schools.’ - ;
The forum, therefore, will be post
poned until Dr. Graham’s schedule
will permit a visit to Edenton.
Coach Tex Lindsay spoke briefly
at the meeting, his remarks having
to do with his particular duties in con
nection with directing recreational ac
tivities in Edenton.
Three Basketball
; Gaines In Armory
| On Friday Night
E.H.S. Teams Will Meet
Plymouth Outfits First
Time This Season
j Another triple-header basketball
bill is scheduled to be played in the
armory Friday night when the boys’
and girls’ teams of Plymouth High
School invade Chowan to play the
Edenton High teams. It is the first
meeting of the schools on the court
this season, so that both schools will
be out for a victory.
The final game of the evening will
be between Bomber Squadron 153 at
the Naval Air Station and the Cross
Roads All-Stars. This game, too, pro
mises to be hard-fought, so that a
goodly number of fans are expected
to be on hand.
The first game will be between the
school girls and will start at 7 o’clock.
ATTEND CONVOCATION
The Rev. and Mrs. H. F. Surratt
returned from Durham Wednesday,
where they attended a Convocation at
Duke University, which included ■
many outstanding workers in the
Methodist Church.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 14,1946.
j RESOLUTION |
In recognition of the splendid work on the part of Scouters [
I in connection with their interest and work among the youth in i
| Edenton, Town Council at its monthly meeting Tuesday night l
| adopted the following resolution :
j I WHEREAS, through Scouting many of our boys have had their !
! 1 fives enriched due to the character influencing activities in which 1
J i they indulged, and, |
1 WHEREAS, Scouting can only be tremendous in its scope and \
= far-reaching effects due to the volunteer Scouters, both men and l
1 women, who provide leadership, time, money and moral influ- i
| ence. 1
j i liE IT RESOLVED, that the Council and Mayor of the Town I
! 1 of Edenton, X. C., go on record as commending all those men \
| and women connected with Scouting, past and present, for their \
j } valuable contribution to society.
: f Signed: ] j
' f LEROY 11. HASKETT, Mavor. \
i I R. E. LEARY. Clerk. j
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Red Cross Planning
To Conduct 30-Horn
Water Safety Course
Instructions Will Be
Given at Naval Air
Station Pool
i Chowan County's Red Cross Chap-j
[ ter has arranged to hold a water i
] safety instructor training course, I
which is made possible by use of the
swimming pool at the Naval Air Sta
tion.
According to Mrs, J. N. I’ruden, |
! County Chairman, the course will be
jin progress two weeks, front February]
j 25 through March 8.
The course will be of 30 hours’ du-;
r ration with classes meeting three
! hours per day, Monday through Fri
day for the two week period, and will
ibe under the direction of a Red Cross
i life saving instructor from area head
, quarters in Atlanta.
, The course will be open to candi
dates 19 years and older who are
good swimmers, and candidates will
Ibe considered from Chowan County
as well as from the Naval Air Sta
tion.
| Guy L. Boyce Buys
Burton Restaurant
Closed Until Monday In
Order to Remodel |
Building
Change in ownership of Burton’s!
Restaurant was effected- Monday when
Guy L. Boyce purchased the equip
ment from Chris Charles and George;
Orout and leased the building from L.
C. Burton.
Upon acquiring control of the res- j
j taurant, Mr. Boyce began immediately
to renovate and remodel the restau
rant, which necessitated closing the
doors. He expects to have the re
modeling completed in time to resume
business on Monday morning, Febru
ary 18, and at that time expects to
have an up-to-date establishment
ready to serve the large patronage
which heretofore enjoyed meals there.
Mr. Boyce will serve dinners, cold
plates, steaks, chops, oysters, shrimp
and all kinds of sandwiches, offering
fountain and curb service for drinks.
He will continue also to operate
Cherry’s Sandwich Shop at the Nor
folk Southern bus terminal.
Tuberculosis Directors
Discuss Slate Officers
Directors of the Chowan County
Tuberculosis Association met Thurs
day night in response.to a call by W.
J. Taylor, temporary chairman, when
a proposed slate of officers was con
sidered.
Various names were proposed for
the several offices, who will be con
sulted to ascertain if they will serve
and when this is done another meet
ing will be called by Mr. Taylor and
the organization will be effected.
First Degree Tonight
At Masonic Meeting
At tonight’s (Thursday) meeting of
Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. &
A. M., the first degree will be confer
red upon a candidate. W. P. Good
win, master of the lodge, urges all
members to be present and especially
invites visiting Masons to attend.
