North Carolina Newspapers

Volume XlX.—Number 20. Drive Started To Acquire Money To Move Barker House Three Clnbs Adopt Dif ferent Angles For Contributions With the Penelope Barker house removed from the lot and now on Broad Street, a drive for funds is underway to pay for the moving and later to remodel the old house into a community building. George Alma Byrum, moving spirit in removal and preservation of the house, informed The Herald that the Junior Chamber of Commerce will place signs on the side of the house on its journey down Broad Street to the waterfront listing the names of merchants and business concerns who are cooperating in the project. Moving the house has been some what of a standstill since it was pull ed on to Broad Street. This delay is caused by the necessity to reload the building on heavy timber tracks poiirt ihg in the direction of the waterfront, just the opposite as were necessary to move the house to the street. In order to raise the necessary funds the Woman’s Club will conduct a house-to-house canvass and members of the BPW Club will call on work ing people asking for a day’s work or its equivalent in cash. Mr. Byrum said it is the purpose of thpse interested to transform the house into a modem community build ing when it is placed on the new site and will be at the disposal of any in dividual or group of individuals for any worthwhile activity. He, as well as the three clubs, back ing the project, hope citizens and mer chants will cooperate in raising the necessary funds by making generous contributions. Thanks Extended For Cooperation By Hospital Auxiliary Junior and Senior Girls Enjoy Complete Tour Os Hospital Mrs. Wesley Chesson, Jr., president of the Chowan Hospital Auxiliary, wishes to thank all members who helped with the celebration of Nat ional Hospital Day on Monday, May 12. Mrs. J. Clarence Leary, Sr., and Mrs. W. W. Byrum arranged the beautiful flowers, and Mrs. Albert Byrum planned the tea, which was served to the Junior and Senior High School girls following their tour through all the hospital departments. On Friday, May 16, at 3 o’clock the regular meeting of the Auxiliary will be held. At that time Mrs. C. C. Cox, president, and other members of the colored organization will be present to report on their splendid work and to have charge of the program. Clyde Hollowed And John White Named Highway Directors Ocean Highway Asso ciation Holds Meeting In Savannah, Ga. IMr. and Mrs. Clyde Holloweil re turned home Sunday from Savannah, Ga., where Mr. Holloweil attended the 17th annual meeting of the Ocean Highway. Mr. HolloWell was re-elect ed a member of the board of directors and served on the nominating com- ( mittee. John F. White, owner of the Triangle Motor Court was also elected a new director for Edeniton. (Nerw members accepted from Eden tom were Eden Motel and Halbit’s Mo tor Court, which gives Edenton four motor court members, and speaks well for the town, as standards for accept ance are unusually high. Officials stress courtesy, cleanliness and effi cient service by members and non memhers alike. J. E. L. Wade of Wilmington, N. C., was elected new president, who suc ceeds Charles Russell of Whispering , Fines, Va. BANK CLOSED MAT 26 The Bank of Edenton will be closed all day Tuesday' of next week, May 20. This day being the bfcservince of Mecklenburg Independence . Day, the bank will be closed to observe the holiday. Important banking mat- 1 ten should, therefore, be transacted accordingly. THE CHOWAN HERALD | Getting CloseJ A1 Phillips, chairman of the Chowan County jßed Cross fund raising campaign, reported Tues day of this week that contribu tions in the recent drive amounted to $2,268.46. The County’s quota is $2,500 so that the county lacks only $231.54 of going over the top. Mr. Phillips is very anxious to reach $2,500, so that he urges any who have not been contacted or who might desire to make another contribution to send it either to him or George iG Hos kins, treasurer, lat once.' Former Pastor Os Baptist Church Will Preach On Sunday The Rev. G. N. Cowan Filled Local