North Carolina Newspapers

Volume XTV.—Number 38. >-• . . .. .. Aces Raise Curtain On Football Season With Kinston Friday First Conference Game Expected to Be Filled With Action Edenton High School’s Aces will raise the curtain on the 1947 foot ball season Friday night when they meet the Kinston High School Red Devils on Hicks Field. The game is scheduled to begin at 8 o’clock, and according to Coach Tex Lindsay, a slight increase in admission will be made as the result of higher cost of equipment and officials this year. Friday night’s opener will be the first conference game, and while the strength of Kinston is a big question mark, the Aces are shaping up fairly well and should be in good condition to give a good account of themselves. Coaches Lindsay and Nick George are expecting to see a lot of action and hope a large crowd of fans will be on hand to launch the Aces on their 1947- season. Boys who are expected to see ac tion Friday night include Earl Good win, Paul Hassell and Stancil Daven port at ends; George Habit, Edgar Rogerson and Hector Lupton, tackles; A1 Habit, Edgar Gay, Gene Spruill and Earl Menshew, guards; Frank Habit, Mickey Wright and Spruill at center, and in the backfield Jack Habit, Russell Wheeler, Bobby By rum, Andrew Whitson, Bill Altman and Paulette Lane. Coach Lindsay stated early this week that the probable starting line up will be Goodwin and Hassell, ends; George Habit and Lupton, tackles; A1 Habit and Gay, guards; Frank Habit, center; Jack Habit, quarterback; Wheeler and Byrum, halfbacks, and Whitson, fallback. Lindsay also stated that a bus for transporting the football team will be ready by this week-end. He him self has contributed $25 toward the purchase of the bus and is appealing ! to anyone who' is interested in school activities to make a contribution at once. Chowan Com Tour Scheduled Friday] Group Asked to Meet at Edenton Post Office At 8:45 A. M. According to County Agent C. W. , Overman, the corn tour for Chowan . County will be held Friday. Dr. F. , R. Cojlins, Extension Agronomist, , and Dr. R. P. Moore of the State Ex periment Station will be members j of the group and will discuss corn ' production as well as answer ques- , tions. Those attending the tour should ( meet in front of the Post .Office in : Edenton on Friday morning, Sep- ( tember 19, at 8:45 o’clock. The fol- ( lowing stops are scheduled: i 9:OO—W. O. Speight Farm. Ob • serve com breeding work. 9:46 —M. W. Jackson Farm. Ob- * serve a crossing plot of N. C.-27 hy , brid seed in production; also, a Lad i ino clover pasture. 1 I 10:30 —J. D. Swindell Farm. Ob- 1 .serve hybrids and varieties in test; 1 a field of N. C. T-20 ahd one of < G-714; Ogden, Roanoke and Arksoy ] ■•ybean varieties in production. ( 12:00 Edenton Armory. Eat < lunch. 1:00—R. C. Holland-Bowen Farm 1 (Adjoining Chambers Ferry)—lj. C.- < 27 crossing plot. 1:46—8. T. Boyd Farm, Cross I Roads. Hybrid and variety test. 2:00 Carlton Goodwin-E. B. White farm in Bear Swamp in front of Bennie Monds. Hybrid and va •riety test. 2:46—Vernon Asbell Farm (Icaria) Hybrid and variety test. 8:30 —R. O. Blanchard Farm (Sign J Pine). Hybrid and variety test. Mr. Overman urges all farmers in Chowan County, to attend the tour fmd observe this com work. Each one is requested to bring lunch. Births Result In Close \ Race During August 1 Births in Chowan County during j ■August were almost evenly divided j §Lbetween white and colored. Forty- j Bflne births were reported, of which Hi were white and 20 colored. Our- IXg the month there were two white j Sdhaths and three colored. py JL Zua* < THE CHOWAN HERABP Gordon Belongings Sold At Auction On Saturday On Saturday, beginning at 10:30 A. M., all furniture, china, jewelry and glassware of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Gordon will be -sold at auction on the premises of the James Iredell home on East Church Street. H. A. Campen will serve as auctioneer for the sale and Pete Smith is manager. Vet Administration Plans Inspection To Find Hospital Site Edenton Among Many Towns Angling For Vet Hospital According to the Edenton Chowan Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Association, an inspection team from the Veterans Administration will in spect possible sites for a 1,000-bed neuro-psychiatric hospital in Eden ton and Chowan County on or about October 5. This highly sought after facility will mean