Volume XVII.—No. 48.
Broken At j
November Session
Os Superior Court
No criminal Cases De
velop In County Since
September Term
harrislpresides
45-Minute Divorce Mill
Grinds Out Five
Divorces
At least two records were broken
at the November term of Chowan Su
perior Court which convened Monday
morning with Judge W. C. Harris of
Raleigh presiding.
In the first place, it was not neces
sary to try any criminal cases. There
was only one criminal case docketed,
which was a capital crime, William
Outlaw, colored, being charged with
killing Latham Roberts as the result
of knife wounds, inflicted at Small's
Paradise on Oakum Street in April.
The case was continued until this
term of court and was again continued
by Judge Harris due ito the absence
witnesses, some of whom were out of
town.
It is somewhat of a record, there
fore, that no criminal cases developed
in tiie county since September. An
other record noted is the fact that on
ly one colored spectator was in the
court room.
At the outset of the court term, the
first order of business was selecting
a Grand Jury. The following were
chosen for this duty: Gilliam Wood,
C. C. Webb, Kenneth Floars, C. P.
Wales, Jr., J. P. Partin, David M.
Warren, Erie Jones, J. Q. Baas, D. A.
Berryman, P. E. Saunders, Henry Jor
dan, H. M. Nixon, C. B. Mooney, Jr.,
t Henry S. Rogerson, R. Graham White,
T. E. Bunch, aad JL
Wallace Goodwin.
chosen aa foreman.
~ J {Because there were no bills of in
dictments or presentiment# Judge
Harris eliminated the usual charge.
His only instructions to the Grand'
Jury was that it consider the two'
previous Grand Jury reports and as- 1
certain if all recommendations had
been carried out, and if not, to in
vestigate and find out the reason. “We
don’t want Grand Jury recommenda
tions bo become covered with dust,”
said Judge Harris. “I want you to
get the last two Grand Jury reports
to see if all the recommendations
have been carried out. There may be
some good reasons for some recom
mendations not to be complied with,
but the court wants to know why.”
The work of the Grand Jury, there
fore, at this term of court was very
little.
After his brief charge and the
Grand Jury departed for their room,]
one of two petit juries was called
into the box, but with no criminal
cases to be tried, and no civil cases
ready, the judge dismissed the jury
until 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon.
•Promptly at 2:30 o’clock Court con
vened and a 46-minute divorce mill
went into operation during which five
divorces were granted, using two jur-;
ies- There were four white feouples andi
one colored, as follows:
Mrs. Fannie Sutton Bailey from Al
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Two Special Services
At BaHanTs Bridge
Church Next Sunday
The Rev. J. O. Walton of
ThomasviHe Orphan
v age Wfll gpeak
Special services will be held at the
Ballard’s Bridge Baptist Church Sun
day, December 8. The Rev. J. 0.
Walton of the Thomasville Baptist
Orphanage of Thomasville, N. €., will
conduct the morning 'service which
sriS begin at 11 o’clock. Immediately
following the morning, service, a free
dinner will be served? at the Chowan
Community Building.lto everyone at
tending these specie* service*
The afternoon service will begjn at
2-00 o’clock and will consult of 46th
l ing but group singing such a$ Solos,
duets,, quartets, jnd congregational
jpging.. f ’ W
. The pastor ot Ballard's Bridge
Bigjfeh, the Rev./J. W. Davis, copdial
to Attend the special services,
THE CHOWAN HERALD
[Coming In Slow]
As the 1950 Christmas Seal Sale
in Chowan County enters the sec
ond week, Mrs. Gny C. Hobbs,
County Seal Sale chairman, on
Monday announced that returns to
date total only a little above one
per cent of the county’s quota of
$1,200,00.
“Answer your Christmas Seal
letter todaV”, says Mrs. Hobbs,
“and help fight TB by supporting
your tuberculosis association.”
Richard D. Dixon, Jr.
Will Be Chairman
Os MarchOf Dimes
Campaign This Year to
Be Sponsored By
Jaycees
Chowan County, along with all the
counties in North Carolina, is plan
ning for the March of Dimes drive .to
fight infantile paralysis. In Chowan
County the drive will be sponsored
by the Junior Chamber of Commerce,
with Richard D. Dixon, Jr., selected
as chairman.
The drive will be held in January,
and J. Edwin Buiflap, chairman of the
Chowan County Chapter of the Nat
ional Foundation for Infantile Paraly
sis, is delighted to learn that the Jay
cees will sponsor the drive and that
Mr. Dixon will serve as chairman.
