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Every Citizen Urged To Register In Order To Vote THE CHOWAN HERALD „ Volume XlX.—Number 41. Baby Contest Being Sponsored By Three Os Edenton’s Clubs * Affair Planned In Con junction With Tom Thumb Wedding PICTURES SHOWN Mayor Leroy Haskett WiM Crown King and Queen Nov. 7 A baby contest, sponsored by the Edenton 'Business and Professional Women’s Club, the Woman’s did), and the Junior Chamber of Commerce got underway Monday. Pictures of the children, ages 2 to 4, are on dis play at the various business firms, and the public 1s invited to go in and vote for their favorite boy or girl at a penny a vote. The baby contest is being staged in conjunction 'with a Tom Thumb wedding which will be presented on the stage at the grammar school on Friday night, November 7, at 7:30 o’clock. At this time Mayor Leroy Haskett will crown the boy and girl who has received the most votes as King and Queen. They will also be given an attractive gift. Tickets for the Tom Thumb wed ding are now on sale and may be purchased from any member of the three organizations sponsoring the af fair. The admission is 65c for adults, and 25c for children. Other informa tion on the Tom Thumb wedding will be announced later. The children entered in the Baby Contest and where their picture is on display is as follows: Herbie HoUowell —Triangle Restau rant. Judy Fleetwood —Colonial Motor Court. Paul Forbes—Colonial Stores. /Susan Johnson WestoCT Auto ■Store. v ' Priscilla Baer —Campen’a Jewelry Store. Rickey Hardin—Edenton Furniture Company. Anne’s Beauty Salon —Mary Gil crest. Candy Smith —The Betty Shoppe. Lyman Partin—Quinn Furniture Company. Janet Thompson—Byrum Hardware •Company. Jackie Mooney—Albemarle Restau rant. t Brian Twdddy—Both Century Bar ber Shop. John Graham—lßank of Edenton. Bonnie Conger—lW. D. Holmes Co. Ellen Cuthrell—Cifthrell’s Depart ment Store. Tots & Teens —Betty Jo Harr Ml. Randy HollOwell —Sanitary Clean ers. Judy Mills—Mntcheneris Pharmacy. Ben Perry—Hughes-iHolton Hard ware Co. Larry Dowd—Malone’s 5 and 10c Store. Helen Pruden—Elliott Company. Nellie Wood—Preston’s. Bobbie Myers—Bose’s 5 and 10c Store. « Mary Joe Wozelka —Badham’s. Martha Leary—Leggett & Davis Drug Store. Louis H. Harrell, Jr. —Harrell & (Leary. Rebecca Lane —P. & Q. Pood Cen ter. John Wesley Brown—Brown’s Res taurant Johnnie Hobbs Washington’s Thrifty Gas. Susan Skiles—Forehand Jewelers. Patricia Forehand—Beik-Tyler. Paul Williams—Bell’s Goodyear Store. Eugene Davenport—Habit Grocery. Buddy White—George Habit Store. _ Martin Boyce—(Ralph Parrish Store. Stanley Piatt Ward’s Barber Shop. Jo Caro} Baker—Chestnutt Clean- OHS* ■ •. ■ —. Steve Spitzer—Mill’s Barber Shop. ' These children were selected and pictures placed in the various Stores by members of the BPW Club and not by the merchants themselves. Edenton Jayvees Meet t Aho.skie Outfit Tonight Edenton High School’s Junior Var sity football team will go into action again tonight (Thursday) at 8 oMbck on Hicks Held, when they face the Ahoakie Jayvees. This group of future Aces have SrifcM bsSei°t£ MN& SftS! Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 16,1952. |_Lator MeetingJ The Herald was informed early this week-(bat the North Caro lina Labor Department has sched uled a meeting to jbe hefld in the Court House Thursday night, Oc tober 23, at 8 o’clock, at which time the employment of child la bor for harvesting cottony pea nuts, potatoes and other agricul tural products will be discussed. S. G. Harrington, who is con nected with the N. iC. Labor De partment in Raleigh wtil be the principal speaker and it is ex pected Forrest H. iShuford, Com missioner of Labor, will also at tend the meeting. Farmers, as well as any others who are interested, are especial ly urged to attend the meeting. Mrs. J. C. Leary, Jr., Heads Woman’s Chib Americanism Drive Efforts Being Made to Poll Large Vote In November Mrs. J. C. Leary, Jr., has been named chairman of the Americanism Campaign for the Edenton Woman’s Club. The objective of such a campaign is to revive a greater interest in our way of life aud to conduct a campaign to “Get Ou| the Vote.” Mrs. Leary stated, “We in America have lived so ■long in freedom that we are prone to take all of our liberties for grant ed. When this happens we are in danger of losing our freedom. (We criticize government and that is our privilege, but we should not do so unless we actively participate in its affairs. “In 1948 only 51 per cent of the eligible American voters actually vot ed. That is why the General Federa tion of Women’s Clubs is calling on its vast membership in this country to vote, and every dub woman is ask ed to be responsible for at least ten votes in addition to her own on elec tion day.” Local club members initiated this program last week-end when they at tempted to contact by telephone calls or personal visits, every voter in Edenton to remind them of registra tion days on October 11th and 25th. Calls will again be