Volume XX.—Number 51.
Chowan Turns In Big
Majority In Favor
of Marketing Quotas
'89% Favor Peanut Quo
ta and 86% For Cot
ton Quota
655 CAST BALLOTS
Early Returns Also In
dicate Huge Margins
In All States
,‘f on Tuesday’s peanut and
r cotton marketing quota referendum in
Chowan County indicate a strong
preference for continuation of the
program. The returns show voting
as follows:
Peanuts. 300 votes “for” and 42
votes “against.”
Cotton, 271 votes “for” and 42
votes “against”.
W. A. Harrell, chairman of the
Chowan Agricultural Stabi 7 nation and
Conservation Committee, advises that
a two-thirds favorable vote is neces
sary to keep the programs in opera
tion. Returns from other peanut and
cotton growing States have not yet
been received, but if the Chowan
County vote is representative, the
peanut program will continue in op
eration through 1956 and the cotton
program will be in operation in 1954.
Which means, according to the chair
man, that 90 per cent of parity loans
will be available for 1954 crops and
there will be marketing 'quotas.
If the vote throughout the peanut
and cotton growing area is unfavor
able, there will be another referendum
a year from now.
Here are the complete returns for
Chowan County by communities:
Edenton Community—Peanuts, 48
votes “for” and 7 votes “against”.
Cotton, 43 votes “for” and 7 votes
“against”. '
Macedonia Community—Peanuts, 40
votes “for” and 3 votes “against”.
Cotton, 37 votes “for” and 3 votes
“against”.
Center Hill Community—Peanuts,
66 votes “for” and 4 votes “against”.
Cotton, 51 votes “for” and 11 votes
“against”.
Rocky Hock Community—Peanuts,
32 votes “for” and 25 votes “against”.
Cotton, 26 votes “for” and 18 votes
“against”.
Ryland Community—Peanuts, 55
votes “for” and 1 vote “against”. Cot
ton, 49 votes “for” and 1 vote
“against”.
Gliden Community Peanuts', 59
votes “for” and no votes “against”.
Cotton, 43 votes “for” and no votes
“against”.
Yeopim Community Peanuts, 35
votes “for” and 2 votes “against”.
Cotton, 22 votes “for” and 3 votes
“against”.
Eighty-nine per cent of the total
peanut vote favored quotas. Eighty
six per cent of the total cotton vote
favored quotas.
Early returns from cotton and pea
nut growing states indicate an over
whelming majority in favor of pro
duction and marketing controls.
Christmas Seal Sale
Far Short Os Quota
Only $5Ol of $2,400 Quo
ta Reported Early
This Week
John Mitchener, Jr., Christmas Seal
Sale chairman for Chowan County,
urges all citizens in Chowan County
to send in their contributions for their
•1953 Christmas Seals. Up to early
this week Chowan County had only
$5Ol of its $2,400 quota.
. Mitchener says Christmas Seals
help in many ways to control tuber
culosis. It pays for chest X-rays for
those unable to pay. It pays for cdn
tacts of tuberculosis patients and inj
cooperation with the Cancer Society, |
the District Tuberculosis Association
pays for chest X-rays for patients!
who attend the cancer clinic from the
four counties. This is one of the
many case-finding programs of the
District Tuberculosis Association. All
are made possible by the purchase of l
Christmas Seals.
Christmas Pageant At
Pleasant Grove Church
L “What of the Night,” a Christmas
pageant which was presented last
year by the Junior and Senior Choirs
I of the Pleasant Grove Church, will be
| repeated this year. The pageant will
Ut jjc presented Christmas eve night, and
F tk e Rev. G. V. Hollowell, pastor of
ypfctl* church, invites everybody to be
present and join in the candlelight
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Civic Calendar
A Christmas dance will be held
for members of the Teen Age
Club tonight (Thursday) from
8:30 to 11:30 o’clock in the Teen
Age Club room.
Annual Varsity Club Christ
mas dance in Edenton armory
Friday night, December 25, from
9 to 1 o’clock.
