Volume XlV.—Number 41.
Nftman Cordon Will i
Appear In Edenton
Latter Part October
Opera Ba
ritone Secured By
Woman’s Club
BENEFIf~HOSPITAL
Very Active Season Is
In Prospect For Local
Junior Club
At the Veg*ular luncheon of the
Junior Woman’s Club Wednesday of
last week, Mrs. John Kramer, chair
man of the vyays and means commit
tee, announced that the club has been
successful in securing Norman Cor
don, Metropolitan Opera baritone, to
appear here around the middle of Oc
tober, a definite date to be announced
as soon as possible.
Proceeds from this concert will go
to the Chowan Hospital. Mrs. Kram
er reported that plans are now under
way for a public bridge party at the
clubhouse, the latter part of October.
Another outstanding event will be
the annual Thanksgiving dance on
November 28th at the Armory. Roy
Cole and his band from the Univer
sity of North Carolina has been en
gaged for the dance.
In' her report of the welfare com
mittee, Mrs. Ralph Parrish, chair
■ man, announced that a surgical group
is being organized to make bandages
for cancer patients. These bandages
will be sterilized at the hospital and
a part of them will be available for
use there if needed. Mrs. Parrish re
ported also that warm gowns are
being provided for cancer patients in
the county.
The secretary, Mrs. John Graham,
read, in her report of the board of
directors, that Mrs. Willis McClenny
has been named the new historian.
New members votqd in the club
are Mrs. Ciy^pn, GooducMv Mrs- Wit
liam P. Jones, Mrs. Joseph Conger,
Jr., Mrs. C. M-. Speight, Mrs. Charles
Wales, Jr., and Mrs. T. B. Smith.
The secretary read a letter of ap
preciation from Miss Mary Lee Cope
land for the traveling case presented
her for her splendid service at the
playground last summer. Also read
was a letter from Mrs. Arthur Greene
of Ahoskie, advisor of the club, ex
pressing her appreciation of a gift
sent her, a copy of Mrs. Inglis Flet
cher’s novel, “Toil of the Brave.”
Preceeding the business meeting
an entertaining musical program
was rendered by Misses Susan Thig
pen, Suzanne Speight and Carolyn
Swindell, vocal students of Mrs.
Elliott.
Mrs. Earl Goodwin, president of
the club, presided over the meeting.
Permits Required To
Use Peanut Pickers
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Peanut pickers and combine opera
tors, whether operated privately or
for the public, are required by law
[to secure a permit before beginning
operations.
These permits and necessary mat
erial are available at the office of
Register of Deeds Maurice 'L. Bunch.
' COMMISSIONERS ADOPT RESOLUTION
CAUING FOR ELECTION ON BOND ISSUE
Other Necessary Matters Must Be Attended to
Before Definite Date Is Set For Election; Effort
Made to Call Election Before December 15th
Another step toward an election on
£ bond issue to provide badly needed
improvements to schools was con
' summated Monday when both the
County and City administrative
school units presented resolutions to
the Chowan County Commissioners
requesting added class rooms for both
white and colored children in Eden
ton and a physical education and
garage building at Chowan High
| School. These three projects are a
t part of a 10-year program in which
t / it is also anticipated to add audito
t riums at the Rocky Hock and Chow
lan High schools and erect a central
i-school in the upper end of the county
gjlfbr colored children.
ET The County Commissioners subse
passed a resolution calling
an election for a $400,900 bond
THE CHOWAN HERALD
P MAJOR LEAGUERS PERFORM IN EDENTON TONIGHT I |
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BUDDY LEWIS
Washington Senators
Above is pictured a quartet of the group of major league baseball players, headed by Buddy Lewis, who will perform on Hicks Field tonight (Thurs
day) when they are scheduled to cross bats with an Albemarle All-star aggregation. John Byrum, manager of the Edenton Colonials, is rounding up a
group of Albemarle League players who will oppose the major leaguers. The game is scheduled to begin at 8 o’clock and is expected to attract an
other large crowd to witness the final baseball game of the 1947 season to be played on the local diamond.
