Volume XVl.—Number 22.
I Edenton School Will
, Hold Final Exercises
Tonight And Friday
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Bean D. B. Bryan of
Wake Forest Gradu
ation Speaker
FRIDAY NIGHT
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Interesting. Class Day
Exercises Scheduled
For Tonight
Tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock in
the High School auditorium, class day
exercises of the 1949 graduating class
will be held, the second in the series
of commencement exercises. The pro
gram will be in the form of an enter
tainment, the subject being “A Holi
day In Hawaii,” the direction of
N. J. George, a member of the High
School faculty.
Principal Fenton Larson informed
the Herald that each member of the
graduating will have a speaking part
in the program, and aside from the
usual Class Hay features, the sopho
more class will participate in the
Daisy chain and song.
The program is expected to attract
a large crowd.
The final commencement program
will take place Friday night at 8
graduating exercises will be held,
o’clock in the school auditorium when
Dean D. B. Bryan of Wake Forest
College will be the principal speaker
for the occasion and will, no doubt
have a capacity house to hear him.
As a special feature on the pro
gram, the High School Glee Club, un
der the direction of Mrs. Mary L.
Browning, will sing four numbers.
The Rev. E. L. Wells will offer the
invocation and the processional,
“Pomp and Circumstance," and recess
ional, “March of the Priests,” will be
played by Miss Dorothy Williams,
music teacher.
The graduates will receive their di
plomas from Superintendent John A.
Holmes, and Principal Fenton Larson
will award the various medals and
trophies.
The Rotary Cup, coveted annual
trophy, will be awarded by J. E. Wood,
president of the Edenton Rotary Club.
For the first time, the Lions Club
is awarding an award, which will be
presented to the winner by Dr. Martin
Wisely, president of the Edenton Li
ons Club.
Members of the 1949 graduating
class, 34 in number, are Rebecca
Swanner, Aubrey Harrell, Thomas
Paul Griffin, Louise Bass, Paul Cay
ton, Carolyn Swindell, Roy Harrell, ■
Margaret Ann Mansfield, A1 Habit,
Eleanor Harrell, Jimmie Earnhardt,
Georgia Lee Volmer, Audry Hollowell,
Shirley Norris, Frank Habit, Marion
Harrell, Bobby Edwards, Clara White,
Albert Lassiter, Laura Skinner, John
Harney, Beulah Langdale, Oscar Grif
fin, Ethel White, Hector Lupton Jr.,
Jack Habit, Calvin Mills, Edna Wil
liams, Rhett Miller, Susan Thigpen,
Jane Gray, Robert Oliver, and Gene
Spruill.
BPW Club Observes
Its First Birthday
Party Held Last Week
In Celebration of
Os Affair
On Tuesday night of last week the
Edenton Business and Professional
Women’s Club celebrated its first
birthday with a dinner at the Parish
House. A cold plate was served.
Little Brenda Dean Mooney danced
and sang, accompanied at the piano
by hpr mother, Mrs. C. B. Mooney.
"Miss Dorothy Williams rendered
two selections on the piano.
■ ’ The following officers were installed
tp serve for the ensuing year:
.'Mrs. Corie B. White, president;
Miss Lena Jones, first vice president;
Miss Mary Lee Copeland, second vice
president; Miss Louise Smith, record
ing secretary; Mi3s Frances Tillett,
.corresponding secretary, and Mrs.
Mildred Spruill, treasurer.
Miss Rebecca Colwell, outgoing
president, was presented a week-end
bag by the club.
Stunts were put on by members of
the club on the stage and prizes were
awarded.
MISS JOYCE HARRELL WILL
TEACH IN ROCKY MOUNT
Miss Joyce Lorine Harrell, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Harrell, has
accepted a teaching position with the
city schools of Rocky Mount Miss
Harrell attended Mars Hill College
an* Meredith College and has an AB
| degree in public school music.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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John A. Holmes
Principal Speaker
At Lions Meeting
Speaker In Behalf of
Road and School Bond
Election
John A. Holmes, Superintendent of
Edenton Schools, was the principal
speaker at the Lions Club meetingj
Monday night, and spoke in favor of’
the School and Road Bond election
which will be held next Saturday
throughout the State of North Caro
lina.
Mr. Holmes in his remarks referred
to Edenton years ago when there were
no payed streets, no sewage and wa
ter, and very little to offer in' way
of educational facilities.
A bond issue was floated to make
these improvements in the forward
march Edenton has made, he said,
and this indebtedness was gradually
liguidated despite the fact that many
people at the time predicted bankrupt
cy for the towti.
Mr. Holmes asked his hearers to put
themselves in place of many people
who live on dirt roads which at many
times are practically impassable, thus
causing not only inconvenience and
handicaps, but actual financial loss.