Annual Rotary Christmas party
tonight (Thursday) at 7 o’clock in
the American Legion hut on the
Windsor highway.
Edenton Post Office will re
main open until 6 o’clock next
Saturday, December 19.
Special Christmas service in
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L C. Bunch Elected
To County Board
Os Soil Supervisors
Gets 69% of Votes Cast
In Referendum Held
Saturday
L. C. Bunch, a farmer of the Eden
ton area of Chowan County, was re
elected to the Chowan County Board
of Soil Conservation Supervisors as
a result of the county-wide election
which was held last week.
Mr. Bunch will serve for a term of
three years, beginning on January 1,
1954.
The results of last week’s election
were certified to the State Soil Con
servation Committee by R. H. Hollo
well and Joe A. Well, Jr., members
of the Chowan Committee. Certifi
cation was made after the Votes were
counted on Saturday night, Decem
ber 12.
Besides Mr. Bunch, the other can
didates in the election were Woodrow
Lowe and Augustus R. Spruill. Ac
cording to the vote certification, Mr.
Bunch received a little more than 69 ,
per cent of the votes cast in the ref
erendum. •
The Chowan County Soil Conserva
tion Commit'ee for 1954 will be com
posed of R. H. Hollowell, a farmer of
the Small’s Cross Roads area; Joe A.,
Webb, Jr., a farmer of the Yeopim 1
area, and L. C. Bunch, a farmer of the ’
Edenton area.
The committee will organize with a
chairman, a vice chairman, and a sec-!
retary. The chairman will serve as
ex-officio member of the Albemarle
Soil Conservation District Board of
Supervisors.
The committee will represent Cho- 1
wan County in matters relating to soil i
conservation and will exercise general
supervision over the programs of the
the Soil Conservation Service and will
engage in activities for its promotion
in the area. All committeemen serve
without pay.
L. C. Bunch, who is serving as pres
ident of the Albemarle Soil Conser
vation District, states that the Soil
Conservation Service program is
brought to the farmers of Camden,!
Chowan, Currituck, Pasquotank, and!
Perquimans counties through a mem
orandum of understanding between
the district and the Soil Conservation
Service.
Rotary's Christmas
Party Held Tonight
Meeting Is Called Off
Next Week Due to
Christmas
Tonight (Thursday) at 7 o'clock
| Edenton Rotarians will observe their
annual Christmas party with Rotary
annes as their guests. This year’s
party will be held in the American
Legion hut on the Windsor highway
‘with the meal served by members of
the Legion Auxiliary.
Arrangements are in charge of a
committee composed of H. A. Campen,
Bill Cozart and Jimmie Earnhardt,
. who assure those who attend a very
enjoyable time.
The party takes the place of the
regular meeting and no meeting will
be held next week due to the Christ
mas holidays. An amount equivalent
to the cost of the meals for this meet
ing has been contributed to the Empty
Stocking Fund. The next meeting of
the club will be ,held Thursday, De
cember 31.
Edenton, Chowan Cotinty, North Carolina, Thursday, December 17,1953.
[ HONORED BY EDENTON FRIENDS ]
'Here is pictured Mrs. Inglis Fletcher, who was honored at a tea
held in the James Iredell house Wednesday afternoon of last week.
Mrs. Fletcher recently won a Sir Walter Raleigh award, which she is
holding, for her Tar Heel literature through her series of historical
novels dealing with North Carolina Colonial and Revolutionary times.
She was also elected president of the State Literary and Historical
Association. More than 350 friends called at the Iredell house to
congratulate her.—(Evelyn Leary photo).
Mrs. Inglis Fletcher
Honor Guest At Tea
Held In Iredell House
Over 350 People Con
gratulate Her Wed
nesday Afternoon
By Evelyn G. Leary
Inglis Fletcher, Edenton’s noted au-1
thor, was honored at a delightful tea i
Wednesday afternoon, December 9,
from 4 to 6 at the James Iredell j
House on West Church Street, given •
bv the Edenton Tea Party Chapter of i
the Daughters of the American Revo-j
lution.
