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CONSTITUTION WEEK
Following is an gdiiiu de
liysrod by Nbl. Wodd Privott
ovar radio station WCDJ in con
nection with tha observance of
Constitution Week. A series of
splendid addressee* were made
tor the occason and will appear
in The Herald by request. Mss.
Privott's remarks dew primarily
with the Edenton Tea Party
Chapter of the DAR, sponsor of
Constitution Week.
The beginning- of organizing
the Edenton Tea Party Chapter,
D. A. R., was brought about
through the untiring efforts and
perseverance of one of our mem
bers, Mrs. John A. Krampr, as
sisted by Mrs. ,J. M. Jones and
Mrs. R. P. Badham. We organ
ized. on February 27, 1948, at the
home of our organizing repent,
Mrs. J. M. Jones, with 17 char
ter members. Miss Gertrude
Carraway of New Bern and
state regent at this tirae, met
wth us and was a wonderful
soui-ce of help and guidance for
thf months that followed. It j
was at the second meeting of
our organization that our
thoughts, hopes and aspirations I
of buying the James Iredell!
house began to materialize. We
wanted to preserve this historic
house for posterity and also to
have a permanent home for our
We ' had no money in our
treasury but with inspirational
support and help from one of!
otir members, Mrs. Inglis Flet-|
cier, and after many business
tins by our able regent, Mrs.;
Japes, and a committee com-,
pojed of Mrs. W. D. Pruden, J
Mis. P. S. McMullan, Mrs. John
A. i Kramer and Mrs. Wood Pri
vott tp investigate the possi
bilities ' of a purchase, this small
group of women were finally
able to buy the James Iredell
house for the sum of $15,000. On
the evening of December 16,
1948, at the home of Mrs. W. D.
Prudeni (now Mrs. Granbery
Tpcker) 13 charter members
signed a note with the Rank of
Edenton to make our first down
payment of $2,250 (and by the
way this was unbeknown to
most of our husbands).
At this time we felt somewhat
akin to the ladies of the Eden
ton Tea Party of October 25,
1774. This was a dream come
true and work really - started in
our chapter. We had teas, card,
parties, a cooking school, rented
part of the house as an apart
ment, sold pecans from the yard
gp«v e and managed to keep in
terest on this note paid for two
years or until the State of North.
Carolina (through efforts of our
Representative John F. White)
bought the house and and re
lieved us of our financial, bur
den. , '
Some people are under the
impression that the DAR is a so
cial organization that stresses
only the tracing of ancestry to |
some patriot, officer or private |
of the American Revolution. It
is true that tracing family his
tory is a requirement to be elig
ible for membership, but after
wards this is more or legs for
gotten. The National Society
Daughters of the American
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Revolution is a real American
organization Their aims and
objectives are historical, educa
tional and patriotic. In historcal
work they compile many records
of genealogical value, records
gotten from Court Houses,
churehes and other sources in
Washington, D. C. They have
the finest library in the world
for historical records. They
mark historic spots, restore his
toric shrines such as Tryon’s
Palace, New Bern, N. C., and
promote celebrations of all pa
triotic anniversaries and foster
tsye patriotism and love of coun
try. The DAR does not work in
the past just for tha pleasure
of living in the past but by so
delving into things of the past
they feel that they can go for
ward more safely and swiftly
and to a greater advantage.
Under the educational pro
gram the DAR owns, operates
! and supports many schools.
I These schools are for under
| priviliged boys and girls who
[otherwise would not have the
| opportunity for education. Our
[chapter helps to support Cross
nore, Inc., of Western North
Carolina, founded by Dr. Mary
Martin Sloop - (national mother
of the year 1951) and her late
husband, Dr. E. H. Sloop. We [
.contribute to a trust fund be
sides helping our adopted stu-|
jdent and sending boxes of j
clothing to the school thrift !
[shop each year. This thrift
I shop is operated by the school
lon the campus and supported
by DAR chapters over the state.
Believe it or not, Dr. Sloop
says, “The thrift shop helps to
pay off mortgages, build dor
mitories, clothe and feed chil
dren” and in her own words,
“Crossnore is a unique institu
tion built on old clothes and
good will.”
We sponsor in our local
schools a DAR good citizen se
lected each year from the senior
class. We give good citizenship
medals in Elementary, Junior
and Senior High Schools. We.
promote good citizenship, pil
grimages and junior American
citizens clubs.
The junior American citizens
clubs are for the purpose of'
teaching its members the prin-j
ciples of patriotsm and good ci
tizenship and, they are taught to
practice these principles in
everyday life.
The DAR gives ajd to military |
carfips and veterans’ hospitals as -
well as occupational therapy
scholarship awards which help
afflicted people.