made before elec tion day on November 4th and trans portation to the polls will be pro vided by Mrs. Leary’s committee for voters who request it. “It takes just 3% minutes to cast a ballot,” says Mrs. Leary. “Shall we meet the challenge?” Llewelyn Bond Ends His Life By Drowning Aged Negro’s Body Re covered In Edenton Bay Friday Llewelyn (Unde Jim) Bond, well known and aged Negro is believed to have ended his life by drowning on Friday morning. The colored main was found floating in Edertton Bay at the foot of Broad Street. The body was discovered by express office em ployees, who reported to the police. - Bond wearing four coats, was re covered by Edertton police and Mayor Leroy Haskett (He was last seen a few hours before walking on Broad Street towards the waterfront Masons Will Observe Past Masters’ Night Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F.A A. M., will observe 'Past Master’s Night tonight (Thursday). The meet- I ing will start at 8 o’clock, during I which past masters of the lodge win b© placed in the various stations and places. i W. A. Harrell, master of the lodge , urges all members to attend and > extends a cordial invitation to vnfit -fey•*£*- C:' ’ r \'' f .»■ Governor Df Lions Speaker At Meeting Held Monday Night Emphasizes Importance Os Citizens to Vote In Election Lion Leroy Haskett, program chair man, introduced District Governor W. J, Dunn, of Washington, N. C., who was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Edenton Lions dub Monday night. District Governor Dunn used as his subject “What Did the Lions of This Fiscal Year In herit?” The first print Mr. Dunn brought out was the fact that this is a national election year. “This year more than ever before the people in the United States are being remind ed of their birthright—the irght to go to the polls and vote as we please. Our liberty is at Stake when we go to the polls. I urge that each of you as good Lions analyze the candidates who are seeking office this year, de cide which ones you think will be best suited for our problems of today and then vote.” “There are 9,000 odd Lions dubs in the world, today. This group of Lions are working together in the common cause. One weak Lion can weaken the entire organization. I urge each of you as links in this great organization to further the ac tivities of the Lions Clubs for great er achievements in our efforts to help | those in need. On a State level the Lions Clubs of the State of North Carolina during the last fiscal year gave 1,755 pairs of glasses, 148 eye examinations, medical service, dental service, hospital service, artificial eyes, hearing aids, clothes, and mer chandise for stocking stores for the blind. The Lions Clubs of this new fiscal year have inherited this rec ord to exceed.” “Locally,” said Lion Dunn, “the Edenton Lions dub has provided 18 pairs of glasses, paid transportation > for 20 persons to receive hospital care, i provided 12 people with clothes, paid -a part of the salary of a case work , er jn this area, and contributed 100 . percent to the White Cane Drive. The* work of this group depends on the rank and file of the membership. When you have rendered these ser . vices to the less fortunate people around you then you will receive in i ner blessings .that can not be sur passed.” In conclusion Mr. Dunn praised the members of the Edenton Club for their work and expressed a hope that they would continue in their es ■ forts to exceed the goals of the prev , ious year. Guests of the dub Monday night were J. Clarence Leary, Jr., Sam Pur due of Washington, N. C., and J. E. i Poe of Mount Gilead, N. C. » S/Sgt. Robert Bedell ‘ Assigned To Jap Base Marine Staff Sgt. Robert S. Bedell . of Edenton has arrived in Japan at an . airbase of the Ist Marine Aircraft • Wing. He hag been assigned to a service squadron which supports the . Wing’s combat operations in Korea. [ He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1944 and saw action in the Philippines and at Okinawa, during World War 11. Prior to his present overseas as ' signment Sgt. Bedell was stationed at I Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Va. Bedell’s wife, Annie, and infant 1 daughter, Marion, live at 301 West | Gale Street. -■ BfVtm THE UTtST BOOKS • BY WILBORNE HARRELL QUEEN’S GIFT, By Inglis Fletcher. Bofobs-MerriM. 