North Carolina Newspapers

Volume XVII.—No. 33. New Students At I School Are Asked To Pre-Register ] Bus Drivers’ School Is Scheduled To Be Held August 30 ______ ( All students from grades 2 through 1 12 entering the Edenton High School 1 for the first time are requested to pre- j register at the school on or before , September 1, 1950. t Y The principal, James O. will be in his office from 8:30 A. M., ( to 4 P. M., each day, except Saturday, and will be glad to see any parent or , j. student concerning school matters. | A Parents who have children entering , ™ the first grade this year are request- , ed to bring the children to the school J on August 31 and September 1, from 9A. M., to 12 noon. This also includes < those who attended the pre-school ] clinic held in the spring. The Bus Drivers’ School will be held at the school on August 30 at 9:30 A. M. All students, and others, interested in driving a school bus are asked to attend this school. Dental Work In Schools Completed Total of 1,924 Children Inspected In Health District Dr. E. T. Koonce, dentist with the State Board of Health, has just com pleted 14 weeks of dentist work in ’ the schools of the District Health De partment after reporting to the dis trict on April 3rd. Dr. Koonce divided his time among the four counties according to popula- tion until schools closed, so that P” counties could have him for a few days during which time more effective work can be accomplished, with all stu dents present. All teachers in the district were most cooperative in making a list of students with their opinion of the families’ ability to pay a private den tist. With these extremely useful lists, the secretaries were able to noti fy the parents by post card when their children should come and where Dr. Koonce would be. In this way Dr. Koonce was able to keep busy most of the days after school closed. The Division of Oral Hygiene of the State Board of Health is endorsed by I the North Carolina Dental Society and local dentists to promote dental health education among large groups of peo- I pie, and to make corrections for chil dren whose parents eannot pay their private dentist. Some children come whose parents could easily pay. Dr. Koonce cleaned the teeth for most of these and referred them to their pri vate dentist, as was done even with I those children for whom he made cor rections. I . Thirty weeks dental program was 1 provided in the budget last year for dental work. Health officials feel K fortunate to have had Dr. Koonce for I 14 weeks since Dr. E. A. Branch, di ■’l rector of the division, has only eight • * white dentists for the 100 counties in I the state. This year he hopes to have more dentists. I The following work was performed: Number children whose teeth ■ were inspected 1924 I' Number children whose teeth i ■ were treated 1034 ! I Number children referred to ■i private dentist 1924 '■ ■ Number children who received 1 ■ amalgum fillings 576 i I. Number of children who received i I cement fillings 173 • ■i Number of children who received ■ silver nitrate treatments 1462 1 I Number children who had teeth I extracted 444 1 B Number children whose teeth were Bl| cleaned 1004 1 Kt Number children given sodium < H fluoride treatments 189 1 R Total number operations 3577 « ■ (Coninued on Page Twelve) ■ 1 I Revival Starts Aug 1 .21 ' I At Albemarle Camp ! ■ ■jg Announcement is made by the Rev. : ■|^ty esse McCloud that a revival meeting f ■fct w iU begin at Albemarle Camp at the \ ■ E foot of the Albemarle Sound bridge Hft in Washington County, Monday, Aug- : Hr ust 21. The revival will continue for ] weeks. HR" In charge of the revival will be Hlcarl Phelps and his radio workers. are free and meals will be ser- . Hived at a moderate price. The public i »! U cordially invited to attend. THE CHOWAN HERALD Musical Program At Lions Meeting Miss Nelle Perry De lights Members With Group of Songs Members of the Edenton Lions Club were treated to a very enjoyable pro gram at their meeting Monday even ing, when a program of songs was rendered by Miss Nelle Perry, accom panied at the piano by Miss Charlotte Bunch. President Leroy Haskett thanked the ladies for a very delightful pro gram and also West Leary, chairman of the program committee. The budget committee presented the annual budget for the year for the information of the member ship. The club completed its fiscal year with a small balance of receipts over expenditures. It was revealed that the club had a 90 per cent attendance during the month of July, which was considered very good, in view of the fact that baseball was in full swing at that time. R. W. Leary, Jr., gave a very in teresting report of his attendance at the Lions International Convention in Chicago. It was reported by the committee on blind work that Lloyd Norfleet has i caught up on his work of repairing I and recaneing chairs. The