“- •-The -Ohwran- County chapter, as
well as all chapters in North Caro
erous contributions due to : the fact
that all chapter treasuries have been
considerably drained due to being call
| ed upon for contributions for the Nat
ional Epidemic Fund, funds of which
are practically exhausted.
(Mr. Dixon will choose a list of can
vassers for the drive and it is hoped
Chowan County people will be even 1
, more generous than in previous years, j
Soil Conservation
Committee Member
Election Dec. 4 To 9
’j Lloyd C. Bunch and Cur
-1 tis O. Forehand Are
Candidates
Election of a member of the Cho
wan County Soil Conservation Super
visors Committee, under the Albe
i marie District, will be held Decem
;ber 4-9, according to R. C. Jordan of
I the U. S. Soil Conservation Service.
The term of Lloyd C. Bunch of
; Edenton, R. F. D. 1, expires this year
•in accordance with the rule for stag
•gered membership on the three man
committee. The terms of Joe A. Webb,
Jr., and R. H. Hollowell will expire
in 1951 and 1982, respectively.
Curtis O. Forehand of Cowpen
| Neck community has been nominated
to oppose Bunch for the position.
•Petitions required to nominate can
didates for the supervisor’s post have
been circulated for Bunch and fore
hand. Twenty-five registered voters
signed the petition for each candidate,
as required for legal nomination.
{Ballot boxes will be placed at sev
eral spots in the county during the
election' period, according to Jordan.
The following places have been desig
nated: Hoskins {Harrell’s Store,
Hughea-Holton Hardware store, Grov
er Cale’s store, Henry Bunch’s store,
Elbert Peels’* store, Earl, Ashley’s
store, J. I. Boyce’s store, Bertram
•HoHowell’s store, and Lloyd Briggs'
store. Any registered Chowan Comi
ty voter, fanner or not, may vote in
the election. The Chowan Soil Con
servation Committee urges everyone
to cast ballot during the election
week.
The Albemarle Soil Conservation
District Is composed of Camden, Cho
wan, Currituck, Pasquotank, and Per
quimans counties, lie supervisors in
the five counties compose the district
soil conservation board which was
established by the N. C. General As
atmHy to handle
pervisory for the area.
Ecfenton. Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, N ovember 30,1950.
[ CHOWAN SWEET POTATO CHAMPIONS |
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Above is pictured H. H. Lane and his son, Herbert Raye, in their
sweet potato field in the Ryland section. Mr. Lane and his 4-H Club
son won a number of prizes at the N. C. State Fair in 1949 and 1950,
competing with growers from Tabor City, the sweet potato capital
of North arolina, as well as many other sections of the State.
West Leary Fund
Chairman For 1950
Christinas Party
Big Affair Is Scheduled
To Be Held Friday,
December 8
West Leary has been appointed
fund chairman for the Edenton Christ
mas Party, which this year is being
sponsored by the Edenton Business j
and Professional Woman’s Club. The'
party is scheduled to be held Friday
afternoon, December 8, starting at 4
o’clock, with a parade in the down
' town section and ending at the base
ball park, where Santa Claus will dis
tribute gifts to the youngsters. Santa
will lead the parade, which will in
’ elude the Edenton High School Ban.i!
and floats of various kinds. Prizes
, will be awarded for the best floats. /
Those who plan to enter floats in
the parade are requested to assemble
' on East King Street in front of the
Court House Green at 3 o’clock onj
the afternoon of December 8. There 1
will be a $lO prize offered for the best 1
float, and a $5 prize for the second
best float.
All merchants participating in the
dressed window contest are urged to
have their windows dressed, and to
i leave their lights on at night by De
jeember 8. This contest should create
considerable interest as in each firm’s
window there will be a suggestion
representing a popular song title, and
a prize will be given to the person who
guesses the most song titles in the
windows correctly. There will also
be a prize given for the most out
! standing dressed window among the 1
business concerns. The public is in-J
vited to go in the stores participating;
and cast their vote in the song title
contest.
ISanta Claus tickets for the chil
dren’s bag of goodies will be distri
buted at the Edenton school next week,
according to program chairmen Miss
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Auxiliary Bazaar
Planned Dec. 6th
Ladies Will Also Serve
Meals In Connection
With Sale
In connection with the bazaar which j
the ladies of iSt (Paul’s Auxiliary will j
hold on December 6 at the Parish j
House on Gale Street, it is announced
that luncheon will be, served on that
day from noon until 2:00 P. M., for
85c a plate. A turkey dinner will
be served that night at 7:00 for $1.50
i a person. Tickets for the dinner wiU
be sold by members of the Auxiliary, i
Mrs.-Frank Wood, chairman of the|
bazaar, asks that members of the,
AuriHary deliver their articles no la
ter than Monday evening, December
4, to the home of Mrs. J. E. Wood,
MijW. Ejpg Street. Packaged foods
Ana to be taken to the Parish House
Tuesday afternoon, December 5, and
the.pariahabte foods delivered to the
Pariah House early Wednesday morn
ing, December 6. .
