Volume XIX. —Number 30.
Control Os Rent In]
Edenton Scheduled
To Expire Sept. 30
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Governing Body Given
Authority to Ask For
Continuance
NEW LAW
Town Council May Re
quest Program Until
April 30,1953
Under the law passed by Congress,
administration of the Federal rent
’stabilization program in Edenton ends
September 30, 1952, unless the gov
erning body of this city asks for its
gram can continue until April 30,
1953.
■■ c In the meantime, Area Rent Di
rector John R- Morris, says the ad
ministrative features of the program
remain virtually unchanged by amend
ments in the new law which went into
effect July 1.
This means such important provis
ions as strong eviction protections
for tenants, adjustments for land
lords who improve their property and
the leading role played by volunteer
unpaid Rent Advisory Boards on the
local level are unaltered.
“The governing body of the in
corporated city, town, village, or un
incorporated area of any county must
pass a resolution asking for the con
tinuance of Federal rent control be
fore September 30, 1952, or Federal
rent stabilization will end on that
date,” Morris explained.
“The, new law does not require a
public hearing. The local governing
body need only pass a simple resolu
tion declaring that a substantial
shortage of housing accommodations
exists which requires the continuance
•of Federal rent control.. Or a popu
, lar referendum may be used for the
’same purpose.
“If no action is taaen before 'Sep
tember 30, 1952, atid the program is
alio we' to end, then there is no au
thority in the new law to reestablish
*rent control unless the area js desig
nated as critical by the Secretary of
Defense and Director of Defense Mo
bilization,” Morris added.
The new law provides for legal re
view of decisions made by the area
rent office, either directly or indi
rectly after recommendations have
been made by the Rent 'Advisory
Board.
Veterans’ preferences for the pur
chase of rental of newly constructed
or converted property are continued.
Injury Jinx On Heels
Os Edenton Colonials
Six Players Recently In
capacitated Due to
Injuries
Edenton’s Colonials apparently are
a target for an injury jinx, with at
six players recently put out of
commission.
Ross Horton, shortstop, was the
first victim, when he was hospitalized
for an operation for appendicitis and
was out of the lineup about three
/rweeks. He is, however, back in uni
form.
Manager Gashouse Barker has been
nursing a blistered hand which has
prevented him from playing.
Mo Evans, leftfielder, was side
lined for about a week due to splitting
his chin.
'Pitcher Ernie Stinza is nursing a
sore shoulder, which has prevented
him from taking his regular turn on
the mound.
The most recent injuries put out
of commission Shag 'Shahid, who has
been playing right field, and Bill
Tiedt, catcher. Shahid twisted his
knee in Sunday’s game -when he fell
while running to catch a fly ball.
Tiedt was hit on the head by a pitch
ed ball in Taihoro Saturday night
and was rushed jto. the (Edgecombe
* General Hospital.
And as if that isn’t enough iSqcond
Baseman Johnny Alford has received
his orders to report to the U. 8.
'Army.
j With such a list of injuries, Mana
ger Gashouse Parker has (been obliged
to make many makeshifts in the Co
lonial lineup, which has been very
trying, to say the least.
& POCAHONTAS MEETING
C Chowanoke Council, No. 64, Degree
""of Pocahontas will meet (Friday night
| at 7:30 o’clock in the Red (Men’s halt,
r 9f». Beulah Gale, 'Pocahontas of the
Pfmtncil, urges every member to at
THE CHOWAN HERALD
[Ball Park Leased]
At a special meeting of Town
Council Tuesday afternoon at 5 .
o’clock, the Edentoh baseball park
and its facilities were leased to
the Edenton Baseball Club for the
remainder of the 1952 baseball
season, at a rental of SI.OO.
This action was taken due to
I criticism aimed at Mayor Leroy
Haskett if he permitted Negro
players of visiting baseball teams
to use the field house.
A protest had bean registered
with Ray Goodman, president of
the Coastal Plain League, who in
formed Mayor Haskett that un
der the rules olf organized base
ball, players of visiting teams
must be furnished field house fa
cilities. Officials of the baseball
club say they cannot at this time
make other arrangements than for
visiting teams to use the present
field house.
Work Is Started On
New Store For P&Q
Contract Calls For Com
pletion in 100 Work
ing Days
Work was begun Monday of this
week on construction of a new P&Q
super market on the site where for
merly stood the Penelope Barker
house on Broad Street next to the
Belk-Tyler store.
Materials are now being unloaded
on the lot, where a tool house has al
ready been erected and work on the
foundation started. The new store
will be one story and modem in. every
respect.
