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I Support the | War Manorial Volume XlV.—Number 50. Santa Claus Arrives Friday Night Dec. 12 Town Os Edenton Considers Sub - Leasing Part Os Base To Operate Flight School tentative Contract Is \ Drawn By William “ Privott LONG MEETING K & W. Matters Con sumes Much of Town ' Council Meeting William Privott, receiver for the Edenton Naval Air Station, presented to Town Council Tuesday night a ten tative contract made with A. R. Bridgeford of East Brookfield, Mass., for the latter to inaugurate a flight school at the base. According to the contract, Mr. Bridgeford will pay SSO per month for the facilities used and three cents per gallon on each gallon of gasoline consumed. After considering the contract, it was decided to have Town Attorney J. N, Pruden review it, after which time a special meeting of Town Coun cil will be called to take definite ac tion. Members of the Board ap peared favorable Tuesday night. Under the contract Mr. Bridgeford will be allowed the use of airfield, including runways and taxiways, five twelfths of the hangar space, and what portion is needed of the opera tions building. He will also be allow ed joint use of the sea plane in stallation including the ramp and dock near the boat - house. Under the terms of the contract Mr. Ard wili not- bav# Hie fight to sub lease any portion of the facilities al lowed him.' ! Mr. Bridgeford will maintain a Bight school with exclusive training Service rights and plaps to award two scholarships per year to local high school graduates. He will re pair planes, as well as provide var ious air services such as surveying and* dusting crops. He has been dickering for sub-leasing the air facilities at the base for a long time, and will begin his operations very shortly if the lease is approved by the Town and the Navy Department. Another matter claiming much of Tuesday night’s meeting was the Building, of a structure to house the new switchboard necessary to be pur chased by the E. ft W. Board. Chair man Conger stated that his Board was authorized to invest around $85,- 000 for centralization of the electric plant and the addition of a water softener. This authority was grant ed October 5, 1944, but due to in ability to have it done and the pass ing of three years, Mr. Conger want ed to inform Town Councilmen the status of the situation. He stated ■Vat a new switchboard was absolute ly necessary and that it was his idea Ip build a portion of the originally Kpposed building, to which addition Ks water softening plant can be ■tied later. F?Dr, W. S. Griffin, another member pjPthe Board, registered his objection Eo 7 'using about $25,000 in a new building, basing his opposition oh Khe fact that the E. ft W. Board has lonly $50,000, which amount will be practically exhausted after paying Bor the building and about $27,000 for Ithe switchboard. He reiterated his ■objection to any raise in electric L After a lengthy discussion Town ICouncilinen, in view of the authority paving been granted in 1944, inform |ed E. ft W. members that they were convinced that a new switchboard is necessary and that it should be de fided by the E. ft W. Board what ■procedure to follow in housing the hew, intricate and expensive equip | Tuesday night’s meeting lasted tntil the midnight hour. new license Examiner jptacceeds B. H. Smith KjSd Walston, a relief license ex- Kjdner of Kinston, has arrived in Kfcnton to replace B. Henry Smith, IBkjwas accidentally killed on No | Hr. Walston will make his Kead- Mfcrters at the BBH Motor Company announced the following Mfftttje _ for examining automobile pTonday, Tueaday M W ednesday THE CHOWAN HERALDS , 1 ‘ P ■ \ . j'j | Greetings! The Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Association extends welcome to Dr. Frank Hughes, who has opened his dental offices in the Citizens Bank Building; the Rev. and Mrs. W. L. Free man at the Methodist parsonage; Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Dunbar, of the new Western Auto Store which 1 will open Saturday; Mr. and Mrs. * Monk Churn, the latter the new manager of the A & P store. Greetings are also extended to * the Halsey Hardwood Company, .which is presently engaged in '■ erecting its primary buildings and ’ is expected to be in full swing by, * * February or March. i i , James Monds Wins First Prize In 4-H i . 