Members of the Auxiliary have been
•woririhg hard to make this bazaar a
huge success. There will be numerous
gift Items on sale, including dolls,
doll clothes/hand made articles of all.
kinds, plants, shrubs, IChriVtmas table
decorations, and practically' every-j
thing anyape Would want for Christ--
mas gifts. The bazaar opens at
10:00 A- M*, on.(Wednesday, Decem
ber 6.
Important Meeting
Infantile Paralysis
Workers On Dec. 8
Necessary to Lay Plans
For Intensive Fund-
Raising Drive
•Mrs. Phillips Russell, director of
organization of the North Carolina
March of Dimes, announces a very im
j portant March of Dimes Dutch dinner
at the Virginia Dare Hotel in Eliza
beth City on Friday, December 8, at
6 P. M.
The purpose of the meeting is to
go over plans for the coming fund
raising drive and to discuss money
raising potentialities this year.
Mrs. Russell points out that North
(Carolina has suffered well over 600
new cases of polio to date this year,
which is only a little over 200 cases
fewer than for the entire year of
1949—the “miracle of Hickory” year.
She also points out that very little
[money is left in chapter treasuries,
1 and there is no money left -in the Nat
' ional Epidemic Fund. North Carolina
chapters have received from this nat-:
ional fund more than $1,100,000 since
the first of the year.
Due to the present situation of
funds with which to fight infantile
paralysis, it is imperative that gen
erous contributions should be made
during the forthcoming March of
Dimes drive.
In the present emergency the Cho-j
wan Chapter of the National Founda
tion for Infantile Paralysis sent SI,OOO
so that the local fund is insufficient
to pay any substantial demand which
may be made upon it.
BPW Bosses’Night
Party Friday Night
Delightful Affair Plan
ned In Parish House
At 7 P.M.
Plans have been completed and ev
erything is in readiness for the
“Bosses’ Night” Christmas dinner
party to be held in the Parish House
Friday night, December 1, staged by
the Edenton Business and Professional
Women’s Club. The affair will get
underway at 7 o’clock and a good
crowd is expected to be on hand for
[the evening’s fun.
| An enjoyable entertainment pro
gram has been arranged by the pro
gram committee, who will pull a few
surprises out of the bagT- ’Hie Parish
House will be attractively deorated
with the usual holiday spirit.
Members of the club will invite
their bosses and the night is expected
ito bring forth considerable merri
| ment. It is hoped that all members
,have turned in the number of guests
they plan to invite, in order that prop
er arrangements may be made.
County Agent Overman
At Meeting In Chicago
County Agent C. W. Overman left
i Thursday of last week &r Chicago,
where he is attending the annual
meeting of the National County
Agents’ Association. He is expected
to return home today (Thursday) or
Friday. .
} In a conversation with Mrs. Over-
I mian Sunday night, Mr. Overman stud
-that due to a snow storm, he was
foretd to leave hi* car in West Vir
ginia and travel the remainder of the
way by train.
Peanut Referendum
Scheduled Be Held
Thursday, Dec. 14th
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.REV. HERMAN CATHY
Beginning next (Sunday morning
at 11 o’clock, the Rev. Herman
Cathy will begin his ministry at
the Edenton Presbyterian Church.
The church has ben without a
regular pastor for many months.
Rev. Herman Cathey
Begins Ministry At'
Presbyterian Church
Newcomer Will Hold His
i First Service Sunday
Morning
Beginning next Sunday, December
• 3, the Edenton Presbyterian Church
! will have a regular pastor. The new
, minister is the Rev. Herman L. Cath- 1
■ ey, who comes to Edenton from 1
1 Lynchburg, Va., where he located as-i
j ter- retiring.
; | Mr. Cathey was born and
Jin Mecklenburg County near Char
■ lotote, and was educated at Davidson j
! College and Union Theological Semi-;
■ nary at Richmond, Va. He held pas
| toraites in Lynchburg, Va., Little Rock, •
I Ark., Richmond, West Virginia, and
! Lexington, Va.
j Mrs. Cathey, nee, Estelle Starke,
| was -born in Raleigh, but moved to
1 Lynchburg, Va., in girlhood. The
; couple will make their home on Gran
ville Street
Mr. Cathey will begin his ministry
in Edenton next Sunday morning,
when services will be held in the
church at II o’clock. The public is
cordially invited to attend the service.