The contract for the new building
was given to Batton & Pickier and
calls for completion of the store in
100 working days.
Highway Program
Is Nearing Goal
Chowan One of Counties
In Which Goal Has
Been Passed
A total of 11,448 miles of second
ary roads had been hardsurfaced in
North Carolina by June 30 with funds
from the $200,000,000 bond issue voted
in 1949, Highway Chairman Henry
W. Jordan reported today.
Jordan said the aggregate mileage
paved was 95.40 per cent of Govern
or Scott’s requested 12,000-mile pav
ing goal on farm-to-market roads.
With nearly 300 road projects now
under way, the goal is expected to be
reached within the next few weeks.
The quarterly progress report,
which was prepared by the Statistics
and Planning Division, showed that
an additional 15,571 miles of county
roads had been stabilized for all
weather use. That’s approximately 45
per cent of the 36.000-mile goal for
stabilization, which is being stepped
up now that the bond paving program
. is approaching its end.
Jordan reported that up to June
30, a total of $181,369,770 of the bond
money had been allotted to specific
projects on secondary roads, leaving
approximately $18,650,000 yet to Be
allotted. The Highway Commission
has actually paid out $150,260,000 of
the bond money.
Thirty-five counties had passed
their paving goal under the second
ary road program by June 30. This
group included all counties in the
mid-State Sixth and Seventh high
way divisions. These counties are
thus assured of getting as much or
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ROTARY POLITICAL QUIZ
George Alrrta Byrum had charge of
last week’s program at the Rotary
Ckrb’a meeting, when he presented a
quiz program on national politics.
Pertinent questions were asked re
garding .political matters which cre
ated a great deal of interest among
the Rotarians.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. (Brace Jones, Jr., an
nounce the birth of a daughter, bom
Tuesday morning at 8:30 o’clock in
Chowan Hospital. -Mrs. Jones is the
former Ndle (Perry, daughter of Mr.
land Mrs. O. B. Perry.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 31,1952.
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Colonials Lose Three
Out Os Five Games;
Still In Third Place
Rain Halts Scoreless Tie
After Five Innings
Tuesday Night
STANDING OF CLUBS
(As of Wednesday)
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Kinston 57 32 .640,
Wilson »—65 36 .611
Edenton 47 '42 .528!
Goldsboro 43 4© .483
Roanoke Rapids —43 46 .483 •
Rocky Mount 41 48 .4611
Tarboro 39 49 .443
New Bern 31 58 .348
Playing five games during the week i
the Edenton Colonials won two and;
(lost three, but still lead Goldsboro by J
four games for third place in the \
'Coastal Plain League standing. Rain j
knocked out the game Wednesday of i
last week, and on Tuesday night a'
downpour stopped the game with Wil- j
son five scoreless innings were,
played.
Home games for the coming week
are: * 'Friday, New 'Bern; Monday,
Roanoke Rapids; Tuesday, New Bern.
Wednesday night’s game with Kin
ston was rained out.
Edenton 2, Rocky Mount 0
In Rocky Mount Thursday night the
Colonials won a well played game
2-0. Monk Raines, on the mound for
Edenton narrowly missed a no-hit
game. Wellman, Rocky Mount left
fielder, singled in the second inning,
which was the only hit Raines gave
up during the game. At the same
time McNeil, Rocky Mount pitcher,
allowed only five hits.
Edenton’s two runs were made in
the second inning. Inge singled to
right field and Shahid walked. Clark
was safe on a hard drive at first
base, filling the bases. Sam Mauney
then singled, scoring Inge and Sha
hid.
Raines and McNeil both fanned nine
batters. .
Edenton 1, Rocky Mount 2
Rocky Mount turned the tables on
Hicks Field Friday night when they
defeated the Colonials 2 to 1. It was
another mound duel between John
Horton for Edenton and Storch for
Rocky Mount.
The Colonials registered six hits
off Storch, while the visitors made
only four off Horton.
The visitors won the game in the
sixth inning when Storch walked.
Wade Martin, next up, hit a home run
over left field fence which was enough
to win.
The Colonials were leading 1-0 up
to the seventh, having scored a run
in the third when Mauney and Horton
singled in succession and Mauney
scored on a wild throw at first base.
Inge led at bat for the Colonials,
getting two of the six hits. Alford,
Griffin, Mauney and Horton made the
other hits.