Pulpit 50 Years Ago On Sunday, May 18, the congrega tion of the Baptist Church will wel come a former pastor of the church, the Rev. G. N. Cowan, at both the morning and evening services. In the absence of the pastor,' who is attend ing the Southern Baptist Convention, the Rev. Mr. Cowan will supply. Some of the residents of Eden ton will recall Mr. Cowan as pastor of the Baptist Church about 50 years ago. This pastorate terminated at the end of three years when he entered the Southern Baptist Theological Sem inary for further study. After com pleting his study, he held pastorates in Kinston and Apex, North Carolina, and in Briston, Virginia-Tennessee and Greenwood, South Carolina. His last pastorate was in Apex, where he ser ved 25 years. The Rev. Mr. Cowan is now retired and lives in Rocky Mount but continues to keep busy in supply work, special engagements and radio devotionals. It is hoped that a more recent form er pastor, the Rev. E. L. Wells, will be able to be present and carry out the order of service. This would place before the congregation the only two living former pastors of the church and members of the church look for ward to these two inspiring services Sunday. The public is cordially in vited to attend both services. Prospects Rise For Community Building In Advance Section R. C. Holland and €. H. Small Offer Property For Building Advance community, under the leadership of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Francis, Mr. and Mrs. Bristoe Perry, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Skinner and many others, is making progress toward es tablishing a community center. At a community meeting held ait the Mace donia Baptist Church, the group made a report on the survey made to de termine the location of the building, acceptance of the property offered by R. C. Holland and C. H. Small and materials, labor and financial support members of the community will con tribute. According to the survey, a very large per cent of the people in the community favor accepting the prop erty which has been offered by Mr. Holland and Mr. Small. The contribu tions indicated by various members of the community were not tallied bui show interest so as to justify pro ceeding with the building. The build ing committee agreed to meet at the home of Mr. and Mre. A. C. Griffin *to work out plans for the building. Working together this community is progressing toward better Cooperation, better community spirit and com munity development. Miss Lillian Leary In Meredith College Folk Dance Concert Meredith College’s well-known Folk Dance Club will present its ninth an nual spring concert tonight (Thurs day), at 8 o’clock in the college audi torium. Featuring original and color ful costumes, the event under the direction of Doris Peterson, head of the physical education departmentfcail Taking part in the event is M9MB Lillian Leary of Edenton. She will appear on the concert .program in! the German dance. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Clarence Leary, sha is ~a freshman at Meredith. 1 Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, May lE>, 1952. i Finals Exercises Begin At Chowan High Sunday Night Dr. E. M. Adams Will Speak ai Graduation Exercises Commencement exercises will begin at Chowan High School next Sunday night, May 18, when the baccalaureate sermon will be preached by the Rev. E. R. Meekins in the school auditor ium at 8 o’clock. Special numbers will be sung by the choir, with the Rev. R. M. Grade less offering the invocation and bene diction. Class night will be observed Wed nesday night, May 21 with the theme being “A Garden of Memories.” The exercises will open with a pro logue by the class mascots, Marilyn Baker and Gene Harrell. Hilda Rae Harrell, president of the class, will , deliver the address of welcome, fol lowed by the salutatory by Mary Eliz abeth Whiteman. The class history will be presented by Jean Spivey. Dorothy Boyce Will read the class will and the prophecy will be given by Kathleen Byrum. Paige Perry ' Holloweil will present a poem, follow ■ ed by Yvonne Copeland, giftorian, and 1 Jane Goodwin’s valedictorian address. 