PTA MEETS TUESDAY
> A meeting of the Edenton Parent-
Teacher Association will be held
Tuesday afternoon, December 5, at
’ 3:30 o’clock. The meeting will be
held at the school library and all
members are especially urged to be
present.
CLASS MEETS TUESDAY
, The Young Woman’s Bible Class of
[ the IBapltiat Church (will meet Tuesday
, night at the church at 8 o’clock. All,
\ members are especially urged to at-1
I tend.
TOWN COUNCIL FACES PUZZLE REGARDING
DENNIS DISCONTINUE RENT(HIM
i Groups In Favor and Opposed to Control Argue
Before Town Council at Special Meeting
Held Monday Night
i Town Councilmen at a special meet
; ing Tuesday night listened to groups
who are in favor of continuation of
rent control and those who are ap
posed to control.
As previously, owners of property
stated that with present rents received,
1 they were losing money and due to the
limited income they were unable to
; make necessary repairs much less im
, provements.
> According to a statement of the
- law, the purpose of the meeting was
1 to determine if there is actually a
■ shortage of housing uni-ts in Edenton
roauiring rent control.
{Each group presented convincing
[ arguments as to their opinion regard
i ing rent control and after all were
- given an opportunity to express their
i views, Mayor (Haskett called for a
show of hands which resulted in 18
$2.00 Per Year,
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Marketing Quotas Will
Depend Upon Vote
Os Growers
SECRET BALLOT
Nearly 90% of Growers
Favored Quotas In
Last Election
Whether peanut marketing quotas
will be continued for another three
years will depend on how peanut
growers in North Carolina and the
other 15 peanut producing states vote
in the marketing quota referendum
on Thursday, December 14. Quotas
will continue in effect if approved by
two-thirds or more of the growers
who cast ballots in the referendum.
When approved by growers, market
ing quotas are used to apportion the
available market for peanuts among
growers, thus helping to maintain a
reasonable balance between supplies
and requirements. Quotas were in ef
fect on the 1949 and 1950 crops. Near
ly 90 per cent of the growers who
voted in the last referendum favored
quotas for the three-year period be
ginning with 1948, but the program
was suspended for the 1948 crop be
cause of the world shortage of fats
and oils.
| Government price support at the
.full rate provided by law—between
!80 to 90 per cent of parity for 1951 —
[will also continue to be available to
cooperators if quotas are approved in
the coming referendum.
If quotas are not approved, price
support will be limited by law to 50
per cent of parity to cooperating pro
ducers.
Voting in the referendum is by se
cret ballot at polling places to be
established in every peanut growing
community. Every person who had
an interest in the peanuts produced in
,1950 on a farm on which more than
l one acre was harvested for nuts is
eligible to vote.
I The referendum is being conducted
[under the supervision of the county
‘I Production and Marketing Administra
tion (PMA) committee. Full infor
|mation is available from the county
jPMA office in Edenton.
Chowan Group At
Peanjrt Meeting
Efforts Are Being Made
To Have Congress
Change Law v
ISeveral Chowan County farmers, ac
companied by Assistant County Agent
Robert S. Marsh, left Sunday to at
[ tend a National Farm Bureau meet
i ing concerning national peanut legis
[ lation, which was held Monday in the
j Raleigh Hotel.
, Unless the law is changed by Con
gress, North Carolina and Virginia
farmers will suffer a 16% per cent
cut in their acreage allotment in 1951.
! Those who attended the meeting
• were L. E. Francis, W. M. Chesson,
I .Charlie Small, Jennings Bunch, Mar
cel Ward, Tom Asbell, A. C. Griffin,
Ellie Byrum and Robert Marsh.
voting that a housing shortage does
exist in Edenton, which means that
they favor rent control. On the oth
er hand 14 voted that there is a short
age of desirable living quarters and,
therefore, this group desires 'to have
rent control continued. Os those pres
ent 15 houses or apartments and 10
rooms are not rented at the pres
ent time and more are expected
to be vacated.
The duty of Town Council is to de
termine if a shortage of housing units
does exist in Edenton, but before a
decision is reached, all landlords are
requested to list with Town Clerk
Weeley Chesson all houses, apartments
and rooms which are available to rent.
i Upon the result of this survey, Town
■ Council wHi base its action at the
t next regular meeting on Tuesda;
(night, December 12.