; Infantile Paralysis
Drive Contributions
i Now Stand $1,554.16
] Chairman J. A. Moore j
Grateful For Success
Os Drive
■j With a few more reports received
during the week in the March of]
I Dimes drive, J. A. Moore, chairman 1
of the drive, reported Tuesday morn
ing that contributions amount to sl,-;
554.16, so that the county’s quota of!
| $1,420 has been passed by $134.16. ]
Os course, there may still be a few]
scattered reports which will boost the'
amount, but very little more is ex-]
! pected.
In addition to the reports as ap-j
peared in The Herald last week, Mr.
Moore submitted the following:
Mrs. J. H. Conger (additional) $15.00]
Mrs. Albert Byrum L 24.50 j
Mrs, L. S. Byrum ... 19.50 i
Mrs. D. A. Webb : 2.00
Mrs. T. J. Hoskins - 19.70]
Cub Scouts 1.40
D. F. Walker (colored school):, 21.05]
Mrs. J. J. Copeland I.ooj
* Mrs. W. O. Elliott, Jr„ addi
tional ] 1.30
Mr. Moore has turned over all of
this records in the drive to J. Edwin]
; Buffiap, county chairman, and the lat
ter expresses his thanks and appre
ciation for the interest and efforts!]
of Mr. Moore in heading up the drive, j
both of whom also wish to thank those i
who made contributions which on-!
abled the county to meet its quota. !
I Money collected has been turned;
lover to W. H. Gardner, treasurer,!
who will, of course, prepare a finan-i
j cial report for State headquarters..
| sending half of the amount there and]
I retaining the other half for the Chow- ]
(an chapter.
Chamber Commerce
Meets Friday Night
Membership Meeting In
Court House at 8
O’clock
i
Friday night a quarterly meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce will be]
held in the Court House, starting at!
8 o’clock. Every member of the or- ]
ganization is urged to attend this;
meeting in order to become acquaint- ]
ed with what has been done as well
as to offer suggestions pertaining to'
Chamber of Commerce activities.
It is the policy of the Chamber of
Commerce to hold four meetings a
year for the entire membership and
it is hoped many will attend Friday
night.
[MisunderstandingJ
Following a story in The Her
ald last week pertaining to fath
ers between 18 and 26 years of
age reporting to the local Draft
Board, Mrs. Belle Parker, clerk,
reports that quite a few fathers
who have been discharged from
the armed forces have complied i
with the request. 1
Mrs. Parker, however, this week i
informs The Herald that it is not i
the purpose to have discharged
veterans who are fathers in the <
age group to report, but only for
those fathers who tmve not enlist
ed or been drafted.
New Health Board
Holds First Meeting
Raleigh Lawrence of
Bertie County Elected
Chairman
Members of the new Board of!
Health set-up met for the first time
Thursday night in the Municipal
Building with Mayor L. H. Haskett'
and Dr. Wallace Griffin of Edenton,
Dr. T. L. Carter and W. Henry Over-]
man of Gatesville and Dr, W. B. Gur- j
ley of Windsor and Dr. Jordan, health!
officer in attendance. In the absence!
of Raleigh Lawrence of Bertie County,
Mayor Haskett presided over the
meeting. •
Mr. Lawrence was elected Chair- j
j man of the Board and it was decided
jto meet quarterly on the second;
j Thursday nights in January, April,
July and October, and it was pointed
out that under the law the Board of
Health will hereafter be one of the
boards making appointments for
County offices in the three counties of
Chowan, Gates and Bertie.
During the meeting it was also
brought out that all school employees
1 must secure a health certificate from
a competent physician showing re- 1
suits of blood and skin tests, the blood ]
test to be attached to the medical cer-1
tificate. All positive blood and skin
1 tests Will be required to be reported
| to the Health Department.
Rotary Club Plans
To Observe Ladies’
Night February 21st
i Attendance Contest I)e-!
: velops In Neek-and
; Neck Race
] Plans have about been completed j
l’or the observance of Ladies’ Night
jby the Edenton Rotary, Club, which
will be held Thursday night, Febru
. ary 21, Wives of Rotarians will be
I guests of their husbands and the pro-]
'gram as planned should be very in
-1 teresting for both.
! M arvin Wilson, president of the
I club, has appointed several commit
tees who will handle various phases;
! of the affair.
The meeting will be held in the]
! Parish House and will take the place!
| of the regular meeting,
j The club is now in the midst of a I
very successful attendance campaign,
jin which David Holton heads up one;
| side with perfect attendance thus far]
j and James E. Wood’s side has only]
I one meeting which cannot be made up. j
[it is expected, therefore, that every]
I member will be present for the Ladies’]
1 night affair.
District Masonic ;
Meeting In Windsor i
Wednesday, Feb. 27
| Charity Lodge Plans an
Oyster Roast at Rail
road Station
Charity Lodge, No. 5, A. F. &
IA. M. at Windsor will be host at a
(district meeting of the Second Mas
! onic district Wednesday night, Feb
] urary 27, the meeting having been ar
j ranged by H. A. Campen, Deputy
] Grand Master of the district.