1 Mrs. Ralph R. White will be ac companist. 1 Graduation exercises will be held Friday night, May 23, at 8 o’clock, ■ when the principal address will be • delivered by Dr. E. M. Adams, pro i fessor of philosophy at the Univer i sity of North Carolina. The program 1 includes two numbers fay the chorus, with the Rev. E. B. Edwards offer • ing the invocation and pronouncing i the benediction. Dr. Adams will be , introduced by Superintendent W. J. I Taylor. t Members of the senior class are ■ Durward Bateman, Dorothy Boyce, l Carl Bunch, Roger Bunch, Wilbur Ray r Bunch, Kathleen Byrum, Yvonne Cope l land, Elmer Davidson J. C. Forehand, 1 Jane Goodwin, Hilda Rae Harrell, Larry Holloweil, Paige Perry Hollo . well, Bernice Jordan, James Jordan, 1 Edsel King, J. H. Lane, Jr., Jean Spd t vey, Edgar Ray White, Mary Eliza > beth Whiteman and Fred Winslow. > Marshals will be: Marjorie David , son, Chief; Julia Leary, Sarah Mor . ris, Shirley Parks and Norma Jane 5 Harrell. Democrats Will Hold Meeting On Saturday County Convention Is I Scheduled In Court House at 3 P. M. , Chowan County’s Democratic Con vention will be held at the Court House next 'Saturday afternoon, May 17, at 3 o’clock. At this meeting officers of the , Executive Committee will be elected, as well as delegates selected to repre sent Chowan County at the State ’ Democratic Convention which will be held in the city auditorium at Raleigh, t Thursday, May 22 at 12 o’clock noon. The present members of the County , Democratic Executive Committee are ’ Lloyd E. Griffin, Chairman; Mrs. E. ■N. Elliott, vice chairman, and E. W. ’ Spires, secretary. ! Very Important Legion Meeting Next Tuesday An important meeting of Ed Bond 1 Post of the American Legion will be held Tuesday, May 20, at 7 IP. M. in the Legion home on Route 17. One of the principal items of busi -1 ness will be the election of officers, • so that all Legionnaires are especially urged to attend. ARMED FORCES DAY WILL BE OBSERVED SATURDAY AT EDENTON AIR STATION Public Invited to Attend Varied and Interesting Program From 9 A. M. to 3:30 P. M.; Various Models of Planes Will Be Exhibited The Marine Auxiliary Landing : Field, Edenton, twill be open fto the public on Armed Forces tDay next Satifapday, May 17, from 9 o’clock to 3:39, Eastern Standard Time. 'Visitors may expect to see and | examine the F2H-2 “Banshee" jet fighter, a Corsair, a Hellcat, and an HKjff's “Panther” jet. These models UpBOTr proving their combat worth supporting ground forces in Korea. Both Corsairs and (Hellcats were used by Marines to deadly affect in the Pacific during World War IT. In addition, Marines of Marin Air Edenton Colonials Climb Up Ladder I In League Standing Local Team Wins Two And Lose Three During Week / . - .. STANDING OIF CLUBS (As of Wednesday Morning) <W L Pet. , New Bern 9 3 .750 Roanoke Rapids 7 3 .700 Wilson 8 4 .667 Kinston 5 5 .500 Tarboro 6 fl .500 Edenton 4 7 .364 Rocky Mount 4 8 .333 Goldsboro 2 9 .182 Though the Edenton Colonials dur ing the week won only two games, lost three and with two games rain ed out, they climbed in the league standing to sixth place as of Wednes day morning. New Bern is occupying the top rung in the ladder, followed by Roanoke Rapids, Wilson, Kinston and Tarboro. Trailing Edenton are Rocky Mount and I Goldsboro. The Colonials were scheduled to play Rocky Mount on Hicks Field Wed nesday night. Other home games dur ing the week are: Tonight (Thursday)—iWilson. Saturday night—Tarboro. Monday night—Goldsboro. Wednesday night—New Bern. Edenton 1, Goldsboro 0 With Shag Shahid in superb form, the Colonials won a game in Golds boro Wednesday night 1-0. Shahid , fanned 19 batters and gave up only five hits. Manager Wes Livengood ■ was on the mound for Goldsboro and ! allowed only seven hits, three of which were made in the eighth inning and produced the only run of the game, i Brooks singled after two outs and , advanced to third on Griffin’s single. ■ Inge then singled to score the winning . run. , Farless made three of Edenton’s , seven hits and