1947 Corn Contest y i 107.45 Bushels Per Acre Reported at Meeting Os Lions Club i Edenton Lions held a- very delight ' fpl meetipg Monday night, when win ■iners in the 4-H corn contest, spon ' sored by the club, were announced. James Monds was declared the win i ner of the contest, having grown ; 107.45 bushels of corn on an acre of I ground. He was awarded sls as first 1 prize. Wilbur Harrell was second ■ | with 106.65 bushels and won $lO prize, ■! while George Byrum was third with ;, 100.65 bushels and was awarded SB.OO i Jas the prize. ‘ 'Other boys participating in the ■ contest were Wallace Goodwin, Her bert Raye Lane, James C. Boyce, Kel ly Byrum, Gerald Layden, Kermit Harrell, Ted Perry, Wesley Parrish, ’ Douglas Hare, Leon Privott, Larry i Lowe, Thomas P. Griffin, Jasper Gray, i Larry Hollowell, James Brabble, Robert White, Edward Parrish, Roger Bunch, Aubrey Harrell, William Far less, James P. Jordan and Franklin Perry. Yields ranged from 44.5 to 107.45 ' bushels per acre, with the 25 boys averaging 70.8 bushels. The boys and many of their fathers were guests of the club when a bar becue dinner was served. Dr. Paul H. Harvey of the Exten sion Service was the principal speaker of the evening, being introduced by ' County Agent C. W. Overman, a guest of the lub. Dr. Harvey compliment ed the club upon sponsoring the corn project and the splendid record made , by some of the boys. Rev. W. C. Francis ] Master Os Masons i Officers Will Be Install ed By H. A. Campen 1 Tonight At last week’s meeting of Unanim- . ity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. ft A. M., the ■ Rev. W. C. Francis was elected mas ter to succeed William O. Elliott. : Other officers for 1948 were elected as follows: Richard P. Baer, 11, senior warden; Hubert Williford, junior warden; C. H. Wood, treasurer, and J. Edwin Bufflap, secretary. 'These officers, together with those 1 appointed by the new master of the « lodge, will be installed at the meet- ' ing of the lodge tonjght (Thursday), i The installation ceremony will be in 1 charge of H. A. Campen, district 1 deputy Grand Master of the Second District. , i AUXILIARY MEETS TODAY i —i The Woman’s Auxiliary of St - Paul’s Church will meet Thursday as- i ternoon at 4 o’clock in the Parish Rouse. Officers for 1948 will be elect- i led at this meeting, so that a large at- < * tfiiitfaiHte is urged. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 11,1947. "■■■■■——■—■—s———————■— SSL+mmm, —i. n ■■ .■ i Ben Stephenson Will Be Director Os Edenton’s Band Scheduled to Arrive to jiegin Work Early In January At a joint meeting of the Band Committee of the Edenton Parent- Teacher Association and the School Board, held Thursday night,' Ben Stephenson of Suffolk was employed as the instructor of the Edenton Band. He will come to Edenton early in January and organization of the long-awaited band will begin. Mr. Stephenson, a versatile musi cian, comes to Edenton highly recom mended, having helped to organize the Suffolk Band, taught privafe lessons there and conducted choral classes in Suffolk and several surrounding towns. Hospital Auxiliary Meets December 17 Christmas Program Ar ranged to Be Pre sented at Hospital m j> The first regular meeting of the Chowan Hospital Woman’s Auxiliary will be held Wednesday afternoon, December 17, at 3 o’clock at the nurses’ home. All members attending the initial meeting and those desir ing membership are urged to be on hand. Mrs. W. D- Holmps, Jr., chairman, has outlined a Christmas program for the hospital. The following have been appointed to serve : Decora tions, Mrs. John W. Graham; ward visiting and gifts, Mrs. J. W. Davis; Christmas greens, Mrs. Roy Emmin izer; carol singing, Mrs. Thomas Wood. An appeal is made for donations of tree ornaments, other than lights, rib bon for greens, small gifts to distri bute on wards, confections and fruit. Contributions of money are solicit ed and will be used to bring cheer to the ill at Christmas. All members are asked to bring a donation of any of the above to the meeting. Carols will be sung Christmas eve at 6 o’clock by the staff, and Mrs. Wood is arranging for singing on the wards Christmas day. Everyone is urged to spare some time for a visit to the sick during the holiday season. Colored Hospital Auxiliary. Formed Mrs. Nancy Jones Chair man; Meeting Called For Dec. 13 With a large number of Negro women - attending a recent meeting called for the purpose of organizing a Woman’s Hospital Auxiliary, an other meeting will be held Saturday, December 13, at the Brown-Carver Library, when all persons interested in becoming members are asked to be present. The meeting will begin at 2 o’clock. At the first meeting, helpful and inspirational talks were made by Miss Frances Tillett, manager of the hospital, Mrs. J. W. Davis, Mrs. W. D. Pruden and Mrs. Frank Wood. Though the Auxiliary has not as yet been fully organized, Mrs. Nancy Jones has been elected chairman; Mrs. Mable B. Jordan, secretary; and Mrs. Lula Welch, treasurer. Most Os Christmas Opportunities Taken With 12 Christmas opportunities listed in The Herald last week, Mrs. J. H. McMullan, superintendent of welfare, reported early this week that over half of them had been applied for and will be taken