Edenton 7, Tarboro 6
In Tarboro Saturday night the Co
lonials warded off a score in the
ninth inning to win 7to 6. Edenton
went into the ninth inning leading
7 to 3, when Tarboro staged a rally
and scored three runs. Studemire was
on the mound and Monk Baines was
called in. He retired the (first two
batters to face him to pot an end to
a rally that threatened to tie and
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After 16 years’ labor by leading Bible
scholars, the Revised Standard Version
of the Bible will be published in the Fall. 1
It is sponsored by the National Council
of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.,
constituted by 29 Protestant and East-
I era Orthodox communions with 32,000,000
I members. “We have been revising the
| King James Version and the American
| Standard Version to get closer to the
I Bible as it was originally written,” says
I Dr. Luther A. Weigle (above), dean
I emeritus of Yale Divinity School and
I chairman of the revision committee..
I “With the aid of the oldest manuscripts
I yet known and with new knowledge of
I Greek and Hebrew vocabularies, we have
really been recovering the Bible. In
this sense, the ‘riew’ Bible is the ‘oldest.’ ’’
Edenton And County
Share In Intangible
Taxes For Fiscal Year
County Will Receive $7,-
249.75 and Edenton
$3,266.73
Edenton’s and Chowan County’s
ti-easuries will be boosted to the
tune of $10,516.48, according to a
'report of the State Board of assess
ment. The money represents shares
). of- the local governments in intangi
ble personal property tax collections
(made in the State during the fiscal
[year ending June 30. The tax covers
bank deposits, stocks, bonds, notes, '
[charge accounts, interest and similar
| items. 1
! Intangible tax collections in the ‘
; State for the fiscal year amounted
'to $54,227,873.73 and were the great-
I est in the history of the State. For
! the previous fiscal year the collect
j ions were $3,995,496.51 and ten years
'ago the figure was $1,570,760.81.
Os the amount allocated to Chowan
County, the county will receive $7,-
1249,75 and Edenton $3,266.73. The
State keeps 20 per cent of th e total
-tax collected for intangibles and re
turns 80 per cent to counties, cities
an.d towns. The checks are expected
to be put in the, mail next week, ac
cording to J. C. Bethone, secretary of
the State Board of Assessment.
Farm-Home Week
August 18 To 21
County Agents Urging
Many to Make Plans
To Attend
The annual Farm and Home Week
will be held at N. C. State College
August 18-21, says Miss Rebecca Col
well and C. W. Overman, Home and
County Agents. The program will
start Monday evening and close
Thursday evening.
“This is a wonderful opportunity
for adult farm people,” say the
•gents. “Take time out for a change
and a rest. Get acquainted with and
exchange ideas with others over North
Carolina. Learn better ways of doing
things on the farm and in the home..
Have worlds of fun with group sing
ing, talent shows, and other enter
taiment.”
The cost will be very reasonable.
College dormitory rooms will be
used, sections for each-i-married
couples, women and women. (Rooms
will cost $3.00 per person for the ,
four nights or SI.OO per night. Meals '
will be served at the College (Case- :
teria. Each person must take their
own bed linen, blanket, pillow, tow- ;
els and personal articles. Those wish- j
ing to reserve a room in advance may
do so by sending theirnna e and ad
dress and r6om fee to Miss Maude
Schaub, State College Station, Ra- <
leigh, N. C.
Amateur talent contests include so- 1
los, musical instruments, ballads, red- :
tations, folk dancing, tricks, stunts, 1
etc., with each contestant limited to <
five minutes. Prizes are to be award
ed the winners. Entry blanks axe <
available at the county Extension of-li
fice and should be in by August 11. I
Town’s Budget Calls
For Expenditures In
Amount Os $124,563
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RICHARD DILLARD DIXON
Stricken with a heart attack,
Richard Dillard Dixon died sud
denly at his home, Beverly Hall,
Sunday.
Richard D. Dixon
Dies Suddenly At
His Home Sunday
Postmaster and Former
Judge Had Been 111
Only Short Time
Edenton friends were shocked Sun
day morning to learn of the death j
of Postmaster Richard D. Dixon, who |
passed away at 8 o’clock at his home. |
Beverly Hall, on West King Street, I
after a brief illness. His death was
due to a heart attack.
Deceased was 64 years old, born j
October 5, 1888, th e son of Minton
H. Dixon and Sally Dillard Dixon. He I
was educated at Trinity Episcopal .
School and the University of North I
Carolina. He received his law degree
at Wake Forest.
Judge Dixon was a captain in
World War I in the field artillery,
and after the war he was clerk of
Superior Court of Chowan County for
20 years. Under Governor J. Melville
Broughton’s administration he was
appointed a special Superior Court
Judge in which capacity he served for j
four years.
