Number 13. Mrs. Inglis Fletcher' Principal Speaker At DAfi March Meeting Lloyd E. Griffin Will Be Weaker at Meeting In April The highlight of the March, meeting of the Edenton Tea Party 'Chapter of the N. S. D. IA. R. was a talk by Inglis Fletcher, famous novelist and authority on Colonial history. Mrs. Fletcher dwelled on that period in the History of North Carolina which literally forms a lost era, the latter portion of the 16th century. This per iod, that of Sir Richard Grenville and his ill-fated expedition is a vital one in the history of the state, and Mrs. Fletcher feels that a more concen trated effort should be made to ob tain further publicity for the expe dition itself and more explicit and detailed references concerning the per- 1 iod. The feature of the coming April meeting will be an address by Lloyd E. Griffin, native Edentonian who is 1 executive vice-president and secretary t of the North Carolina Citizens Asso ciation, Inc. Mr. Griffin will speak on the Constitution and the Bill of j Rights. Should any non-members of the chapter be interested in hearing Mr. Griffin, they have been asked to | get in touch with Mrs. John Kramer, who will arrange for (them to he guests, of the chapter at thiß time. Umstead Rally In EdentonOn May 1 Candidate For Governor Will Be Principal Speaker Flans are underway for staging a big political rally in Edenton on Thursday, May 1, when the principal speaker will be William B. Umstead of Durham, one of the Democratic candidates for Governor in the May primary election. The rally is sched uled to be held in the Edenton ar mory, beginning at 5:30 o’clock, with a free barbecue dinner served to all 1 who attend. Supporters of Mr. Umstead’s can didacy are expecting a large crowd, with invitations extended to voters in j Chowan, Bertie, Hertford, Gates, ■ Washington, Tyrrell, Hyde, Camden, , Perquimans and Pasquotank counties. I The Edenton Colonials will play their first* home game in the Coastal Plain League the same night of the rally and Mr. Umstead will be one of the guests of honor invited to the ; opening game. 1 — j New Nurse Added To j Health Department i Mrs. Beatrice M. Ball is the most < recent addition to the staff of the I Health Department in Elizabeth City, j Mrs. Ball received her training at the New York University Bellevue ■ Medical Center, New York City, as a j student in the nursing department of ] Skidmore College, Saratoga ‘Springs, • New York. She was graduated in , 1951, and awarded a baccalaureate i degree in Science, and in February of 1 1952 was licensed as a registered nurse by the State of New York. : Prior to her affiliation with the < local Health Department Mrs. Ball < was associated with the Visiting j Nurse Service of New York City/ Specip ,;c * On Hoes . T?»Urs To Rotarians 5 Edenton Rotarians heard a very in teresting and informative treatise on bees at their meeting last week, when 1 the speaker was W. A. Stevens, bee- ( keeping specialist from the Extension - Service. Mr. Stevens had'with him ■! a hive of bees in a glass case which he used to show the organization of i the colony. Mr. Stevens very ably explained the ] manner in which bees are born and i the various duties they have to per- i fora*. -W>AA»VV‘AAr»|— W. f «!P «. Wll REPRESENT wWFmrSTROTC AT WEST POINT • William Csrey Bunch, Jr., a junior ; at Wake forest College. and Olin Keid Hun+e- of Huntersville will go ' to West Poi"t April 24-27 -an the of ficial Were of the Wake Forest Go 1,n ’~p Reserve Train ing Corp« -t th<» sesqnso"*'tonnißl ob eervance n * * v " United gta+pß M*ls - tary Acad" Bunch ard Hunter are r-»det lieu tenants In the Wake Forest ROTC uait. The" W'-'re selected on the basis «f military srd, academic ‘on ’iry ae littßlSp 8* **- * '*’*■ • * ' «-.v4^9W— THE CHOWAN HERALD,. FIRST NURSING HOME FOR CANCER PATIENTS I lwiP%- v xH * ■’.■ N•' * >rjjj • i rT *dfra The first Nursing Home in North Carolina for terminal care of indigent cancer patients was for merly dedicated at exercises held at the site of the Home near Lumberton Sunday, March 23. Open ing of this home, which has a capacity for 60 patients, is regarded as another important step in the rapidly expanding program of the North Carolina Division of the American Cancer Society, of which Mrs. George E. Marshall of Mount Airy is the State Commander and Executive Vice-President. The Nursing Home will occupy a wing of the Robeson County Health Center and Welfare Depart ment, pictured above, and will be known as the North Carolina Cancer Institute. It will be one of only four such homes in the United States. Moving Os Penelope Barker House Hits Snag; Work Halted Contractor Leaves Job; Three Sponsoring Or ganizations Now Making Effort to Secure Another Contractor George Alma Byrum, moving spirit in the preservation of the Penelope (Barker house, in formed The Herald early this week that at present moving the large frame house is at a standstill due to the fact that the three organizations sponsoring the project have no moving con