Boy Scout Troop
170 Reactivated By
Local Lions Club
Nick George Scoutmas
ter; Reorganization
Meeting Oct. 14
Boy Scout Troop No. 170, spon
sored by the Edenton Lions
be reactivated, plans being put in
effect at a district meeting held
last week in the Chamber of Com
merce office, she troop has been in
active for some time due to lack of a
Scoutmaster,, but Nick,. ..Gb«Sge has
been appointed Scoutmaster and the
troop is expected to begin function
ing again. __ Bill Warren, field Scout
executive, attended the meeting and
was well pleased to know that the
troop will resume activities. West
Byrum and West Leary also attended
the meeting.
The troop committee consists of
Carroll Cason Goodwin, chairman,
Bruce Jones, Kenneth Floars, Rodney
Byrum and W. E. Malone.
Another meeting -will be held next
Tuesday night at the Scout Cabin,
when the troop will be reorganized.
All boys of Scout age as well as their
parents and any others interested in
Scouting, are urged to attend the
meeting.
Area Meeting Os Legion
Auxiliary On October 14
Mrs* Paul Holoman, president of
the American Legion Auxiliary, calls
attention to the First District area
conference which will be held in the
Agricultural Building in Elizabeth
City Tuesday, October 14, starting at
10:30 A. M. This meeting will be in
the nature of a school of instruction
and Mrs. Holoman requests any mem
bers of the Auxiliary who plan to at
tend to let her know immediately.
the exact date of the election, for
there are numerous legal aspects to
the proposition which must be com
plied with to the satisfaction of the
New York bond attorneys,- as well
as the Local Government Commis
sion.
The Commissioners, however, are
very anxious to have the election call
ed as soon as possible and for that
reason urged Mr. Pruden to *do all
he possibly cart in order to hold the
election not later than December 16.
. The present outstanding county
school indebtedness is $82,800, which,
if the bond issue is carried, will
raise the total. School indebtedness
to $482,800.
The Commissioners are in favor of
the bond issue for the imperative
need of the schools is realised. If
the bond issue is not carried, the
Commissipnqrs will be at a loss to
know how the heeded improvements
can be made, surely, for many years
to come. They, therefore, hope the
| given an opportunity.
Edentpn, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 9,1947.
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AL EVANS
Washington Senators
Peanut Marketing Quotas
Proclaimed By Secretary
Os Agriculture On Dec. 9
Two-thirds of Vote Ne
cessary to Put Quotas
In Operation
ASSURE FAIR PRICE
1948 Allotments Will Be
Announced Before
Referendum
According to J. M. Price, secretary
to the Chqwan County PMA Com
mittee, the Secretary of Agriculture
has duly proclaimed a national mar
keting quota for peanuts for the
marketing year beginning August 1,
1948. The national peanut marketing
quota for 1948 is 1,520 million pounds
and this has been converted to a nat
ional acreage allotment of 2,324,159
acres.
Peanut production expanded during |
the war to meet increased demands
for peanuts and peanut products.
Production is still high with a small
er demand for edible peanuts. This
brings the result that farmers now
are growing more peanuts than can
be sold on the open market at fair
prices. Whenever peanut production
exceeds the demand for peanuts for
edible purposes the market value for
all peanuts is generally only slightly
above the market value of peanuts
for oil. Marketing quotas provide
the means whereby each farmer may
receive his fair share of the avail
able market—that is, the amount of
peanuts which can be sold at prices
fair and reasonable to the farmer
and the consumer, Mr. Price said.
The referendum will be held on
December -9, 1947. If two-thirds of
those voting favor quotas, farm acre
age allotments and marketing quotas
will be in effect for the 1948-49-50
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Chowan Farm Bureau
Meeting Postponed
Until Next Thursday
Congressman Bonner Is
Detained Due to Con
flicting Dates
J. E. Baker, president of the Cho
wan County Farm Bureau, informed
The Herald late last week that due to
conflicting dates, Congressman Her
bert Bonner will be unable to attend
the Farm Bureau meeting which was
scheduled for tonight (Thursday) at
the Cross Roads community house.
"Mr. Baker, therefore, postponed to
night’s meeting until next Thursday
night, October 16, at which time Mr.
Bonner will be able to attend.