much to the community which is fortunate enough to secure its location, in terms of payroll and visitors. Some time back towns under 10,- 000 in population were declared in eligible for consideration. The Cham ber of Commerce protested this de cision and since then have been as sured that Edenton would be given consideration. Many towns and cities are jockey ing for the hospital including Eliza beth City, which came into the pic ture last week. It is the opinion of some, that “if Edenton can’t satisfy the officials, then there is no town in North Caro lina that can.” Mrs. Charles Wales Woman's Club Guest i First Meeting of Year Held Wednesday of Last Week i The Junior Woman’s Club held its first meeting of the year Wednesday lof last week at the club house, with the new president, Mrs. Earl Good win, presiding. Mrs. Nathan Dail reported that two patients from Chowan County were being cared for from funds collected during the cancer drive last spring. In her report on the playground Mrs. Rupert Goodwin announced that more equipment is now on order. She stated that the playground was well attended and that only one acci dent had occurred during the sum mer. Also, that many tourists as well as parents here have praised the wise selection of the equipment. The president announced that the district meeting will be held in Cam den on September 27 and a number of members plan to attend. Mrs. Frank Holmes, program chair man, introduced Edenton’s well known historian, Mrs. Charles Wales, who read her charming story of the Court House, written by her for the program at the meeting of the North Carolina Society for the Preservation of Antiquities, which was held in Raleigh last spring. Mrs. Wales’ ar ticle in its entirety will appear in a subsequent issue of The Herald. Cub Scouts Resume Program Os Work Meetings Again Sched uled After Lazy Sum mer Season After a long restful summer the Cub Scouts of Pack 169 met last Monday for the first time this fall with their new . Den Mothers. This year will see Den No. 2 meeting at the home of Mrs. Albert Byrum, Den Mother, while Den No. 3 will meet with Mrs. Charles Over man, Den Mother! Den No, 3 Cubs will gather at the home of their As sistant Den Mrs. W. E. Malone, who will take them the short distance out of tones to Mrs. Overman’s. Cu^s’ Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 18,1947. ■i - ■ ■ ■ ii - . 7 ! Campaign Begun To : Help Cotton Growers Receive Full Value j Urged to Request Gin ners to Take Samples From Cotton In a campaign to help cotton grow ers to receive tbe full potential value of their cotton crop, Fred P. Johnson, vice-president of the Carolinas’ Gin ners Association, this week urged I them to request ginners to take * samples from their cotton so they might take full advantage of free r classing and grading provided through the Smith-Doxey Grading Service. With over a hundred different grades and staples of cotton produced in the Carolinas and Virginia, John i son pointed out that “growers are 3 not in a position to bargain for the 1 fair market value of their cotton un - less they know the grade and staple i of each bale.” According to Dan Holler, Exten t sion Cotton Marketing Specialist, every grower requesting this service r will be furnished a small green card j showing the official U. S. grade, > staple and CCC loan value. “A grow -1 er Js then in a position to know whether the price offered him is be . low the government loan rate, and . if so, to place his cotton under loan . in an approved warehouse to await . more favorable prices.” Johnson said the classing service , is particularly valuable to both the cotton grower and to the ginner. “It not only gives the grower the * true market value of his cotton,” he said, “but notifies him if the staple length is less than that of the adopt . ed variety and whether or not he should secure new seed for another ’ year. It also helps to point out ■ to the grower the necessity of good har vesting and pre-ginning Handling.” As for the value,to ginners, John son said “the Smith-Doxey Classing Service may be used as a guide for further improvement of gin machin , ery and serves as a check on his processing operation; affords the ’ farmer a basis for appraising the gin service he gets. In fact, Smith , Doxey planning can be used as a basis for ‘guaranteed ginning’.” R. E Evans Releases Seasons For Hunting . October 6th