club pro jvided him a shop on North Oakum Street and is very anxious that the citizens patronize him. He was taught to do this work through the State Blind Center and he is very efficient in this work. Powers Speaker At Rotary Meeting Rotarians List Subjects They Think Should , Be Taught For the second successive meeting of the Edenton Rotary Club James O. Powers, principal of the Edenton High School, was the principal speaker. At the previous meeting Mr. Powers spoke upon the subject of schools, at which time he asked each Rotarian to write a list of subjects each one thought should be taught in the ninth grade or the first year in high school. Mr. Powers in his talk Thursday of last week said 34 different subjects were listed by the Rotarians, of which 28 listed English as first choice. Mathematics and history were next in order. ’ The Rotarians were complimented by Mr. Powers for the choices of sub- - jects listed and distributed a schedule * of subjects to be taught in the ninth i grade this year. He briefly outlined • plans for the coming school year as J well as referred to plans for the future ] junior and senior high schools. 1 Farmers Preparing To Seed Pastures r Overman Says Material J Should Be Applied By ] t September 1 :i e County Agent C. W. Overman says c farmers are beginning to get ready * for seeding permanent pastures this • fall. Many farmers have already had i soil samples analyzed and others are I taking soil samples for analyzation t now so that they will know how t much lime and what fertilizer materi- £ als to apply. s Mr. Overman says lime and ferti- £ lizer materials should be applied and f the land thoroughly prepared by Sep- f tember 1. Seed should be purchased i by early September including inocu- i lating culture for Ladino Clover. La- dino Clover alone is excellent for hogs ' but up to five pounds of fescue or t orchard grass per acre may be added. £ Pastures on which cattle will be i grazed should receive 1% te 2 pounds of iLadino Clover and at least IS ] pounds of fescue or orchard grass per acre. It is important to have a good stand of grass for cattle. Fescue should be used on the poorer drained soils and orchard grass should be 1 used on well drained soils. ' Mr. Overman vyill be glad to give t any information in connection with ( planting pastures. £ MASONS MEET TONIGHT s Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M., will meet tonight (Thursday) i in weekly session in the Court House < at 8 o’clock. 1 Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 17,1950. 1 1 ■■ ■ 1 ju|wJii Ift# HMtOwßß&ari '' jrasfui / Ruff % > WM m I E I Pk H BSk. p . if | HU 9a AHHBHHHhW' * ,^H ; U. S MARINES HAUNT OLD TRAILS IN KOREA—When the First Marine Division entered combat near Pusan it marked the fifth time in 80 years that the Leathernecks have landed on Korea for the protection of American interests. ! Their first landing was on May 21, 1871. The American minister to China had opened negotiations to permit United States sailors shipwrecked on Korean shores to receive sanctuary and help from the Koreans. During the negotiation a survey party under direc tion of Admiral John Rodgers U. S. N., then commanding the Asiatic squadron, was attacked by the native garrison of the Salee river forts and citadel (Seoul). j Admiral Rodgers demanded an explanation and gave the Koreans , 10 days in which to reply. Receiving no answer, he put a force of Marines and sailors ashore on Je r, e 10 and captured the citadel. The Marines killed 250 Korea s. Cne Marine was killed and one was wounded. | This early amphibious landing by the Marines Is graphically de- t ected in a painting by John Clymer, a New York artist. The canvas i mgs in the headquarters of General Clifton N. Cates, commandant of the Marine Corps. Corner's work wlich so faithfully depicts the 1 uniforms and armament of the Marines of 80 years ago is repro* | dneed above. Superimposed is a ohotcgiaph of present-day Marine i fighters. Nate the camouflaged 1 Marines were landed to protect the American legation fa Kona j in 1888 ami again in 1894. Check Being Made Os Cotton Dusting Dusted Fields Apparent ly Will Produce More Cotton Tentative results were checked last week on dusting cotton with 20% Toxaphene to control the boll weevil. According to County Agent C. W. Overman, fields have been checked for boll weevils each week beginning June 15. The results, judged by the fruiting of the cotton, appear to be in direct proportion to the correctness in following the dusting schedule. Three fields were dusted seven times as nearly on the schedule of every seven days as the weather would per mit, skipping the week of July 10. These fields arg well fruited and pres ent indications are for a yield of one to one and one half bales per acre. Three other fields which were dusted five times, one of which was given a sixth dusting last