The Iredell House was beautiful in
decorations of Christmas flowers, or
i naments and candelabra with lighted
candles. More than 350 people called
during the afternoon to pay tribute to
the lady who has contributed so much
to this little town on Queen Anne’s
Creek. Mrs. Fletcher, a warm and
gracious person, responded with great
i enthusiasm as the group of people
! congratulated her on her many accom
plishments. She beamed with happi
ness throughout the afternoon as she
, greeted old friends and made new
ones. Representatives from every
group of civic organizations came to
! see and pay homage to this great and
, beloved woman. ,
Mrs. J. A. Moore greeted the guests
at the door and introduced them to
the receiving line composed of offi
! cials of the Iredell Association, includ
ing Grayson Harding, president, Mrs.
Fletcher, the guest of honor, Mrs. J.
iN. Pruden, Sr., Mrs. John Kramer,
Mrs. J. L. Pettus and Mrs. W. D.
I Holmes, Jr.
Mrs. Margaret Jones directed the
guests into the dining room, where
Mrs. Lloyd Griffin and Mrs. Philip
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Christmas Service
At Methodist Church
A special Christmas service will be
held in the Methodist Church Sunday
! night at 7:30 o’clock. During the ser
vice Christmas music will be featured
by the congregation, choir and special
solos by members of the choir.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
j Library Vital Part Os School Program J
The concept of the school library
has changed greatly in the last dec
, ade. The school library is no longer
merely a storehouse for books but a
vital part of the entire school pro
gram. It serves as a bridge from one
subject field to another linking all
subjects together with unified knowl
edge for the pupil.
The school library Is a service agen
cy, a teaching agency, a materials
center, and a reading center. As a
service agency it functions to further
the school’s objectives. It provides
materials for all subjects and all in
terests of pupils and teachers.
Through the library books and other
i materials are distributed to individ
uals, and classes. From all parts of
■ the school, pupils and teachers in com
mittees and classes and as individuals
go to the library to use books, maga
zines, pictures and maps; to find
facts; to read. The school library has
; an active teaching function. It guides
pupils in all phases of their reading.
1 It supplies all «types of material for
’ developing and expanding the interest
of each individual. The library helps
pupils learn how to use libraries and
Band And Glee Club
Present Outstanding
Program On Sunday
. i
Both Groups Perform
Splendidly In School
Auditorium
t A goodly number of people gather
|ed in the Elementary School auditor- ;
j ium Sunday afternoon at 5 o’clock to \
| hear a splendid program presented by
the Edenton High School Band under
■ the direction of Ernest Gentile and
j the Glee Club under the direction of j
| Miss Juanita Stokes.
Both groups gave an outstanding
performance which brought high '
praise from the audience.
Band numbers included “Star Span
r’-d Banner,” Overture, “The New
Moon,” “The Official West Point
Marc h,” “Selection of Yuletide 1
Echoes,” “March Semper Fidelis,” '
“Selection Maytime,” “Washington
Post March,” “Begin the Beguine,”
and “Hallelujah From the Messiah.” :
Glee Club numbers included “O \
Come All Ye Faithful,” “O Come, O
Come Emmanuel,” “A Christmas Car
al,” “Come Unto Him,” “Angels We .1
Have Heard on High,” “Deck the '•
Halls,” “Glory to God In the High- 1
est,” “Jesu, Son of God,” “The Praise .
Carol,” and “Silent Night.”
At intermission an offering was -
taken to go toward purchasing two •
Scotch drums for the band. ■
i
Jaycee Turkey Shoots
Three Days Next Week
1
Edenton’s Junior Chamber of Com
merce will sponsor a series of tur- '
key shoots which will be held Mon- 1
day, Tuesday and Wednesday of next :
week, December 21, 22 and 23. ' The ’
shoots will be held at E. L. Ward’s
cotton gin north of Edenton on Route
32. Shooting will be in progress each ,
night from 7 to 10 o’clock, to which
the public is invited to attend. 1
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AT
CHAPPELL HILL CHURCH s
There will be a Christmas program (
: given at Chappell Hill Baptist Church
Sunday night, December 20, at 7:30
o’clock.