Inge made two. Edenton 5, Goldsboro 7 , In a return game on Hicks Field . Thursday night, the Colonials lost .to Goldsboro 7-5. Tommie Reeves went the entire route for the Colon . ials, giving up 11 hits with Kinsey . credited with three out of five times i to bat. Weed was Goldsboro’s hurier and was touched for nine hits. Tom Inge I led the Colonial batters with three hits. The Colonials staged a ninth I inning rally when Farless doubled tp (Continued^ onPage Five) A. E. Jenkins is New Lions Club President New Officers Elected at Meeting Held Mon day Night Members of the Edenton Lions Club elected officers at their regular meet ing Monday night for the new year beginning June 1. A. E. Jenkins was elected presi dent to succeed J. Rodney Byrum. Guy C. Hobbs was elected first vice-presi dent, E. W. Spires, second vice-presi dent and Al Phillips, third vice-presi dent. W. J. Taylor was unanimous ly elected to succeed himself as secre tary-treasurer. C. E. Byrum was elected to serve on the board of directors for one year and two year terms are to be filled by W. W. Byrum and J. Clarence Leary. Tail twister for the new year will be T. B. Williford and the Lion Tamer will be Haywood Bunch. J. Clarence Leary will be chorister. John Mitchener had as his guests for the evening his sons, Bill Joe, and John. Lion George Donner of Middle boro, Mass., was also a guest. : craft Group 11 and ALF Edenton sta ! tion personnel will give an ordnance | demonstration, including small arms, rockets, and bombs. I Other features of the day will in ; elude a cut-away jet engine, fire : i fighting equipment, pilot survival i gear, and a pilot flight suit used by i an Edenton pilot in flight The Marine Fire Department will fight an actual ! fire. i Pilots and other qualified personnel will be on hand beside the displays i and exhibits to answer questions. President Os A. E. JENKINS At Monday night’s meeting of the Edenton Lions Club, A. E. Jenkins was elected president to succeed J. Rodney Byrum. Mr. Jenkins, as well as other officers, will be installed at the first meet ing in July, Democrats Select Delegates To Attend County Convention Organizations Complet ed In Various Pre cincts (Saturday At Democratic precinct meetings held in Chowan County Saturday af ternoon delegates to the Democratic County Convention next Saturday af ternoon were elected. The County Convention will be held in, the Court House, starting at 3 o’clock. Organizations were effected in the six precincts, hut the results of only two, East and West Edenton, could be secured when The Herald went to l press. : In East Edenton precinct J. W. i Davis was elected chairman and Mrs. • John Lee Spruill vice chairman, with Marvin Wilson, Mrs. Josie Ruth Carr and J. N. Pruden completing the executive committee. Delegates appointed were J. W. Davis, Mrs. John Lee Spruill, T. W. Jones, Marvin Wilson, J. N. Pruden, C. W. Overman, H. A. Campen, Mrs. Josie Ruth Carr and W. M. Wilkins. In West Edenton Precinct T. C. Byrum was elected chairman and Mrs. David Q. Holton vice chairman, with the remainder of the executive com mittee being A. B. Harless, W. W. , Byrum and Leroy Emminizer. The delegates are A. B. Harless 1 John Graham, R. K. Hall, Geddes Potter, P. S. McMullan, Mrs. Charles . P. Wales, Sr., Mrs. Joe Thorud, T. ’ C. Byrum, Sr., and Leroy H. Has kett. Though delegates were appointed to attend the county convention, any Democrat is eligible to attend and in fact urged to do so. More Donations Os Blood Are Needed Separate Visit of Blood mobile at Edenton Air Station George Alma Byrum, chairman of the Chowan County Reid Cross blood program, again calls attention to the forthcoming visit of the bloodmo bile to Edenton on Thursday, May 29. Mr. Byrum points out that more civilians will be obliged to donate a pint of blood on this visit if the coun ty is to reach its quota of 150 pints. The bloodmobile, he says, will make a separate visit to the Edenton Ma-. rine Corps Air Station on Friday, May! 23, so that Marines will not donate! blood at the armory as heretofore. The! Marines have been very