care of during the Christmas season. Those who have accepted opportu nities are: Miss Sadie Day, the Junior Woman’s Club, Mrs. O. M. El liott and William M. Bond, the Bap tist Training Union, St Paul’s Ser vice League, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Bach man and the Rocky Hock Y. W. A. Any individuals or groups who de gire to accept any of the remaining opportunities should contact Mrs. Mc- Mullan at once. Bobby Byrum Most Valuable Player On I Aces Football Team i Awarded Trophy Tues day Morning at Cha pel Exercises | At chapel exercises in the Edenton . High School Tuesday morning, Bobby I Byrum, son of Mr. and Mrs. Graham i Byrum, was signally honored when he 1 was awarded a beautiful trophy as i the most valuable player on the 1947 - football team. The trophy was spon > sored by the Varsity Club and was presented by J. H. Conger, Jr. Taken into consideration in naming . the most valuable player were good . sportsmanship, attitude toward the , coaches and players, both on the home t team and opponents, ability, and a . number of other commendable traits. Another Open Letter [Written By Hervey Refers to Lack of Re ceipt of Answer to Proposal _ In an open letter to Mayor Leroy ; Haskett and Town Council, dated De cember 9, David Hervey, president of [ the Hervey Foundation, sub-lessee of i the Edenton Naval Air Station, has the following to say: i “We have no word from you in re sponse to our letter of November 21, 1947.* .v “This, like the other offers we i have made, is made subject to prompt action, in order to keep the minimum further damages to our business en terprise. It is our hope that through these proposed negotiations the con tinuing ill effects we are suffering, as a result of your false charge of in solvency which you brought on us . without any foundation in truth, , might be reduced. “The generosity of our offers w r e hoped might in part be rewarded by prompt acceptance and thereby the : prevention of some of the continuing ' damages, and allow' us to go forward w’ith our business without the con tinuing embarrassment and restric tions resulting from your groundless charges and the receivership w'hich resulted. Furthermore, we cannot see i how in any possible w r ay these in solvency charges and your law suit to eject us from the Naval Air Sta tion property could be of any benefit to you. You have obtained possession of all our leased properties which you have expressed any desire of receiv- I ing. “If we do not hear some concrete I action from you in regard to this lat ter proposal set forth in our open letter to you of November 21, 1947, 'by December 15, 1947, we shall consider that you are no longer interested and we will, therefore, withdraw our of fers. “We assure you of our desire to settle this matter -amicably.” Rotary’s Christmas Party December 18 Losers In Attendance Contest Entertain Winners The Edenton Rotary Club will hold a Christmas party at the American Legion hut Thursday night, Decem ber 18, at which Rotary Anns will be special guests. At that time the los ing side in the attendance contest will entertain the winners. William and Frank Holmes, a brother combination, are captains of the two sides, with William’s side being far ahead in the race up to last week. Committees are at work on the party, so that an elaborate and very delightful affair is in prospect. METHODIST GROUP MEETS TUESDAY WITH MRS. BOND A general meeting of the Women’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church will be held at the home of Mrs. M. F. Bond, Jr., Tues day night, December 16, at 8 o’clock. This meeting will dose the year for the group, so that all members are 'urged to attend. ' Parade Planned On Broad \ Street Featuring Edenton’s Christmas Party For Kids ( Early Edition | Advance notice is hereby ’given that the December 25th issue of The Herald will be printed on Tuesday, December 23, in order to afford a few days Christmas vacation for Herald employees. The issue will contain Christmas greetings from merchants, so that any greetings, or news matter as well must be in The Herald office not later than Monday, Decem ber 22. Mrs. Inglis Fletcher Now Vice President Os Antiquities Group Seventh Annual Meet ing Held In Raleigh Last Week At the seventh annual meeting of the North Carolina Society for the Preservation of Antiquities held in Raleigh Thursday night of last week, Mrs. Inglis Fletcher was elected vice president. Mrs. Charles A. Cannon of Concord was re-elected president of the group and among the district vice presidents, Mrs. Sam Clark was elected for the First Congressional District. The theme of the meeting was “Song of the Wilderness on the Road to Salem”, which was featuerd by a discussion of Old Salem and its current restoration. J.R. Byrum President Chowan Wildlife