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The Chowan Herald
Published every Thursday by The Chowan
Herald, a partnership consisting of J.
Bufflap and Hector Lupton, at 423-425 South
Broad Street, Edenton, N. C.
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THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1949
THIS WEEK’S BIBLE THOUGHT
~'AT : TEirTHE~WHEA^
CERTAIN COMFORT: And after the earthquake a lire,
but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still
small voice—l Kings 19:12.
DAR Ladies Deserve Praise
Attention is called to the open house affair to be held
this (Thursday) afternoon at the old Iredell home on
East Church Street. That this house, one of the historic
shrines in Edenton, will be preserved can be attributed
to a small group of courageous Edenton women who
make up the Edenton Tea Party Chapter of the Daugte
ters of the American Revolution. But for the action of
this group of women, the Iredell house might have
more or less passed from the picture as a historic shrine,
and could have gone the way of the original Tea Party
House. With other ownership, there is no telling what
changes might have been made.
It is the purpose of the DAR Chapter to preserve tne
home as near like it originally was as possible save for
the renting of an apartment to help reduce the indebted-
XIGSS*
With practically no money in the treasury, members
of the Tea Party Chapter decided to purchase the prop
erty at a price of $15,000. Os course, some help was
given so that the deal could be handled, but even now
the small group is faced with a heavy financial load.
Due to the generosity and interest of many Edenton in
dividuals and concerns, it has been possible to stretch a
limited sum in making a considerable amount of repairs
and improvements to the old house.
Members of the Tea Party Chapter are very proud of
the Iredell house, so that they are hoping many people
will attend the open house party today. They have done
a good job and are to be complimented for their cour
age, determination and perseverance to make the Ire
dell house one of the historic show places of which the
Town, County and State may well be proud.
These ladies deserve the moral support of Edentonrans
in general, so that it is hoped many will attend the open
house, and thus result in the DAR ladies realizing that
their efforts are appreciated.
Both Ends Go Up
That Edenton is growing is reflected in tl\e fact that
a petition was presented to Town Council Tuesday night
asking for extension of the town limits to take in the
Albemarle Court housing project, just back of Morris
Circle, the latter being the latest addition to the town.
Another section, the Patterson property on the Edenton-
Windsor highway near the Fish Hatchery, will, no doubt,
also be included within the town limits, as well that
section nearby which has built up materially recently.
Os course, it is encouraging to see the tovfn grow and
expand, but it must also be taken into consideration’ 1 that
with this expansion, more obligations and expense na
turally must be assumed by the town. Some, no doubt,
see only the acquisition of taxable property going on the
tax books, hut it must be considered that when once
within the city limits, the same services are required as
in any other section of Edenton.
For instance, there must be police and fire protection.
There must be water, light and sewerage service. There
must be garbage collection, as well as an added amount I
of necessary work to be done by the Street Dpartment.
Os course, the property coming within the city limits
will provide more revenue byway of taxes, but at the
same time it will obviously add to the total cost of the
town’s operation.
The Herald, of course, favors town growth and expan- I
sion and merely makes the above comment to emphasize ,
the fact that with a larger town the cost of operation
will necessarily increase—a fact which apparently is j
hard to understand by some who think the operation of |
a town should be no more, or precious little more, than j
was needed many years ago.
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THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1949.
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By “Buff”
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Thanks to Cap’n Dick Hall and Mrs. Sidney McMullan,
the date of the erection of the Confederate monument on
the Court House Green has been determined. The time
of the erection of the monument was brought up in con
nection with the picture of the Court House Green 50
years ago, which appeared in The Herald last week.
Capln Dick and Mrs. McMullan searched the old minute
book of Bell Battery Chapter, United Daughters of the
Confederacy in the library the other day and learned that
the corner stone was laid June 3, 1904 and that the
monument was unveiled May 10, 1909. It was also
learned that the late W. D. Pruden, then a youngster of
10, deposited coins in the corner stone. Cap’n Dick re
members, too, that although he was not supposed to do
it, he actually unveiled the monument. It so happened
that a heavy downpour of rain soaked the curtain so that
it could not be pulled aside. Cap’n Dick then secured a
ladder, climbed up and actually opened the curtain so the'
bystanders could witness the new monument. Anyway,
for the information of those who may be interested, the
Confederate monument was unveiled May 10, 1909 —just
about 40 years ago.