The Lions voted to meet on the first
and third Monday nights intead of
weekly during the summer months
until Labor Day, when the weekly
meetings will be resumed.
During the meeting Earl Harrell
presented the final report on the Eas
ter Seal sale, reporting that the drive
netted $367.38.
Edenton’s Poppy
Day Nets $219.14
Prize Winners Marion
Speight, Betty Rowell
And Linda Leary
Mrs. Leon Leary, chairman of the
American Legion Poppy Day Commit-
I tee, reported early this week that on
last Saturday, Poppy Day, 1,600 pop
pies were sold which netted $219.14.
Mrs. Leary expressed he appreci
ation on behalf of the Auxilliary to
Mrs. H. H. Preston for the use of her
window for display and her store in
connection with the sale, as well as
the local VFW Post for the use of
colors and eagle used in decorating the
window.
Aside from members of the Auxil
iary, poppies were sold by the follow
ing: Marcia Speight, Linda Leary,
Betsy Buncan, Thomissa Goodman,
Billy Earle Russell, Barbara Leary,
Norma Ashley, Lynn Perry, Betty
1 Rowell, Caleb White, Ann Hawkins,
Lu Ellen Jordan, and Arthur White.
Mrs. Leary especially expressed her
appreciation for the efforts of these
boys and girls in selling the poppies.
As in previous years two prizes
were offered to an individual or pair
working together for selling the most
poppies. The first prize of $2.00 was
won by Linda Leary and Marcia
Speight, who sold 183 poppies.
Second prize of SI.OO went to Betty
Rowell, who sold 81 poppies.
Lois Virginia Reich
Will Graduate June 4 i
At Radford College
Miss Lois Virginia Reich, niece of
Mr . and Mrs. J. Rodney Byrum is
among a group of 110 seniors who
will graduate at Radford College on
June 4’, when she will receive her B. S.
degree with a major in business edu
cation.
Miss Reich is a member and holds
office in a number of organizations at
the college, including the Choral Club,
Alpha Sigma Alpha, national sorority,
Dramatic Club, Alpha Si Omega,
national honor fraternity in dramat
ics, Cotillion Club and Commercial
Club.
Miss Reich was a member of the
1945 graduating class of Edenton
1 High School.
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 2,1949.
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Pictured above is the new Chevrolet automobile recently pre
sented to Chowan High School for use in a new course in automo
bile operation. In the photograph Linwood Worrell, manager of
the 8.8. H. Motor Company, presents the keys of a brand new dual
I control Chevrolet to Geddes B. Potter, chairman of the Chowan
looks on.—(Photo by Peter Carlton.)
Special Election Will
Be Held Saturday To
Decide Bond Issue
Voters Will Ballot on Is
suance of 225 Million
Dollar s’ Worth
Next Saturday Chowan County vot
ers, along with voters all over the
State of North Carolina, will go .to
the polls to decide if the State of
North Carolina should issue bonds in
the amount of 200 million dollars for
building and improving roads through
out the State and 25 million dollars
for improving the State’s schools.
Pressure groups have been at Work
for both sides of the question, so that
there have been very few who have
ventured to predict the outcome of
the election.
Polls will be open at 6 A. M, Sat
urday for the purpose of -voting and
will close at 6 P. M.
The election will be held in accord
ance with general election regula
tions, so that a voter to be able to
cast his or her ballot roust have beer,
listed in the county registration books.
East Edenton Precinct voters will
cast their ballots at the Court House.
The voting place for West Edenton
Precinct will be in the Municipal
Building; Rocky Hock, Henry Bunch’s
store; Center Hill Precinct, same as
last election; Wardville Precinct, G. A.
Hollowell’s store, and Yeopim Pre
cinct at H. A. Perry’s store.
Clocks At Campen’s
Decide Two Winners
In Graduating Classes
Two lucky 1949 graduates in Cho
wan County will wear beautiful Gruen
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wrist watches as compliments of Cam
pen’s Jewelers. H. A. Campen, mana
ger of the local concern, constructed
two clock-like arrangements in his
window with pictures of the graduates
of Edenton High School and Chowan
High School taking the place of the
usual numerals.
The hand on the Edenton group
stopped on the picture of Margaret
Ann Mansfield Saturday, while the
Chowan clock ran until Monday and
stopped on the picture of Kelly
Byrum.
Miss Mansfield and Byrum will
therefore, receive the two beautiful
Gruen wrist watches as a present
from Campen’s.
Wiliiam AHen White Turprlsed When He
Sees Picture Os Chowan County Court
House Among Exhibit In Salzburg, Austria
Edenton Boy Now Connected With State Depart
ment Writes Parents Telling About Interesting
Experience While Taking a Stroll
One of .the most surprised and de
lighted Americans now overseas, no
doubt, was William Allen White, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank White, who
is connected with the State Depart
ment at Salzburg, Austria.