Club Other Officers Elected At Recent Meeting Os Club J. R. Byrum was elected president of the Chowan County Wildlife Club at a recent meeting, with C. J. Hollo well, vice president and M. A. Hughes, secretary and treasurer. Mr. Hughes declined to serve, so that President Byrum appointed O. E. Duncan as secretary and George C. Hoskins treasurer. The following committees were ap pointed : Publicity—J. Edwin Bufflap, Peter Carlton and W. E. Malone. Membership—T. A. Berryman, T. E. Haste, Elbert Peele, George Hos kins, T. F. Ward, Raymond Mans field, M. A. Hughes and David Hol ton. The following were named direc tors of the Club: P. G. Perry, C. A. Perry, R. W. Leary, T. S. Leary, H. A. Perry and R. T. Harrell. Secretary Duncan reported the fol lowing membership renewals: W. W. Byrum, T. C. Byrum, L. S. Byrum, C. E. Byrum, J. R. Byrum, J. E. Coffey, O. E. Duncan, R. E. Evans, David Goodwin, John Graham, E. E. Harrell, R. T. Harrell, T. E. Haste, C. J. Hollowell, George C. Hoskins, A. E. Jenkins, C. E. Kramer, R. W. Leary, R. A. Mansfield, K. M. Phillips, W. S. Privott, Shelton Rogerson, Sam Wright, and one new member, Dr. Francis W. Hughes. Anyone desiring to join the Club is asked to see the membership com mittee or any one of the above members. White Christmas At Baptist Church Dec. 21 White Christmas will be observed at the Edenton Baptist Church Sun day morning, December 21, when everyone is urged to bring a package to be distributed among those who are less fortunate. Mrs. C. T. Doughtie will be glad to receive any names to whom a basket of groceries will be helpful, and the pastor, the Rev. R. N. Carroll is anxious to see the most successful White Christmas yet observed. ■K | Seals! $1.50 Per Year. Santa Will Read Letters .Written By Many Youngsters PRIZES~GIVEN 1,000 Bags of Goodies Are Scheduled to Be Distributed Santa Claus will personally appear in Edenton and read letters from the kiddies over a microphone from a platform on Broad Street Friday ( I night. Over 1,000 bags of candy, ap | pies, oranges and peanuts have been 'prepared by the Chamber of Com- I merce and Merchants Association for ■ distribution to the children. In addi , tion to the eats, there are 20 attrac tive prizes to go to the winners of I the costume paoade. I I Ernest Kehayes is chairman of the | Parade Committee, assisted by Sidney j Campen, Dr. George Crawford and Chief of Police R. L. Pratt. There will be numerous other prizes given free also to the holders of lucky tick ets found in the bags of eats. J esse W. White, chairman of the • judges committee, has his group all lined up for the big night. He named as his committee Mrs. J. Clarence Leary, Mrs. W. H. Coffield, Mrs. Hector Lupton and Mrs. W. W. By rum. According to Mr. Kehayes, many merchants and clubs have signified 11 their intentions of putting a car or float in the parade. He emphasizes that it is not necessary to make up an expensive float, but ingenuity and enthusiasm will put the activity over with a bang. Among those who have stated tentatively that they would have something in the parade are Iredell Florist, Byrum Hardware Co., Tank Gas Co., Leggett and Davis, Al -1 bemarle Restaurant, John Habit, , Bridge-Turn Service Station, Ameri can Legion, American Legion Auxili ary, Parrish’s Supplies, (Continued on Page Ten) Negro Faces Charge Ist Degree Burglary Latimore Ballard Ac cused of Robbing An other Negro of $730 Latimore Ballard, 35-year-old Ne gro, is being held in Chowan County jail without bond, charged with first degree burglary. Ballard is accused of breaking into a house and robbing Charlie Gay, also colored, of $730, of which there were 63 ten-dollar bills and five S2O bills. The arrest was made by Officers West and Allsbrook, who found Bal lard in a house on East Freemason Street asleep. The money was found in his clothing. Ballard faces two charges, one on firsf degree burglary and another of larceny of $730. He is scheduled to be given a preliminary hearing in Recorder’s Court Tuesday, Decem ber 16. Edenton Girl Scouts Take On New Life Edenton Girl Scouts are well on their way in reorganizing again under the leadership of Mrs. John Graham, Mrs. Meredith Jones and Mrs. Joe Conger, Jr. At a meeting held Sat urday, 17 girls were present, of whom 12 were members of the Scouts. Officers elected were Joan Cobb, president; Marietta Perry, troop scribe; Harriet Conger, treasurer, and the following Patrol leaders: Doro thy Heninger, Betsy Duncan and Ruth Rae Elliott. The Girl Scouts meet at the Parish House every Saturday afternoon at 2:30 and all girls between the ages of 10 and 14 are invited to attend and join. GEORGE BYRUM HOME George P. Byram returned to Eden ton by plane Sunday from his home in West Palm Beach, Fla., to be with his aged mother, Mia. Ellen Byrum, who la very ill.