The public is invited to attend.
their materials, how to find informa
tion, how to study. The school library
is a materials center. In it the books,
pamphlets, pictures, maps and periodi-1
cals to meet the needs and interests'
of pupils are organized, cataloged, l '
shelved or filed, and displayed so as, (
to be easily found and used. The I
school library is a reading center, a\ i
place for enjoying books, for investi- <
gating problems, for study. In the li
brary pupils have the opportunity to j ’
use all sorts of printed material— j!
books, clippings, pamphlets, pictures, |
maps and magazines. The school li-! 1
brary is a reading room, a materials j:
laboratory, a work center for the en- :
tire school. ]
The Edenton Junior-Senior High '
School Library has grown considerab
ly in the last year due to the increas
ed financial support it has received. I
This has made possible the addition of J
760 new books bringing the. total book (
collection to 2,500 books, an average jl
of five books per pupil enrolled in;!
Edenton Junior-Senior High School. i<
A number of unsatisfactory books,
those with small print, yellowed pa-1
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Junior -
School Accepted As
Accredited School
—■—
|_Early Next WeekJ
In order to allow Herald em
ployees some extra time to cele
brate Christmas, The Herald will
appear a day earlier next week,
the final pages going to press on
Tuesday morning instead of Wed
nesday as usual. |
Due to this advance in printing,
news stories and advertising must
be in the office not later than
Monday night.
BPW Club’s Annual;
Bosses’Party Proves
To Be Very Delightful
Over 100 Attend Christ
mas Party Held at
Cross Roads
An enjoyable affair was held at the
Community Building at Cross Roads
Thursday night, when the Edenton
Business and Professional Women’s
Club staged their annual Bosses’ 1
Night Christmas Party. More than
100 people were on hand to partici
pate in the evening’s fun.
The holiday spirit was carried out
in Christmas decorations and favors,
and a delicious turkey dinner with all
the trimmings was served. The build- i
ing rocked with noise makers and
laughter immediately after the Christ
mas gifts were opened and everybody'
had a wonderful time.
The program, which was in charge:
of Mrs. Lydia Daniels and Mrs. Corie j
White, opened with the singing of j
“America,” led by Jack Mooney and (
invocation was given by West Byrum.
Mrs. Evelyn Jackson, president of the
Club, welcomed the group and intro
duced the specially invited guests
which included Mr. and Mrs. John
Fletcher, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mooney j
and daughter, Patsy, Miss Carolyn j
Swindell, H. A. Campen and Mrs.
Watson White.
One of the highlights of the pro- I
gram was two solos, “Jesu Bambino,” I
and “O Holy Night,” by Carolyn
Swindell, which were thoroughly en
joyed. Several games were played
and prizes awarded, conducted by
Mrs. Imogene Cochran, home demon
stration agent. This was followed by
singing of Christmas carols, after
which the group was entertained with
a special treat. Little Patsy Mooney
warmed the hearts of those present
when she sang “Away In A Manger,”
followed by “I Want a Hippopotamus
For Christmas” and a dance. Pat’s
cute and impressive gestures as well
as her excellent dancing drew such
an overwhelming applause that she
was called back to do “Rudolph, The
Red Nose Reindeer.” Mrs. Mooney
was at the piano.
A toast, composed by Mrs. Duncan
Wales, was given Mrs. Inglis Fletch
er, after which the party came to a
close with a request number, “May
The Good Lord Bless And Keep You,”
sung by Jack Mooney.
Teen Age Christinas
Dance Held Tonight
Invitation to Attend Ex
tended to Parents and
Other Adults
I Tonight (Thursday) from 8:30 to
'11:30 o’clock a teen-age Christmas
I dance will be held in the Teen-Age
Club room in the Elementary School.
I In the neighborhood of 150 teen
v agers are expected to attend the
dance, which will be in charge of Mrs.