Ushers In Sport For Squirrel, Deer and Bear R. E. Evans, game protector for this area, this* week called attention to open seasons and regulations for taking game in the First District, which includes Bertie, Camden, Cho wan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hert ford, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Per quimans, Tyrrell . and Washington counties. The squirrel season will be open from October 6 through January 1. The daily bag limit is 8, possession limit 16 and no season limit. Two fox squirrels can be. included in daily bag limit. There is no open season on Roanoke Island, however. Turkey hunting will be closed in all counties except Bertie, Martin and Washington. The season is from November 24 through January 15, with a daily bag limit of one and two for the season. * The bear season is from October 15 through January 1, except in Hyde County, where beat hunting is allow ed Mondays through Saturdays from October 6 through November 27 and on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur days only from November 28 through January 1. In other counties of the district bear hunting is allowed Mon days through Saturdays. The daily bag limit is two and the season limit two. Deer (male): Deer must have ant lers plainly visible to the hunter. Hunting for deer is permitted in Ber tie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell and Washington counties from October 6 through Jan uary 1; except that in Dare County, Atlantic Township and Roanoke Isl- ' and are closed to deer hunting, and : in Hatteras Township the season is < November 1 through November 30. Hunting for deer is permitted in Hyde County from October 6 through No vember 27 Mondays through Satur- i days, and from November 28 through < January 1 on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only. Daily bag limit j 1, possession limit 2, season limit 2. Hunting with gun and dogs for ' opossum and raccoon will be allowed October i Edenton Scenes In ; October Edition Os i Holiday Magazine North Carolina Featur ed as Outstanding Va cation Area North Carolina is featured in the > October issue of Holiday as one of , the nation’s outstanding • vacation • areas. The magazine went on sale I Wednesday and included in the : edition is a number of Edenton pic ' tures. : “It’s the richest State in the Old I South,” says the lead article in the ' national travel magazine, “yet it re mains the pioneers’ preserve that : the early Americans found it.” I This description of the Tar Heel State appears in an elaborately il : lustrated 26-page portfolio which ■ gives Holiday readers a complete guide to the interests that lie within ■ its borders. This year the State will realize $175,000,000 from visitors seeking “sun, fun and a wonderful i opportunity for laziness,” adds the review. According to the publishers of Holiday, more than five million per sons will see the North Carolina is sue, for which Jonathan Daniels, well-known newspaperman, has writ ten a 10,000-word account of his native State. More than 100 photographs, most of them in color, depict many of the • State’s attractions. The magazine’s : tobacco-tan cover, executed by artist Arthur Williams, carries five scenes i of the State, the words “North Caro : lina” and the State seal. Eastern North Carolina, the State’s third portion, is rich in fish and game i as well as history, says Holiday in 1 its review. k “It happens to be a place where more history happened among fewer people than at any other point on the Atlantic coast,” says Daniels. In .% list of historic “firsts” which took place in this region the magaz ine includes the birth in 1587 of Vir ginia Dare, first child of English parents born' in America, and the first airplane flight by the Wrigh't brothers in 1903. Merchants Protest N. S. Elimination Os Delivery Service Letters Being Written To Railroad Officials In Norfolk As the effects of the elimination of the delivery service from freight depot to store are being felt, more and more Edenton merchants are letting their ire be known by writing stiff letters o the President and Traffic Manager of the Norfolk Southern Railway in Norfolk. The Edenton Chowan Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Associa tion has been contacting merchants and trade groups in Columbia, Cres well, Hertford and Elizabeth City 1 relative to making plans to fight what is termed unfair discrimination 1 to merchants in only certain towns along the Norfolk Southern Railway system. The Chamber of Commerce and Merchants group is also making a thorough investigation to see whether or not the Norfolk Southern Railway is violating the Fair Trade Act, inasmuch as the elimination of this “depot to store” free delivery < is causing a rise in cost of merchan- ' dise purchased; thus placing them at ' a price disadvantage with their com petitors in other towns. 