His surprise was mentioned in a
letter received from him by his par
ents only this week. A portion of the
letter was as follows:
Dearest Mama and Daddy,
“You will never realize my surprise
when a few days ago I was walking
by the United States Information Cen
ter here in Salzburg, a place run
here by the Army with all types of
literature and books out on loan basis
Mrs. 0. M. Blanchard:
Elected President Os
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Farm Women Council
Group of Officers Enter-,
tained at Tea and
Flower Show <
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The Chowan County Council of ,
Farm Women met Wednesday after- ]
noon, May 25, at the Community 1
Building. (
The fourth chapter of John was i
read by the president, Mrs. Wallace i
Goodwin and the regular routine of ’
business transacted. Mrs. E. E. 1
Privott was elected a delegate to i
Home and Farm Week in August and i
Mrs. R. H. Hollowell as alternate.
The Nominating Committee sub- 1
mitted the following slate for 1950 !
officers and they were unanimously
elected:
President, Mrs. 0. M. Blanchard;
vice, president, Mr. Ernest. Privott;
secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Emmett
Jones; assistant secretary, Mrs.
George Smith; song leader, Mrs.
Carey Hollowell; pianist, Mrs. May
belle Winslow.
Following the business meeting
Mi ss. Lillian SwinSon, assistant home ]
agent, presented two groups of 4-H
Club girls in a dress revue. In the
senior group Miss Audrey Pierce was
the winner and the junior winner was
Miss Pat tie Lou Bunch, Each girl in
the contest was presented a gift by
the Home Demonstration Council.
Later in the afternoon the County
CounciL and Chowan Club entertained
at a tea and flower show in honor of
the new Home Demonstration Coun
cil officers. Mrs. Carey Hollowell
greeted the guests at the door and
Mrs. Lindsay Evans, introduced them
to the receiving line composed of
Mrs. Wallace Goodwin, Council presi
dent, and the newly elected officers.
Miss Rebecca Colwell directed them to
the punch bowl.
The tea table was lovely with a
linen cut w T ork cloth and a center
piece of mixed flowers flanked by
. epermitters of sweet peas. Cookies,
, mints and nuts were served as Mrs.
. E. N. Elliott poured punch. For the
flower arrangements the Chowan Club
won first place with-the arrangement
for the tea table while the Center Hill
Club won the red ribbon and Byrd
Club red ribbons and the Chowan Club
winning the white ribbon.
Guests numbered about 115.
and I was looking in the window at
some of the displays they had there of
. different sections of the States when
* to my surprise in one window that
was diplaying architecture of the Co
lonial period I saw a large picture of
, the Court House in Edenton.
Under the picture there was in Ger
i man a notation to the effect that, that
was the Chowan County Court House
in North Carolina.
‘I was so surprised, I never realized
• that our little town would be shown
way over here along with pictures of
: famous homes and houses in both New
' England and the Southern states. The
i picture was about one foot' square.”
Preliminary Trials
For “Miss America”
In Edenton June 11
Old St. Paul’s Church!
Falls Prey To Blaze]
At Noon Wednesday'
Structure Erected In I
1736; Old Pipe Organ
Lost In Fire
Stark tragedy struck Edenton short
ly after the noon hour Wednesday
when fire broke out at St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church, leaving only the
brick walls of one of Edenton’s most
valuable historic shrines.
The cause of the fire is a mystery
for workmen who were repairing and
covering the roof had left the church
for their noon day meal and it was
reported that no sign of fire had been
seen when they left.
The church was erected in 1736 and
was visited by thousands of tourists
annually. Fortunately, very little of
the interior furnishings fell prey to
the flames, for the church was cleared
several months ago preparatory to a
rebuilding program which had been
held in abeyance due to lack of a de
cision as to what course to pursue in
remodeling the interior of the build
ing. However, the old pipe organ
was lost in the fire. The organ,
placed in the church about 1830, was
one of four Henry Eben organs still
in existence and in playing condition..
The fire is thought to have started
near the organ, and when the rector,
the Rev. Harold W. Gilmer, reached
the church, he. found a veritable rag
ing furnace inside. The roof eventu
ally caved in over most, of the area
and, of course, the unique steeple
also crashed to the ground.
Both Edenton fire truck, --'battled
the flames and a truck from the Ma
rine Corps Air Station, also, render ed
assistance in combatting the. fire.
Story Os Esther
Theme Os Sermon !
For 1949 Graduates
Rev. W. L. Freeman
Preaches Baccalaure
ate Sermon
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In the Edenton High School audi
torium Sunday night the first of the
1949 commencement exercises was
held when the Rev. W. L. Freeman,
pastor of the Edenton Methodist
Church, presented the baccalaureate
sermon to the members of the senior
class as well as relatives and friends
in attendance.