tractor. Negotiations had been complet ed with a contractor and work was began, but the matter of in surance in the form of public lia bility, property damage and a performance bond had to be taken out. The contractor and the three local organizations were not able to place this, insurance because of the short term of the risk. Armory Friday Night Effort to Raise Funds to Complete Teen-Age Club Room Sponsored by the Teen-Age ‘Council, a teen-age dance is scheduled to be held in the armory Friday night from 8 o’clock until midnight. The dance is for the benefit of the Teen-Age Club in an effort to raise money for the treasury with which to purchase equipment for the club room, which is located under the auditorium at the graded school building. The dance was decided upon at a joint meeting of the club directors and council directors and suggested by the children themselves, who are very anxious to complete and continue operation of the club. The club room is proving popular for boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 19. Tickets for the dance are now on sale and it is hoped many will buy one, even if they do not go to the dance, in order to help the youngsters in their worthy endeavor. The Teen-Age Club is sponsored by the EdentonWoman's Club.' Evangelistic Services At Presbyterian Church Evangelistic services are in progress this week at the Presbyterian Church and will terminate ‘Sunday night' when the service begins at 8 o'clock. Preaching powerful sermons is Dr. W. Twyman Williams of Hampden (Sydney Sollege and Appomattox, Va. The pastor of the church, the Rev. Herman L. Cathey, extends a cordial invitation to everybody to hear the guest minister at all the remaining services of the series. cording to Lt. Col. Joseph Terrell, head of the ROTC program at the college. A total of 36 colleges from the Third Armv will send representa tives to the anniversary program. The ROTC students wHI have per sonal eecorte during -their stay at the Academy. They will nadid-nate in the uvular routige of West Point cadets orr 1 vrU I’ve *e rooms with their cadet hosts Rneeh n»d Hunter wi’l li»pr-n e-vr T>ofn+ on A "ril 22 —’d to the college on April 28. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 27,1952. (Being held np for such a long time, the contractor accepted oth er jobs, so that the local organi zations are without a mover. This contractor was the only one who had given a bid out of the six con tractors who were contacted. A new effort is now being put 'forward to secure a mover in the very near future. Movers in Nor folk, Richmond, Williamsburg and in North Carolina are being con tacted in the hope that someone will accept the job. Mr. Byrum says any informa tion which will lead to acquiring a mover will be greatly appre ciated, for there is only a short time remaining to save the Penel ope Barker house. Hiliis®™ Minstrel April 4th N. J. George Director; Show Will Be Bigger And Better Under the direction of N. J. George, Edenton Lions Club will present its fifth annual minstrel Friday night, April 4, at 8 o’clock in the elemen tary school auditorium. Indications are that the show will be bigger and better than in previous years, includ ing a new group of songs, jokes, stunts and special acts. Members of the cast are rehears ing and according to Mr. George the show is progressing very nicely. Each year many people look for ward to seeing the Lions minstrel and it is hoped the show'will this year attract a capacity house. The Edenton. High School Band will give a concert in the auditorium at ! 7:30 o’clock on the night of the min strel. Bandmaster Ernest Gentile states that the hand has been putting in extra practice sessions in prepara- ] tion for the concert and promises an extra special program. Mr. George stated that the follow ing end men had been named: Ben Perry, George Thompson, Med lin Belch, John Mitchener, Bill Co zart and Willis Hooper. Tickets for the minstrel are now on sale at Leggett Davis Drug Store and Mitchener’s Pharmacy. Annual Meeting Os WMU On Wednesday Interesting Program at Ballard’s Bridge Bap tist Church On Wednesday, April 2 the 48th annual meeting of the Woman’s Mis sionary Union of the Chowan Baptist Association will be held at Ballard’s Bridge Baptist Church. The morning session will begin at 8:45 o’clock and the afternoon session at 1:30 o’clock. Interesting programs have been arranged for both sessions, with Miss Ruth Provence being the principal sneaker at the morning session and Dr. F. Orion Mixon, president of Cho wsp CWHewe. be’uf the principal oftp-rno^^. ftoyivne of fhp r* nPf-irr W'll trr *n*r> pnwfty of Zett?