1 Enrollment 900 In | County School Unit j 502 White and 398 Col- ; ored, According to W. J. Taylor According to W. J. Taylor, super- 1 intendeni of county schools, 900 stu dents have enrolled in the county ad- • ministrative unit. Os this number, ) 502 are in Chowan High School and i Rocky Hock school and 398 in the < colored schools. At Rocky Hock the < enrollment Is 90, while at Chowan : High 295 are enrolled in the element ary grades and 118 in high school. * Enrollment in the colored schools - was recorded as fellows: White Oak , 112, Hudson Grove 61, Green Hell 54, Britts 85, Center Hill 56 and War- j I Solicitor For Money Stopped In Edenton Thursday afternoon Peter Carlton, executive secretary of the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Associa tion, was responsible for stopping a girl who was soliciting money for the “United Gospel Workers.” Mr. Carl ton remembered reading a bulletin from the Department of Public Wel fare concerning the organization to the effect that workers soliciting un der this name are violating a State law. He immediately contacted the Raleigh office, and was informed that the organization is not authorized to solicit in North Carolina. The Rev. W. C. Hopkins, who ac companied the girl, agreed to leave town and not solicit any more until he had cleared his organization through the State Department of Public Welfare. Lions Club Planning For White Cane Sale J. A. Curran Appointed Chairman of Edenton ClubVDrive W. J. Taylor, secretary of the Edenton Lions Club, at Monday night’s meeting called attention to the second Statewide White Cane Sale and membership enrollment sponsored by the Lions of North Carolina. The drive will be in pro gress from September 22 to 27, though the date was not definitely announced for Edenton. J. A. Curran was appointed chairman of the drive, with the local Club’s quota being ask ed to raise at least at the rate of $3.00 per member. The State drive is being directed again this year by Sam Alford of Henderson, President of the North Carolina State Association for the Blind and former District Governor of Lions Clubs. The annual statewide campaign for the sale of White Cane Buttons and enrollment of members In the asso ciation was authorized unanimously by the State convention of North Carolina Lions Clubs. It is annually the principal over-all project of the more than 150 Clubs in the state. The Association, now 13 years old, prior to 1946 was supported by spas modic local campaigns and contribu tions of Lions clubs and friends of the blind throughout North Carolina. It serves as a connecting link be tween the State Commission for the Blind, which also is a product of the initiative of North Carolina Lions, and Lions clubs and interested civic groups and individuals in all parts of the state. * Specifically, the association aids in providing eye operations and hospi tal care in needy sight conservation cases. It provides examinations and 1 eye glasses for underprivileged school ' children; purchases supplies for de- ' serving blind persons taking voca- 1 tional and home handicraft training ' and otherwise lends every possible aid to the more than 7,000 blind per- 1 sons in North Carolina. .Mr. Alford said one-third of all funds derived from the sale of White ' Cane buttons during the campaign will be retained by the cooperating Lions clubs and the money will be de- 1 voted entirely to the local programs ' of aid to the blind and conservation of sight being conducted by such 1 clubs as their major projects. Aid to f the blind and conservation of sight 1 long has constituted the major pro- * ject of Lions International. 