As stated last week, Mr. Bonner
Will speak about legislative problems
and a general round table discussion
will form the major part of the meet
ing. Hie meeting will he interesting
and beneficial, says Mr. Baker, and hrs
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RAY SCARBOROUGH
Washington Senators
The Herald Desires
Pictures Os Leaders
Photographs Made Free
At Hotel Friday After
noon, Noon to 7 P. M.
The Chowan Herald desires the pic
ture of every prominent citizen in
Chowan County.
We have many times felt the need
for having a photograph of com
munity leaders so that we might have
engravings made on short notice for
use in the newspaper.
The Herald has arranged to have a
professional photographer at Hotel
Joseph Hewes on Friday, October 10,
from 12 noon until 7 P. M. to take
pictures of community leaders and
public officials.
There will be no cost to those hav
ing pictures taken. It will take only
a few minutes of their time. Several
proofs wil be shown at a later date so
that a desirable pose may be placed
in The Herald’s file.
The Herald is especially interested
in securing likenesses of officers of
fraternal organizations, civic groups,
schools and churches and representa
tive businesses, professional and ag
ricultural leaders.
The Herald, therefore, urges a gen
erous response, which, as stated, en
tails no obligation whatever, other
than the few minutes necessary to
have the picture taken.
PTA Willing Sponsor
Band At High School
First Meeting of Year
Packed With Much
Enthusiasm
The first meeting of the Edenton
Parent Teachers Association was held
Tuesday in the school library with a
record-breaking attendance and an
enthusiastic spirit prevailing. Mrs.
L. A. Patterson, president, welcomed
the group and expressed her satisfac
tion at having so many new parents
join the organization. Mrs. Francis
Hicks, membership chairman, report
ed that the membership is now 115,
with approximately all of these pres
ent at the opening meeting. Mrs.
Lloyd Grjffin’s fourth grade room woh
the attendance banner.
Quite a spirited discussion arose
concernihg the possibilities of a band
in Edenton. “We want a band” ap
peared to be the wish of the group,
and the PTA ig more than willing tq
sponsor one. - The main objection,
however, seems to be the lack of a
rehearsal room in the school building.
John A. Holmes suggested that the
PTA organize to back the bond issue,
tile date es which has not yet been
' decided. The proposed new school
building provides for a rehearsal
room. A motion was carried to con
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KIRBY HIGBE
Pittsburgh Pirates
Region’s Memorial
Home Plans Now
Nearing Final Phase
Chairmen Named to Su
pervise Drive to Raise
Necessary Funds
, At a meeting Tuesday night of the
i American Legion “Build or Bust”
committee, a general policy was
adopted to conduct a campaign to
raise the funds necessary to build a
memorial home. It was agreed to di
vide the county and town into sec
tions for the purpose of soliciting
funds, with a chairman for each area,
who will have assistants to make a
house-to-house canvass. A special
1 meeting is to be called within a few
days, at which time the solicitors will
complete final plans.
J. H. Conger, Sr., was appointed
| overall chairman of the solicitors,
with the following chairmen for the
various sections:
T. C. Byrum—First Township.
P. G. Perry—Second Township.
W. A. Hollowell —Third Township.
P. S. McMullan—Fourth Township.
L. S. Byrum—Edenton.
W. W. Byrum—lndustry.
It was decided to stage a beauty
contest at the dance in the armory in
connection with the Armistice Day
celebration on November 11, and the
following organizations will be asked
to sponsor an entry: One each by the
Rotary Club, Lions Club, Red Men,
American Legion, Ruritan Club,
Junior Woman’s Club, Chowan High
School, Edenton High School, Varsity
Club, Veterans of Foreign Wars and ,
two each by the Chowan Farm Bu
, reau and 4-H Clubs.
MAJOR LEAGUERS SCHEDULED TO BE IN
ACTION TONIGHT ON EDENTON DIAMOND
John Byrum, Colonial Skipper, Gathering Best
Talent From Albemarle League Teams as
Opponents; Game Starts at 8 O’clock
Baseball fans in this section will
have an opportunity to witness a
group of major league players per
form tonight (Thursday) on Hicks
Field when a team headed by Buddy
Lewis will play a team chosen from
the Albemarle area. The game is
scheduled to begin at 8 o’clock and is
sponsored by Ed Bond Post of the
American Legion.