* 9 Nwe 99 to 4-Day Conference Ends Wednesday AtStPaul’sChurch Outstanding Speakers to Take Part on Various Programs Goodly numbers were on hand at the various meetings of the Redemptive Life Conference held at St. Paul’s Parish House from Sunday to Wed nesday of this week. Outstanding speakers for the conference were the Rev. F. Walter Williams, Miss Elean or Snyder and Miss Mary Louise Vil laret. < The conference opened Sunday morning with the observance of Holy Communion and a sermon by the Rev. F. Walter Williams. Conference No. 1 vis held at 7:30 o’clock Sunday night. A men’s luncheon was held Monday at noon, when Mr. Williams also spoke. At 7:30 o’clock conference No. 2 was held. Tuesday afternoon at 4 o’clock a fecial meeting of Parish leaders was held and at 7:30 o’clock conference No. 3 was held. The meeting Wednesday morning, began at 10 o’clock with observance of the Holy (Communion and presen tation of the V. T. O. A coffee hour was held at 10:30 and at 11 o’clock a meeting was held for women only, when the speakers were Miss Eleanor Snyder and Miss Mary Louise Villaret. Conference No. 4 was held at 7:30 o’clock Wednesday evening. The Conference was very successful, showing the great awakening that has come about in the church and pro vided spiritual help for the future. Chowan Hospital Auxiliary Very Busy Splendid Reports Pre sented at Meeting Last Week At the regular meeting of the Cho wan Hospital Auxiliary last week there was a splendid report of ac complishments. Mrs. A1 Stanton, house committee chairman, told of the month’s work of Mrs. David Holton with flowers and other services and thanked the classes taught by Miss Lena Jones and Mrs. L. F. Ferguson for Washington and St. Patrick tray favors. Mrs. .Rodney Harrell, 'Sr., and Mrs. Raymond Carr have solicited funds for Bible§, which will be placed by each bed by Easter. Mrs. L. A. Patterson and Mrs. E. N. Elliott reported mending and making many sheets, spreads, pillow cases, operating gowns, etc. Mrs. L. S. ißyrum and Mrs. Wallace Goodwin have enrolled 194 paid mem (Contir ’< on T*alw i Polk Williams Member Os Alpha Epsilon Delta Twelve sophomores at Wake Forest College were initiated into Alpha Epsilon Delta, national honorary pre medical fraternity, at a recent meet ing. Among the initiates was Polk Wil liams, of Edenton, son, of Dr. and Mrs. L. P. Williams. Trainin'* fl n, " ,a< ' «• TTp| • • a * ’ i C»*v!V/n $2.00 Per Year. Session Will Open at 10 O’clock on Tuesday Morning MIXEDTERM Judge Clawson Williams Unable to Arrive on Monday Solicitor Walter Cahoon of Eliza beth City early this week notified Clerk of Court E. W. Spires that the spring term of Chowan Superior Court will begin Tuesday morning, April 1 instead of Monday as previ ously scheduled. The delay of one day was caused by the inability of Judge Clawson L. Williams of San ford, who will preside, to arrive Mon day. Those who have been summoned for jury duty have been notified by Sheriff J. A. Bunch to the effect that they need not report for duty until Wednesday morning. It will be a mixed term of court, with the following civil cases on the calendar: Town of Edenton vs. Hervey Foun dation, Inc. W. H. Bright vs. Elizabeth B. Swindell. Mabel G. Bright vs. Elizabeth B. Swindell. W. H. Bright vs. T. A. Czemiak. Mabel Bright vs. Elizabeth B. Swin dell. Wallace Goodwin Vs. Richard Greene. Clyde P. Berry vs. H. C. Brink ley. Lena Holly Greene vs. O. R. Spi vey. Motions and divorce cases will be heard at the convenience of the court. Criminal cases scheduled for trial are the following. H. C. Bradford, charged with lar ceny and aiding and abetting in the commission of larceny. Wavne Canady, larceny and aiding and abetting in the commission of larceny. James B. Curbeam, assault with a deadly weapon. Jack Ray, larceny. Vernon Leroy Knapp, burglary. Arthur White, Jr., forgery. George Gray, Jr., embezzlement. Bennie Lee Preece, careless and reckless driving A habeas corpus proceeding has | also been issued for Wayland White,. Jr., who is charged with larceny and receiving stolen property. White is now serving time on the road. Masonic Degree Will Be Conferred Saturday By Crack Degree Team A goodly number of Edenton Mas ons expect to go to Williamston Sat urday night to witness the exemplifi cation of the third degree in the Wil liamston High School gymnasium at 8 o’clock. The degree will be con ferred in full regalia by the degree team of Excelsior Lodge, No. 261, of Charlotte, which has the reputation of being among the best in the State. Excelsior Lodge adopted this plan as a means of raising money for Oxford Orphanage. There will be no charges of any kind. A free will offering for the orphanage will be taken up. All of this will be turned over to the in stitution. The expenses of the team will be borne by the members of the (Continued On Page Twelve) back. Give to conquer Cancer.” As in past years, the Woman’s Club has charge of the cancer drive in Edenton and Chowan County. Assist ing the Woman’s Club are the Home Demonstration Clubs. These dubs will have charge of canvassing the county under the leadership of Miss Rebecca Colwell and Mrs. R. M. Gradeless. “Know 1 edge of the symptoms of •nncer is a highly important weapon ! n fight'"." the disease,” says Mrs. Rvrum. “smce improved cure rates ""end o” "eople going to their doc ] - « nrVio- eariv detection is possible. T