448 Pages. $3.75. t I have just laid dawn “Queen’s . Gift” Inglis Fletcher has done it r again. "Queen’s Gift” Mrs. Fletcher’s lat est and final novel in her series of ■ seven Carolina-Colonial dramas, • brings to a close a comprehensive and i rich literary mosaic of North Caro- I lina’s colorful historical past If there is any magic in the numeral “7”, then the reader ia transported for the seventh time on a magical carpet of fiction woven with history back into ; our early days, and ie treated to a magnificent story as only Mrs. Fletch ; er can tell it, in the inimitable Fletch i er manner. - This is Inglto Fletcher’s most am-1 f bitious and significant novel, the l piece -de-resistance of her seven Co- I lonial sagas; and although the last in this group, it ia by no means the > final book from her pen. Mrs. Fletch- I er informs me them will be others ■ to follow. wifi continue to write •bout Carolina,” she say*. Local (Ms Putting Forth Efforts To Get OutVoteFor Election i Emphasize Importance Os Being Properly Registered Edenton’s Business and Profession al Woman’s dub, the Edenton’s Wo man’s Club as well as other organi zations are exerting special efforts to get out a vote in the general elec tion on Tuesday, November 4. Members of these organizations em phasize the fact that if any citizen is not registered in the county’s reg istration books, he or she will be de prived of the privilege of casting a ballot in the election which includes a ballot for the next President of the United States. The belief is advanced that if a person is registered, ihe or she will probably vote, so that emphasis is placed on the registration of those who have become of voting age, as well as those who have moved into the county or from one precinct to another. Attention of Article 7 of the Gen ! eral Election Laws is called to the attention of citizens which is as fol lows: If a person has moved: A. From one county to another, within four months of the election, he cannot vote. B. From one voting precinct to another in the same county, he must vote in the old precinct if the re moval occurred during the four months immediately prior to the elec tion; if the removal occurred more than four months prior to the elec tion, he must register and vote in the new and cannot vote in the old pre cinct. C. From precinct to another in the same city, town or township, he must comply with the following require j merit: 1. Go to the registrar of the new precinct. 2. Obtain a transfer certificate. 3. iPill out and sign the transfer ' t certificate. Band Auction Sale Scheduled Oct 25 Affair Called Off Fri day at Fair Due to Bad Weather Due to inclement weather the sched uled auction sale by the Edenton Band was called off at the fair Fri day night. Rodney Byrum, president of the Band Association, stated Tuesday that a goodly number of items to be sold , had been donated, and that the auc tion will take place in front of the Quinn Furniture Store Saturday night, October 25. At that time the band wlill present a concert; starting at ' 7r30 o’clock, and at 8 o’clock H. A. ' Campen will conduct the auction sale. 1 Mr. Byrum stated that while a good ly number of nice articles are on hand, the band will appreciate other : donations before the sale. The pur pose of the sale is to help raise money to purchase new instruments. It is ; pointed out that some of the instru ments used by the band have been ; used ever since a band in Edenton ; was organized by C. L. MdCullers, a score or more years ago. U T In “Queen’s Gift” Mrs. Fletcher has shown the rare skill of telling an absorbing story with the minimum ob viousness of plot. Mrs. Fletcher’s stories don’t “clank.” She has the happy faculty of subordinating plot to characterization and atmosphere and sheer power of story. Wfthin a barely discernible framework of plot she packs humanness, understanding and warmth; she mixes judiciously just the right amount of technique with just the right amount of feel ing, intuition and “heart”—and comes up with a grand story. The opening chapters of “Queen’s Gift” are laid in Edenfton, as indeed is most of the book. The year to 1788, and this new land of America is teet ering precariously on the verge of a newly-won liberty and freedom. Hav ing won our independence from Eng land, we stood in great peril of losing what we had gained by disunity among ourselves. (Continued on Pag* Nine) Town CotW Imen Hold Busy Session On Tuesday Night ]_ Fair Winner _] Members of the Beech Fork Home Demonstration (Hub were thrilled Tuesday when they were informed that their exhibit won first prize in the 7-County Fair being held in Elizabeth City this week. The exhibit which reflects the improvements made to the Rocky Hock Baptist Church, the club’s major project, also J won first prize at the Chowan County Fair last week. Prominent Writers Pay Edenton Visit Mr. and Mrs. Corydon Bell Planning Series Os Articles Thelma Harrington Bell and Cory don Bell of Sapphire, N. C., were be lated visitors to Edenton last week, having been scheduled to attend the North Carolina Writers’ Conference held here early this summer. But Mr. and Mrs. Bell found the town nonetheless interesting because of their late arrival and while here visit ed most of the town’s points of his torical interest, including a visit to Bandon and Mr. and Mrs. John Fletch er. Mr. and Mrs. Bell were gathering material for a series of articles which they are planning on Edenton and this locality. A writer of well-known juvenile fiction, Thelma Harrington Bell has produced three books and is now working on a fourth. The titles of the volumes are “Mountain Boy," “Pawnee” and “Yaller Eye” and are published