Incidentally, the pictures appearing in The Herald last
week having to do with by-gone days caused more fav
orable comment than anything The Herald has ever
printed. It was stated that the boy on the pony with
“Uncle Jimmy” Roberson was not known, but Mrs. J. N.
Pruden lost no time to inform me that the boy was her
son, Jack Pruden, now an architect. Os course, Jack
has changed, so that I couldn’t recognize him when. I
really should, for he was a good friend and playmate of
one of my sons when going to school. Several people
informed me that it was Jack Pruden on the pony and
even one letter also got me straight. The letter was
from Mrs. George Elliott, who lives at Huntsville, Ala
bama. “I have just received The Chowan Herald and
enjoyed Captain Wiggins’ recollections of 1899. The
boy on the pony pictured with Uncle Jimmy Roberson
is Jack Pruden. You were unable to identify him but I
remember seeing him just as he looked in the picture.”
Besides I’ve heard a lot of favorable comment about the
pictures and want to thank Capt. J. L. Wiggins for fur
nishing the pictures and the story as well.
o
Yep, John Kramer passed out cigars at the Rotary
Club meeting last Thursday. Now, where in the dickens
is Doc Wisely?
o
Working under a great handicap last week, I neglected
to include in the vote tabulation the election result in the
four wards for Councilman. Anyway, J. Clarence Leary
won out over George Twiddy in the First Ward 175 to 77.
In the Second Ward Graham Byrum received 227 votes.
A. B. Harless’ vote in the Third Ward was 223, while in
the Fourth Ward Clyde Hollowell topped C. T. Griffin
by a vote of 156 to 47. Sorry, fellows, but it was not
done purposely. Fact of the matter, under the conditions,
I’m lucky to have gotten out a paper on time last week.
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Evidently a serious traffic problem has developed up
at the Baptist Church Sunday mornings, and as a re
sult a request has been made to inaugurate one way
traffic for a few hours on Sunday mornings. Shucks, a
better way to remedy the situation is for some of the
Baptists to go to the Methodist Church —there’s plenty
of room outside for parking cars and on the inside for
sitting down.
For the information of readers, that picture of Mayor
Leroy Haskett on last week’s front page had no connec
tion with the 50-year-old pictures of the Green. I feel
that that explanation is necessary and further that if
the Mayor expects me to print his picture again he’ll just
have to furnish me with a picture which looks like him.
What I’d like to get is a picture of him when he learned
that he was re-elected Mayor over Izzy Campen—in other
words a smile would make a better picture, but the one
I now have makes it necessary to print the name under-
I nehth so people know who it is. But then being Mayor
of Edenton isn’t much of an incentive to smile —and the
same goes for the Councilmen.
For the information of friends, the Missus, who is a
patient in Chowan Hospital, is getting along fine follow
i ing her operation. She, and I join in, to thank the many
I friends who virtually made a flower show in her room.
The many beautiful flowers were very much appreciated,
: and helped to make the stay in the hospital more pleas-
I ant. Anybody who has been in a hospital or sick room
j knows the value of flowers. They have a peculiar way
of reflecting the love of friends. <r
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WHO KNOWS?
1. What is the minimum age for a
United States Senator?
2. Can a foreign-born citizen of this
country become a Senator ?
3. How many Senators represent
each State?
4. Who presides over the Senate ?
5. What is the ancestry of our do
mestic cats?
6. What is a small cowpony called ?
7. What is the nautical unit- of
speed?
8. What fur is used in making men’s
fedoras ?
9. What hat became a symbol in a
presidential campaign?
10. What famous American colonist
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The public is invited to attend and
enjoy an evening of pleasure.
Mrs. J. H. Byrum Breaks
Arm In Fall Sunday
Mrs.'J. H. Byrum had the misfor
tune to fall and break her left arm at
the wrist Sunday morning. She and
her husband were leaving services at
the Center Hill Baptist Church when
she misjudged the top step and went
toppling down the flight of cement
steps at the church.
Mrs. Byrum was taken to Chowan
Hospital, where the broken arm was
set Monday, and is reported to be
resting as well as can be expected.
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