! In connection with the meeting an
| oyster roast will be held at the rail- ]
! road station at 7 o’clock, after which ]
! the Masons will meet in the lodge
(room of Charity lodge. Mr. Campen
! is very anxious to have a large dele
gation of Edenton Masons present for
the occasion and urges all who ex
pect to attend to notify him or A. J.
Yates of Windsor.
West Byrum, Jr., Has
One Os Leading Roles
In Annual School Play
West Byrum, son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. W. Byrum, has been selected at
The McCallie School, Chattanooga,
Tennessee, for one of the leading
parts in the annual school play en
titled, “Dress Parade”. The play con
cerns all of the complications that
take place at a military academy
during Commencement week, and is
under the direction of Mrs. I. C. :
Minick, director of dramatics at Me- j
Callie. I;
Byrum has made a good record at
McCallie, not only in dramatics bat far
other activities of the school as well. l
$1.50 Per Year.
; nCStawUOTw
Scouter EL, 4 ua
lj Tonight Climax Os
j Boy Scout Week
Over 200 Expected to
Gather In Elizabeth
City For Occasion
FINE PROGRAM
One of Highlights Will
Be Scouters Widows’
Ceremony
Congressman Herbert Bonner, Ed
ward Scheidt, FBI director of Char
lotte and Mrs. Inglis Fletcher will be
the head liners at a Scouter banquet
tonight (Thursday) in Elizabeth Cit>
Which will be the climax of the ob
servance of Boy Scout Week which
ends today. The meeting is expected
to attract in the neighborhood of 200
men and women of the Albemarle,
among whom will be a number of
Edenton Scouters and their wives.
Mayors from Elizabeth City, Edenton,
i Hertford and Manteo will also be spe
i cial guests.
: The meeting will be presided over
by Norman Shannonhouse, chairman
of the East Albemarle District, and
] Herbert Peele Will act as toastmaster.
The program as planned will be as
follows:
Pledge of Allegiance.
Invocation by the Rev. Jack Ward
; Page, pastor of City Road Methodist
i Church.
I Dinner, during which Scouters and
] distinguished guests will be intro
! duced.
Introduction of Herbert Peele by
1 Jesse Mercer.
Introduction of Edward Scheidt by
Herbert Peele.
Scouters widows' ceremony con
ducted by Mrs. Inglis Fletcher.
Introduction of Congressman Her
j bert Bonner by Herbert Peele. Mr
i Bonner’s address will be broadcast
: over radio station WGNC at 9 o’clock.
News broadcast by George Haskett.
] at 9:20, who will review events on the
air, giving eye Witness descriptions of
; activities and persons present.
Scoutmaster’s benediction by Ray
; Collier, East Albemarle District Com
missioner.
One of the highlights of the meet
ing will be the Scouters widows’ cere
mony, which will be carried out in
candle light with the Elizabeth City
Glee Club supplying background mu
sic. The climax of the ceremony will
ibe when Scouters pin universal pins
on their wives.
Prominent .Scouters from both the
East and West Albemarle Districts
[ will attend the meeting, as well as a
group from the Tidewater Council.
L H. S. Splits Twin
; Bill With Hertford
Aces Win One of Most
Thrilling Games of
Season
Edenton High School’s basketbah
; teams split a doubleheader with Per
j quimans High School in the local ar
mory Monday night, when the Eden
ton boys won 28-24, whilC the Perqui
mans girls took the Jong end of a 26-
18 score.
The boys’-game was one of the best
of the year, being hard-fought
throughout. For the most part of
the game there was only one or two
points’ difference in the score until
the last four minutes when the Per
quimans boys took a four-point lead,
j However, with only two minutes to
] go, the Edenton boys rallied to nose
I out by a narrow margin.
Fred Keeter and George Habit tied
for scoring honors with nine points
each. Maurice Hassell was next with
six and Clifford Batton and A1 Habit
scored two points each.
Those playing for the girls were
Jessie May Eason, Margaret Ann
Mansfield, Charlotte Bunch, Heilig
Harney, Mary Cease, Ruth Goodwin.
Dorothy Cobb and Betsy Shepard.
Mayor Hurt When
Horse Runs Away
Mayor Leroy H. Haskett, who, to
gether with his insurance business,
engages in farming, was painfully
but not seriously hurt Thursday of
last week when he was thrown from a
cart in a field at the Haskett farm.
A horse became frightened by a Nor
folk Southern train and despite the
j efforts of Mr. Haskett the horse ran
I away, throwing him violently to the
ground. His leg was badly bruised
as well as one of his hands when he
1 landed on the ground.