by Viking. Formerly an advertising artist in Cleveland, Ohio, where the Bells made their home before coming to North Carolina, Corydon Bell illustrates his wife’s books and has recently com pleted a pictorial map of the Univer sity of North Carolina. Two years ago Mr. Bell made a similar map of Duke University. The prominent couple were very much impressed with Edenton, the historical shrines and the hospitality accorded them during their few days spent here. Hospital Auxiliary Will Meet Friday Interesting Slides Will Be Shown By Mrs. Roland Vaughn Mrs. Wesley Chesson, Jr., announc es the regular meeting of Chowan ! Hospital Auxiliary on Friday after noon, October 17, at 3 o’clock in the Nurses’ Home. Important plans are to be discussed for financing the pur chase of a second food conveyor. All members should make an effort to attend and each organization is urg ed to send its representative. At the last meeting Captain John B. Michard, legal officer of the U. IS. M. C. station, Edenton, gave a most interesting talk on “The evolu tion of Naval Law.” Fof Friday a delightful program is planned. Mrs. Roland Vaughan will show color slides that riie and Dr. Vaughan made on ; theiir recent trip to England, Scot land and the Continent. Tea Party Chapter Card Party Oct 23rd | Proceeds to Go Toward Restoration of Pene ' lope Barker House 1 The Edenton Tea Party Chapter, I D. A. R., will sponsor a card party i to be held in the James Iredell House ■ Thursday evening, October 23, at 8 1 o’clock. Refreshments will be ser ved and prises swarded at each table. The proceeds derived from this card > .party will go toward rarttoratfon df r the Penelope Barker House. For table reservations cadi 136-J or «5-J. Sear. Situation on Coke Street Develops Into Per plexing Problem NO FIRES IN MONTH Changing Sidewalks on Green Halted Due to Opposition Edenton’s Town Council held a busy meeting Tuesday night with a goodly portion of time devoted to the problem existing on Coke 'Street, where a narrow street causes hard ships for Harrison Spruill, .the Blades Lumber Company, the Coastal Oil Company and others who travel on it. An effort was made some time ago to secure a portion of the land on the north side of the street in order to make a wider and improved street, but Dr. L. A. Deese, who leases the land refused. Since that time nothing has been done and the problem becomes more complicated as more traffic moves over the road. Further action is planned to see if enough land can be condemned in order to provide an adequate road. During the meeting Town Council renewed a lease of the building used by Sipedic to the Albemarle Peanut Company for five years. Due to a traffic problem, Town Council ordered parking on only one siidie of Oakum Street, between Church and Queen Streets. Parking will be prohibited on the east side. The Street Department was also in structed to widen the four comers at Oakum and Church streets, and two at Queen and Granville Streets. Another matter considered was pav ing the ends of streets beyond Oakum streets and Badham road from the Albemarle Peanut Company to Para (Continued on Page Twelve) Edenton Aces Will Face Manteo Friday Coaches Thompson and Perry Expecting An other Victory With four defeats and two victories to their credit, the Edenton Aces will face the Manteo High School aggre gation on the Edenton gridiron Fri day night at 8 o’clock. Little is known of the strength of Manteo, but Coaches George Thomp son and Ben Perry are leaving no stone unturned to have the Aces in shape to meet strong opposition. The Edenton band, after a rest due to two consecutive games played away from home, will be on hand to add color and interest to the game. The Aces’ stock has boosted since the upset of Kinston Friday night, so that a large crowd of fans are expected to attend Friday night’s game. Masons Plan To Hold Celebration In Honor Os George Washington Members of Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F., & A. M., are planning an interesting program for Thursday night, October 30 in commemoration of George Washington receiving bis first degree in Masonry. Similar programs have been requested to be held throughout North Carolina by the Grand Master. H. A. Campen will be master of ceremonies for the program, with E. W. Spires, a past Grand Historian of North Carolina, scheduled to deliver an address on “George Washington, Master Mason.” Included also on the program will be group singing of familiar songs and special music by a quartet com posed of W. J. Daniels, C. W. Over man, Charles H. Wood and Jack Mooney. All local and visiting Masons are cordially invited to attend the meet ing. Entomology Exhibit I Wins At State Fair i The Chowan County 4 J H Club en . homology exhibit was awarded second 1 place at the 'State Fair in Raleigh l this week, after winning third place in the Chowan Oranty Fair. Hit r booth was in competition with 11 oth er booths in Raleigh.
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