Later Judge Dixon was appointed
as a special judge for the trial of.
German war criminals in Nurenburg,|
Germany, where he served two years.
Upon returning from Germany Mr. I
Dixon established a law practice and j
when Carroll E. Kramer died he was
appointed postmaster at the Edenton j
post office, a position he held at the
time of his death. |
Judge Dixon at the time of his |
death was senior warden of St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church, where he was a;
ife-long member. Taking a keen in- j
terest in history, Mr. Dixon was a •
iormer vice president of the North;
Carolina Historical Society and was;
at one time vice president of the
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Ernest Ward, Jr., Is
New Town Clerk
Appointed at a Special
Joint Meeting Tues
day Morning
Meeting in special session Tuesday
morning, Town Council and the Board
of Public Works appointed Ernest
Ward, Jr., as Town Clerk and Clerk
for the Electric and Water Depart
ment. Mr. Ward’s salary will be
S3OO per month with each Board pay
ing half of the amount.
Mr. Ward, now employed at the
Brown Lumber Company, will succeed
A. S. Hollowell ,who took over the
duties July 1 when Wesley Chesson,
Jr., resigned to enter business with
the (Hobbs Implement Company. Mr.
Hollowell tendered his resignation on
Tuesday night of last week which
caused the present vacancy.
There were only two written appli
cations for the position, although sev
eral others stated verbally that they
I were interested in the appointment.
$2.00 Per Year.
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Proposed Budget Is On
File In Town Office
For Inspection
NEW RATE $1.35
Rate Based on Five Mil
lion Dollar Property
Valuation
Since a special meeting of Town
Council held Tuesday night of last
week, the figures for the 1952-53
budget were released." As reported
last week in The Herald Town Coun
cil sliced 15 cents from the Edenton
tax rate, making it $1.35 per hundred
dollar property valuation as against
$1.50. which has been the rate for
several years.
Estimated expenditures for the year
for the operation of the town is $124,-
563.00, which includes $5,356.00 for
administrative purposes, $23,118.00 for
the Police Department, $12,239.00 for
the Fire Department, $47,700.00 for
the Street Department, $1,850.00 for
the Cemetery Department and $34,-
300.00 for miscellaneous expenses.
Aside from taxation, it is esti
mated that revenue will amount to
$58,225, so that the remainder, $67,-
500.00 will be obliged to come from
taxation.
Edenton’s property valuation is five
nillion dollars, so that a rate of $1.35
will raise the necessary $67,500.00.
A summary of the proposed budget
appears in this issue of The Herald
and a copy is also on file in the Town
Office, where it may be inspected by
any taxpayer. It will be officially
adopted 30 days after its approval last
week.
4-Hers Delighted
With Raleigh Trip
Tired But Happy Cho
wan Group Returns
Saturday
J Filled with inspiration from an im-
I pressive week at 4-H Club Week in
Raleigh, the delegates from Chowan
County returned home Saturday,
weary but extremely glad that they
were able to attend 4-H Club Week.
During the week the club members
had the opportunity to attend demon
strations presented by various coun
ties in the state. Edgecombe county
presented a demonstration entitled,
•■j “The Green Years” which pictured
| the opportunities of the rural farm
! youth from the time they entered 4-H
until they become eligible to enter
jthe Intel-national Farm Youth Ex
change program.
A special class in recreation was
(conducted by Mrs. Anne Livingston
jof the National Recreation Association
j each morning in which one boy and
l one girl from each county was allowed
|to attend. The purpose of this class
'being to train the boys and girls as
recreational leaders that they might
| improve the recreational program in
j their county. Mrs. Livingston led the
(recreation at night with the aid of
| the members of her class. It was an
j mpressive sight to Watch 1400 boys
uid girls on the football field playing
j games and dancing. Leon Privott
and Shirley Harrell were the delegates
who attended the special class in rec
•eation from Chowan County.
Wednesday night Guilford County
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State Auditor Is
Jaycee Speaker
Henry Bridges Speaks
About His Office and
State’s Finances
Edenton’s Jaycees had a prominent
guest at their meeting Thursday
night, when State Auditor Henry
Bridges was the principal speaker.
Mr. Bridges was introduced by John
ny Walker and talked about the
State’s finances and especially the
duties of his office, the principal duty
of which is to see that money is spent
as appropriated.
Mr. Bridges’ address was very in
teresting and enlightening to the Jay
cees and before he closed his re
marka he answered a number of ques
tions asked about the state’s financial
structure.