Tom Cross, Mrs. Muriel Wilkins, Mrs.
j Dorothy Campen, Mrs. Bill Partin and
I Mrs. Robert Boyce.
| The snack bar will not be open for
| the dance, but there will be plenty of
i refreshments which will be served |
free. An invitation is extended to
parents and other adults to attend the
dance.
Candlelight Service
! At Yeopim Church
A candlelight Christmas service will
[ be held in the Yeopim Baptist Church
'Sunday night, December 20, at 7:30
j o’clock. The Rev. L. H. Miller is pas
tor of the church and cordially in
jvites the public to attend the ser
vice.
JtfLPer Year.
Acceptance Follows Vis
it By Leading State
Educators
OFFICIALSPLEASED
Students Now Free of
Examinations to En
ter Any College
The Officials of the Edenton Jun
ior-Senior High School were notified
recently of the acceptance of the sen
ior high school department (grades
9-12) by the Southern Association of
! Colleges and Secondary Schools. The
school now becomes one of the 86
white high schools in North Carolina
now holding membership in this Asso
ciation.
The faculty of the local high school
spent most of the school year, 1952-
53 studying and compiling a self
analysis, using the Evaluative Criteria
published by the Cooperative Study of
Secondary School Standards, Wash
ington, D. C. The Cooperative Study
of Secondary School Standards was
organized in 1933 by representatives
of the six regional associations of the
United States. The main aims were:
1. To determine the characteristics
of a good secondary school.
I 2. To find practical means and
methods to evaluate the effectiveness
of a school in terms of its objectives.
3. To determine the means and pro
cesses by which a good school devel
: ops into a better one.
4. To devise ways by which regional
associations can stimulate and assist
secondary schools to continuous
growth.
! Wednesday, November 11, a State
Committee, headed by A. B. Combs,
Director of Secondary and and Ele
j mentary Education, and composed of
(leading educators in the State, visit
led the Edenton Junior-Senior High
(School and observed all of its func
i tions in operation. First they review
ed the work done by the teachers on
the Evaluative Criteria, then the com
mittee, divided into subcommittees,
studied all aspects of the school pro
j gram. The visitors conferred with
j staff members and pupils and before
j leaving gave an oral report to the
(staff, pointing out the strengths of
[ the school and making recommenda
| tions and revisions where necessary
on the staff’s self-evaluation.
The State Committee, representing
the Southern Association of Colleges
and Secondary Schools, found the fol
lowing aspects of the school adequate
or evidencing adequate expansion:
The academic and professional prepa
ration of the faculty, physical facili
ties, financial support, the pupil ac
tivity program, library services, guid
ance services, and the various sub
ject matter fields.
The faculty and students are pleas
ed to know that the Edenton High
School has met the high standards
maintained by the Southern Associa
tion of Colleges and Secondary
Schools. “We are justly proud to rea
lize that in the future our graduates,
because of this connection and its re
ciprocal affiliations, will be granted
entrance, free of examinations, to any
college in the United States,” said
Principal Gerald James.
VFW Christmas Party
Held Saturday Night
Auxiliary Members Will
Also Participate In
Celebration
Bill Perry, Commander of William
H. Coffield Post, No. 9280, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, announced early this
week that members of the post and
ladies of the Auxiliary will stage a
Christmas party in the Post’s home
Saturday night, December 19, starting
at 9 o’clock.
Post members are urged to bring
their wives or girl friends and Au
xiliary members are in turn asked to
bring their husbands or boy friends.
Ladies of the Auxiliary will ex
change presents and an enjoyable
I evening is assured all who attend.
GAME PARTY FRIDAY NIGHT
Again this Friday night Edward
G. Bond Post, No. 40, American Leg
ion, will sponsor a game party. The
affair will be held in the Legion hut
on the Windsor highway, and the pub
lic is invited to attend.
PLAYS AT KITTY HAWK
Edenton’s High School Band left
Wednesday morning for Kitty Hawk,
where it participated in celebrating
the 50th anniversary of the first air
plane flight.