week, have had a broken period of two weeks or more during the middle of July and show much less fruiting and have consist ently shown a much higher weevil count than the first three fields. The four undusted fields have been severe ly damaged by the boll weevil and it is estimated not over 200 to 250 pounds of cotton will be realized. Due to the growth of the cotton plants and the lateness of the season, growers are advised not to dust any more this season. While the punctured squares and appearance of live weevils are be ginning to increase in these dusted fields it is believed that very little more cotton will be set and that ground equipment going through it will do more damage than the dust will good. It is planned to follow these fields through and obtain yields at harvest time so that definite results may be known. Revival In Prosrress At Center Hill Church Revival services began at the Center Hill Baptist Church Sunday night and will continue through next Sunday morning. The Rev. H. Wadell Waters of Norfolk, pastor of the Cool Spring and Reynoldson Baptist Churches of Gates County, is preaching for the series of meetings. Special music is featured eadh night, and the pastor, the Rev. Paul Lemons, extends a cordial invitation to the pub lic to attend. Edenton Schools Op Sept 6th Miss Emily Smithwick and Miss Carrie Jones Resign Edenton white and colored schools will open Wednesday, September 6, ac , cording to Superintendent John A. ■ Holmes. ] Up to Tuesday of this week Mr. Holmes had two teachers resign. Miss : Emily Smithwick, teacher of the first grade, has accepted a position in the Raleigh schools. She has been a mem ; ber of the Edenton school faculty for about 12 years. The other resignation is Miss Carrie Jones, second grade . teacher. She has taught in Edenton six years and resigned following her i marriage. Mr. Holmes has employed Mrs. B. G. I Willis to fill one of the vacancies, . and is now considering employment of a teacher for the other vacancy. Special Meeting of American Legion Plans Will Be Presented For Construction of Legion Home A special meeting of Ed Bond Post' of the American Legion is called for Tuesday night, August 22, in the Cho wan County Court House at which time plans for building an American Legion home will be presented for approval. The Legion plans to start construc tion of the new home immediately. The meeting will begin promptly at 8 o’clock and Commander R. L. Pratt urges all Legion members to make a special effort to attend this meeting. RETURNS FROM GERMANY Col. and Mrs. Richard Bryan Wheel er, with their daughters, Misses Mar- ( gie and Jean, are expected to arrive this week to visit Col. Wheeler’s sis ters and brother, IMiss Clara Wheeler, Mrs. Raymond Carr and John Wheeler. Colonel Wheeler has just returned from a three-year tour of occupation duty at Frankfurt, Germany. Revival Will At Ballard’s Bridge Church On Sunday The Rev. William H. Poole of Smithfield Guest Minister Revival services will begin at Bal lard’s Bridge Baptist Church Sunday,] August 20, at 11 o’clock in the morn ing. The Rev. William H. Poole of Smithfield, N. C., will be the guest minister. Services will be held each night at 8 o’clock and beginning Tuesday, ser- ] vices will also be held at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. The pastor of the church, the Rev. J. W. Davis, extends a cordial invita- I tion to the public to attend any or all j services. 4-H Group Returns From Annual Camp 1 Ten Chowan Boys and Girls Spend Week At Roanoke Island Ten Chowan County 4-H Club boys and girls arrived home Saturday noon from the Roanoke Island 4-H Camp. In the group were: Paul Byrum, Steve Burch, Bernie Baker, Jean Evans, Vandy Parks, Evangeline Cope land, Emmett Perry, G. A. Keeter, Carolyn Hollo well and Johnny Perry, who were accompanied by Assistant County Agent Robert S. Marsh and Miss Martha Barnett, assistant home agent who succeeded Miss Lillian Swinson. The Chowan group left for Roa noke Island Saturday, August 7, trav eling with 29 other club members from Perquimans County. Approxi mately 100 boys and girls from Hali fax County also attended camp with the Chowan and Perquimans groups. All the club members who attend ed camp seemed to enjoy it a great i deal and are anxious to attend another I] such camp. Classes were conducted in handicraft, forestry, recreation and 'swimming, and supervised tours of j Roanoke Island, Kill Devil Hill, Mann’s I Harbor and vicinity were conducted. [ After supper a short evening and 'vesper program was held for the whole group, after which two hours of rec reation was conducted. ; Revival Begins At Warwick Church \ The Rev. E. Evans Ul rich of Wilson Is [ Guest Minister i 1 , Revival services will begin at the Warwick Baptist Church Monday af ternoon, August 21, at three o’clock with the Rev. E. Evans Ulrich of Wil son, N. C., preaching