cooperative and in previous visits have made a substantial contribution to the blood program in Chowan County. There is still a great need for blood both locally and overseas, says Mr. Byrum, so that he is appealing for more volunteers to donate a pint of blood on May 29. BPW Club Postpones Meeting To May 26 Announcement is made by Mrs. Corie White, president of the (Busi ness and Professional Women’s Club, that the regular monthly meeting of the club scheduled to be held Thurs day night of this week has been can celled due to the installation of new officers which will take [place on Mon >day night, May 26, at 7 o’clock in tbs club room at IHoM Jomph (Hvww. $2.00 Per Year. Busy Session Os Town Council Held On Tuesday Night J. N. Pruden Is Appoint ed Member Edenton School Trustees Members of the .Edenton School Trustees met jointly with Town Coun cil Tuesday night to appoint a new school trustee to succeed W. E. Bond. Mr. Bond recently resigned when he was appointed a County Commissioner - to succeed A. S. 'Holloweil, who also resigned. The name of J. N. Pruden was put in nomination by the school trustees I and he was unanimously elected by ! both hoards. His term will expire June 30, 1957. J. H. Conger, chairman of Board of Public Works, requested Town Council to authorize the investment of $20,000 surplus electric and water earnings in U. S. Savings Bonds. The request was complied with due to the fact that the Board has a surplus of I $40,000 in hand. I The 'Street Commissioner was au thorized to rearrange the sidewalks across the Court House Green in con formity to a plan proposed by the Wo man’s Club, with the understanding that the Woman’s Club will pay for materials. The Street Commissioner was also authorized to lay a cement sidewalk from Broad (Street to the east side of the J. N. Pruden property on Wa ter Street when the proper petition is signed by J. L. Chestnutt, Kermit Layton and J. N. Pruden. P. S. McMullan appeared before the Councilmen to enter a request for placing curbs and gutters on some streets on the mill village with the town’s next allotment for Powell Bill money. Mayor Haskett appointed a com mittee to confer with the manage ment of Belk-Tyler and Byrum Hard ware Company relative to making a street from Court Street to the back of the stores on Broad Street in or der to place a fire plug for better fire protection. In compliance with a petition sign ed by many taxpayers the Council men requested the Electric & Water Department to furnish free lights for the Edenton baseball team for the 1952 season. R. E. Aiken of Elizabeth Cdty was awarded the contract to audit the town’s hooks for the 1951-52 fiscal year at a price of S2OO. Permission was granted to place the Penelope Barker house within the fire district and for repairs to be made to the house on, West King Street by Miss Louise Coke. Baptist Missionary Union WillMeetAt Macedonia Church Interesting Program Is Arranged For Two Sessions The Women’s Missionary Union of Chowan County will meet at the Mace donia Baptist Church Thursday morn ing, May 22, at 10 o’clock. The theme of the meeting will be “Joyful Ser vice.” An afternoon session will be held at 1:30 o’clock, in charge of the young people. At the morning session the principal address will be made by Mrs. John W. Privott and at the afternoon, ses sion the principal speaker will be the Rev. R. E. Gordon. Others taking part in the program are Mrs. C. W. Overman, Mrs. Rudolph Jordan. Mrs. J. P. Mercer, Mrs. T. O. Berryman and Virginia Newsome. Special music will be provided by the Center Hill Church. An interesting program has been ar | ranged for both sessions, and it is , hoped a large attendance will turn out. Parish Supper At St Paul's Tonight The Rev. E. R. LeMoine Os Falls Church, Va., Will Speak A parish supper will be held im St. Paul’s Parish House tonight (Thurs day) at 7 o’clock. The supper is spon sored by the laymen of St. Paul’s Church. Guest speaker for the occasion win be the Rev. E. A. LeMoine, a retired rector of Falls Church, VA Tha lay men are hopeful that a large mnafcir will attend.