Twelve major leaguers, all of them
1 Southern boys, will be in the group,
and fans, remembering a similar
. game last year, will recall that the
boys play as hard as if they were
■ participating in a regular scheduled
i league game. Many fans have seen
somq of those who will be in the
'■ group perform, so that a large crowd
i is expected to witness the game.
In the group scheduled to take part
> in the game are the following:
; Rudy York, Chicago White Sox,
, whose home is in Georgia,
i Ralph Hod gin, Chicago White Sox,
■ Greensboro.
! Buddy Lewis, Washington Senators,
> Gastonia.
i Taft Wright, Chicago White Sox,
I Lumberton.
I Dick Culler, Boston Braves, High
■ Point.
Jimmy Brown, former Cardinal and
$1.'50 Per Year.
Snag Encountered
In Installation Os
Court House Heat
Stone Floor Discovered
Under Present Wood
Floor
CHANGE”MADE
Contract Awarded Wil
son Concern to In
stall Heat
Chowan County Commissioners and
Frank Benton, architect of Wilson,
struck another snag in the plans to
install modern heat in the Chowan
County Court House when it was
learned that the present floor in the
court room is laid on top of a solid
stone floor extending the entire length
of the room, which makes it practic
ally impossible to run pipes under
the building.
Mr. Benton changed his plans call
ing for the pipes to run across the
ceiling in front of the Judge’s stand,
but enclosed in a wooden frame simi
lar to that at the ceiling in the cen
ter of the room. The Commissioners,
desirous to cooperate with the panel
room committee, sent out a call for
some of the members to come to the
meeting to discuss the matter. Mrs.
W. D. Pruden, Mrs. R. P. Badham
and Mrs. J. W. Davis were on hand
in short order and the situation ex
plained by Mr. Benton. The ladies
argued that such an arrangement
would detract from the appearance
of the room and after various sug
gestions were made, Mr. Benton
agreed that the pipes could be run
along the floor close to the northern
end of the room and then extended
to the second floor along the wail,
which will not be so noticeable when
painted to comform with the interior
of the room. By this method radia
' tors will be installed in the panel
room instead of overhead units, as
well as in the County Tax Supervis
or’s office and the Masonic room.
Considering the changes necessary
and plans calling for radiators in
stead of overhead units, as originally
planned, in the panel room, the con
tract was awarded to W. M.*Wiggins
& Co., of Wilson at a cost of $5,295.
■ The contract for erecting the boiler
room outside the Court House was
awarded to C. B. Mooney & Son at
a meeting of the Commissioners on
September 22, and the foundation
for this building is already in place.
Os course, the Commissioners do
not know when the job will be com
pleted, but they are hopeful that the
new heating arrangement will be in
operation by Christmas.
Martha Conger On
Executive Committee
At New York School
Miss Martha Conger, daughter of
| Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Conger, has been
elected to the Executive Council of
the Tobe-Coburn School for Fashion
Careers in New York City.
Pirate, Jamesville.
Mickey Livingston, New York
Giants, Newberry, S. C.
A1 Evans, Washington Senators,
Kenly.
Kirby Higbe, Pittsburgh Pirates,
Columbia, S. C.
Ray Scarborough, Washington Sen
ators, Mt. Olive.
Tommy Byrne, Kansas City, Wake
Forest.
Bob Gillespie, Chicago White Sox,
Winston-Salem.
John ByrUm, Edenton Colonial skip
per, will manage the Albemarle All-
Stars, and among those who are ex
pected to play are Red Kimbrell and
Little Bud Cayton of Hertford, Fred
and Rudy Castelloe and Mofield Ev
ans of Colerain, Cader Harris and
Nate Caddy of Elizabeth City, Punk
Spruill of Windsor, A wood Holland of
Suffolk and Trot Leary, Joe Wheeler,
Buck Wheeler, Claude Griffin, John
Byrum and Lester Jordan from the
Edenton Colonials. J. D. Thome and
Brantley Aycock have also been in
, vited to play and it is expected they
will be on hand. Lester Jordan is
i slated to start on the mound, with
Holland also taking a turn at chunk-
I ing to the big leaguers.