and the pastor, [ the Rev. Paul E. Lemons, conducting the singing. Evening services will be at 8 o’clock and the revival will close Sunday morning at the 11 o’clock hour. The Rev. Mr. Ulrich is well known in Wilson and the Roanoke Baptist | Association for his Bible preaching | and aggressive work as a pastor and leader. In 27 months, he has doubled the membership of the Five Points Missionary Baptist Church, of which he is pastor, from some 300 to over 600. Special music during the week will include numbers by the adult and jun . ior choirs of Warwick Baptist Church, i a guest soloist, and a visiting quartet. Warwick Church is located seven miles , south of Sunbury on Highway 32. The public is invited to attend the ser . vices. Frank Parrish Now Instructor At Duke i Frank Parrish, CFC of the U. S. i Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Y. Par rish, h'as been transferred to Duke University, where he will be an in structor. Mr. Parrish will he at the University for two years while re maining in the Navy and will make his . home in Durham. ROTARY MEETS TODAY , Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet . today (Thursday) at 1 o’clock in the 1 Parish House. The Rev. W. L. Free i man, president of the club, urges all Rotarians to be present. , J&2.OQ Per Year. nuoert Heckstall Is Held For Trial In Superior Court Edenton Negro Charged With Murdering His Sweetheart In Ohowan Recorder’s Court Friday, ! Robert Heckstall, 21-year-old Negro, was bound over to the September term of Superior Court by Judge Marvin Wilson on a charge of killing Mary Frances Jordan, his 19-year r old sweet j heart. Heckstall on Tuesday night, August j 1, went to. the home of his sweetheart 'on West Peterson Street, where; he ■shot her with an automatic rifle. Only three witnesses testified when Judge Wilson found probable cause land bound the Negro over for the | higher court. Sgt. J. A. Jones of the I Edenton Police Department, who in- Ivestigated the murder, testified that ihe found the girl apparently dead on | ( the back porch of her home. He also stated that when he went to Heck | stall’s house on East Church Street the Negro said he didn’t know what happened to him and that he didn’t know why he committed the crime, i Coroner Hubert Williford testified that there were 13 bullet holes in the body, with bullets in both eyes and left breast. The third witness, Annie Bel! Hol ley, next door neighbor, testified that she heard Heckstall say to the girl: “I love you, I have a gun and I told you I’d kill you if you doublecrossed me.” Heckstall did not testify during the I preliminary hearing. Soft Ball League Now Under Way 1 Six Teams In League; -! Midget Teams Also % To Play Si ~ a ~ w - With lights installed on the newly j arranged soft ball park on Hicks Field, a soft ball league is now under way, with six teams participating. Repre- j 1 sented in the league are the National Guard, Varsity Club, Junior Chamber !of Commerce, Veterans of Foreign Wars, North Edenton and the High School Aces. The schedule calls for each team to play two games a week and at the conclusion of the regular schedule a round robin series will be played to de- Itermine the champions of the league. In connection with softball, Coach George Thompson, recreational direct or, has arranged a series of midget - baseball games. Two nights each week the youngsters will play two 4- inning games prior to the softball game. Two other nights when the youngsters do not play it is planned e to have a double header softball game. The league is the first softball lea- K gue in Edenton since 1941, when the Lions, Red Men, Masons and Rotari ans comprised a league. Last year r another league was started with six e teams, but lack of interest caused e the league to fold up after several Ij games were played. The schedule through August 29, as 1 released this week, is as follows: l Aug. 14—-7:30 VFW vs. Varsity r Club; 9:00 Jaycees vs. High School, j Aug. 15—7:00 Midget Leaguers. ] 8:30 North Edenton vs. National 5 1 Guard. J Aug. 17—7:30 VFW vs. Jaycees; r ,9:00 North Edenton vs. High School. Aug. 18—7:00 Midget Leaguers; 1 8:30 National Guard vs. Varsity Club. Aug. 21—North Edenton vs. VFW; , 9:00 Jaycees vs. Varsity Club. Aug. 22—7:00 Midget Leaguers: 5.8:30 High School vs. National Guard. >1 Aug. 24—7:30 National Guard vs. - VFW; 9:00 Varsity Club vs. North Edenton. Aug. 28—7:30 VFW vs. High j School; 9:00 North Edenton vs. Jay ]cees. Aug. 29—7:30 High School vs. Var jsitv Club: 9:00 Jaycees vs. National . Guard. 5 General Fire Tnsnpotion B Beerins In September s Fire R. K. Hall desires to inform Edenton neople that a general inspection will begin the first of Sep tember. t| In view of this >nsneetion Mr. Hah e | urges local peoDle to clean att'<*s prd (-1 basements, pointing out especially the 11 importance of cleaning furnaces and chimneys.