1 The remaining two-thirds of the proceeds from sale of White Canes will go to the Association for the Blind and expansion of its statewide program. At Monday night’s meeting Presi dent West Leary praised the work of the local baseball club for what it did for the town, and stated that Lions should now get back to more - serious activities of the club. Dr. W. S. Griffin spoke about the recent zone meeting in Hertford and stated that the next international meeting will be held in New York City. 1 John Goodwin presented an inter- ‘ esting talk on the process involved ( in bottling Double Cola and other ] drink products by the Barrow Bot- i tling Works. Eldridge Baskins was a i guest of A. E. Jenkins. < MASONS WILL CONFER SECOND 1 DEGREE AT MEETING TONIGHT Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M., will meet tonight (Thursday) 1 at 8 o’clock. W. O. Elliott, master 1 of the lodge, announced that the sec- - ond degree will be conferred upon a ' candidate and, therefore, (requests a 1 full attendance. CALLED TO BROTHER’S BEDSIDE ' Mrs. E. K. White and sister, Mrs. ] Yates Jordan of Elizabeth City, left i today (Thursday) for Binghamton, j N. Y„ where they have been oalled to the bedside of taeir brother, Clifton 1 G. Bunch, who is critically ill. 4' V- J* 1 a H . .r • • Vr, .. • * $1.50 Per Year. Legion's Memorial Committee Makes Progress For Drive Spectacular Events Be ing- Planned on Arm istice Day At last week’s meeting of the Finance and Building Committee of Ed G. Bond Post No. 40, a definite advertising campaign was formed and adopted, the date for the fund raising campaign chosen and the manner in which the fund solicitation should be conducted was practically formulated. The fund raising period is to be restricted to the period between No vember 3 and November 11, Armis tice Day. Plans are being made for spectacular and gala events to occur throughout Armistice Day in cele bration of the close of the campaign. •During the coming weeks motion pictures, radio, placards, newspapers (and lots of talk) are to be used ex tensively to advertise the American Legion, why we need it, the good it has and continues to do and why the Legion needs a permanent home in Edenton. The committee, headed by Kermit Layton, is enthusiastic at the res ponse and optimism displayed by some fifteen influential and well known men of the community when they were asked to select persons and areas of population from whom they would raise SIOOO each toward the fund. Their answer was a definite “yes”. These men are assisting in selecting an additional twenty or twenty-five men who will likewise be asked to raise SIOOO each. It is hoped that in this way most people will not be solicited too many times and that at the same time persons and sections will not be overlooked and deprived of their opportunity to participate. Revival At Baptist Church Scheduled To Begin Sunday Dr. Fred F. Brown of Knoxville, Tenn., Will Be Preacher The Rev. R. N. Carroll, pastor of the Edenton Baptist Church, an nounced this week that revival ser vices will be held in his church be ginning next Sunday morning at 11 o’clock and continue through Sunday, Septeniber 28. During the meeting services will be held at 10 o’clock each morning and 8 o’clock at night. Dr. Fred F. Brown, retired pastor of the First Baptist Church of Knox ville, Tenn., will preach during the revival. Dr. Brown is a former presi dent of the Southern Baptist Con vention and will be remembered by a host of Edenton friends, having preached for the local Baptist revival last year. While in Edenton for the revival. Dr. Brown will preach the doctrinal sermon at the Baptist Association which will meet Wednesday, Sep tember 24, at Sound Side Baptist Church. He will preach at noon. Rotary Club Ladies’ Night September 25 Affair Will Be Held at American Legion Hut At Edenton Base Edenton’s Rotary Club will observe ladies’ night Thursday, September 25, when Rotary Annes will be guests of the Rotarians at dinner and a program to be held at the Legion hut at the Naval Air Station. The com mittee appointed to make the nec essary arrangements is composed of George Twiddy, Joe Conger, Jr., and David Holton. The affair will get under way at 7:30 o’clock next Thursday night with the dinner being served by members of the Legion Auxiliary. It. is hoped every Rotarian and Ro tary Anne will be present to enjoy the program. The principal speaker, according to Chairman Twiddy, will be the Rev. W. W. Finlator, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Elizabeth City. Favors will also be provided for the Rotary Annes and a program ar ranged which should be very,inter esting and amusing.