Miss Dorothy Williams played the
processional, “Pomp and Circum
stance,” after \vhic£ the High School
Glee Club, under the direction of Mrs.
Mary L. Browning, sang three num
bers which delighted the audience.
The Rev. E. L. Wells offered the
invocation and the Scripture lesson
was read by the Rev. Harold W. Gil
mer.
Mr. Freeman was introduced by
principal Fenton L. Laron.
Mr. Freeman’s subject was “For
Such a Time As This,” using the story
of Esther as a background for his re
marks to the 1949 graduates. He told
them that they stand on the thresh
hold of the future and that it is im
portant to observe religious affairs in
the life of men. “Times in which we
live are not ordinary,” said the speak
er, “and I doubt not that some in our
nation will sell their opportunity for
30 pieces of silver.”
Mr. Freeman concluded his remarks
by telling the graduates there are
four things they can do, and went on
to elaborate each. The four things
he referred to were: Not to run away
from responsibility; drift with the
tide; struggle as best you can, and
attempt to work out life’s problems
under the direction of the Architect
of the Universe.
Benediction was pronounced by the
Rev. Harold W. Gilmer and Miss
Dorothy Williams played the reces
sional, “March of the Priests.”
Serving as ushers were Nancy Bos
well, Charles Lee Overman, Suzanne
Speight, Lucy Coffield, Richard Hos
kins and Gary Martin.
$2,00 Per Year.
|25 Beauties Expected to
Contest For “Miss
Edenton”
j AT ARMORY
I Winner Will Compete
For State Title at
Morehead
According to Kermit Layton, chair
man of the Edenton Junior Chamber
of Commerce committee to stage a
beauty contest in connection with the
Jaycees national contest to pick “Miss
America,” Edenton will break out in
her best bib and tucker to welcome a
bevy of beauties to compete for the
title of “Miss Edenton” in the pre
liminary contest of the State finals.
In the actual judging the following
qualifications will be taken into con
sideration:
1. Talent.
2. Beauty of face and figure.
3. Health and care of body.
4. Intelligence.
5. Charm, poise, personality, dis
position and general culture.
6. Stage presence.
7. Voice and manner of speaking.
The winner of the “Miss Edenton”
contest will enter the North Carolina
State finals, and if she’s fortunate
enough to win the North Carolina
title, she will go to Atlantic City the
first week in September to represent
North Carolina in the national finals
of the “Miss America” pageant for
1949 and have an opportunity to com
pete for the $25,000 in scholarships
being offered the top 16 young ladie.
The girl proclaimed “Miss America”
will be awarded a $5,000 scholarship:
the first runner-up will receive a
j 53,000 scholarship; second runner-up,
$2,500 scholarship; third runner-up
$2,000 scholarship and fourth runner
up, $1,500 and SI,OOO scholarships to
the next ten finalists.
Making possible $25,000 in scholar.*'
ships are the Joseph lienc.oft & Sons
Com party;. Wilmington, Dei., manufac
turers of Everglaze finished fabrics,
and the .Catalina Knitting Mills, Los
Angeles, Cal., manufacturers of the
swank Catalina swim suits, and Nash
Motor Company of Detroit, Mich.
“On June 11 our community: will
welcome 25 of Edenton’s fairest and
Imost talented young ladies who will
I compete in the contest at the arm*
'ofy,”'stated Air. Layton.
Judge Richard D, Dixon has been
secured to crown “Miss Edenton.”
She will be decided by a panel of
judges to be selected.
Master of ceremonies for the final
rehearsals and auditions will be Mar
vin, Wilson;
Edenton Jaycees will arrange trans
portation for “Miss Edenton” and
chaperon her to the North Carolina
State , finals and for her accommoda
tions, meals, etc., during her stay in
Morehead City, where the contest will
be held to decide “Miss North Caro
lina.”
Masons Will Hold
Banquet June 9th
Rev. P. Rowland Wag
ner of Norfolk Will
Be Speaker
Plans have been completed for the
annual banquet of Unanimity Lodge,
No. s, A. F. & A. M., to be held
Thursday night, June 9, at the Parish
House. Arrangements are in charge
of Clarence M. Speight, who announc
ed that due to the amount of space in
the Parish House, a limited number of
tickets will be sold. Members of the
lodge have received tickets, and
either the price of the tickets or the
tickets should be returned at once in
order to determine how many plates
to prepare.
The principal speaker for the occa
sion will be the Rev. P. Rowland
Wagner of Norfolk, who will undoubf,
edly draw a large number of Masons
to the annual affair.
Masonic Meeting Is
Called Off Tonight
Richard P. Baer, master of Unani
s mity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M., has
s called off the regular meeting tonight
■ (Thursday) due to the opening game
of the Albemarle League.
Mr. Baer has called a special meet
; ing for Tuesday night, June 7, for
- the purpose of conferring the third
degree.