They have a program for pro
moting better motion pictures
and also committees for putting
on radio programs. There are,
committees for the advancement
of American music and for help- j
ling the American Indians.
| Under our patriotic program
the Edenton Tea Party Chapter
sponsors the observing of Con
stitution Week September 17 to
September 23. It is proclaimed
by President Eisenhower na
tionally and by Governor Luther
Hodges in our state and by our
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mayor in Edenton. We feel that
never before in the history of
our nation has there been more
need for study and preservation
of this famous document which •
has been handed down to us by
our forefathers, who fought and
died for the cause of freedom.
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Continued From Page 1, Section 11
cabin at 8 A. M.
Annual meeting of the Albe- j
marie Electric Membership Cor- !
poration will meal in Hertford
Saturday afternoon, September
27, at 2 o'clock.
Members of St. Paul's Church
School will attend Sunday morn- {
ing's chutch service at 11 o'clock
in a body.
ASC farmer-committee elec- 1
tions will be held in three com- j
munities Thursday. October 2.
Grand prises in the Chamber of \
Commerce fishing contest will be
awarded at a dinner at Hotel Jo-1
seph Hevres Tuesday night. Sep- 1
iember 30.
William H. Coffield, Jr.. Post I
No. 9280, V elerans of Foreign j
Wars, will meet Tuesday night
at, 8 o'clock.
Home Demonstration Club Fall j
Achievement Day will be held'
at . the Chowan Community I
Building Friday afternoon, Oc- \
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Grocery stores in Edenton will
continue to close Wednesday af
ternoons until Thanksgiving.
[ Edenton Lions Club will meet
Monday night at 7 o'clock.
Chowan Trine of Red Men
will meet Monday night at 8
j o'clock.
! A district Democratic rally will
be held in Ahoskie Tuesday, Oc
| tober 7 at 5:30 P. M.
Edenton Lions Club is sponsor
| ing the annual White Cane Sale.
I which will end October 5.
| Chowanoke Council, Degree of
; Pocahontas, will meet tonight
(Thursday) at 8 o'clock.
Edenton Jaycees will meet to
j night (Thursday) at 7 o'clock at
the Penelope Barker house,
j Fire Prevention Week will be
observed October 5-11.
A meeting will be held at St.
i John's School Thursday night,
j October 2, at 8 o'clock to organize
| a new Negro Boy Scout Troop.
Fall Achievement Day for Cho
wan Home Demonstration Clubs
j will be held at the Chowan Com*
. munily Building Friday after
! noon, October 10, at 2:30 o'clock.
| Husbands' supper of Chowan
j Home Demonstration Clubs will
be held at the Ward's Community
j Building Wednesday night. No
j vember 19.
j Classes for Masonic instruction
' are being held every nierht this
week in the Masonic Temple.
A second young people's meet- 1
ing will be held at the Edenton
Presbyterian Church Saturday
night, September 27, at 7:30
o'clock.
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lace and AAA officials relative to
the government's purchase of.
surplus peanuts.
Game Warden Gib Perry, as
sisted by District Game Warden
West arrested seven hunters for
shooting squirrels before the sea
son opened.
Coach David Holton's Aces de
feated Columbia High School foot
ball team 39-0 in the season's
opener.
Edenton Lions signed a con
tract with Collins Festival for a ,
Chantauqua type entertainment
for Tuesday nights.
Dr. M. P. Whichard resigned as
health officer of Craven County
to accept a similar position with
the Cherokee • Clay - Graham
Health Department.
As the result of a split switch,
three freight cars loaded with
coal jumped the Norfolk South
ern Railroad tracks at the Church
Street crossing.
Due to one of the heaviest rain
falls in recent years, coupled with
a hicrh tide, a number of section#
in Edenton were flooded.
Chowan Tribe of Red Men se
lected L. E. Francis as captain of
the degree team. I
Despite dec-eased property val
uation. Tos/n Council expressed
the hope that the tax rate could
be- held at $1.00.. It was also re-,
ported that $10,865 appeared on
the fax books in way of uncol
lected taxes since 1930. J
Richard Atkinson
Constitution Week
Speaker At School
Richard Atkinson, vice presi
dent of Peoples Bank & Trust Co.,
gave a very interesting talk to
the student body of Edenton Jun
ior-Senior High School Wednes
day of last week. His remarks
were centered around Constitu
tion Week, He told of the chal
lenges and responsibilities our
Constitution holds in store for us, |
and of the religious, social, and I
educational freedoms and oppor-)
tunities that it offers us. He i
brought out that we tend to take!
advantages and privileges for!
granted that our ancestors strug
gled for in order to make a better j
life for us all.
“Our Constitution is a solid
foundation on which we can j
prosper and grow,” said Mr. At- ,
kinson. “We must keep out Com
munism and do everything in our
power to preserve our independ
ence. We should begin now in
preparation for being successful
tomorrow. We have to build a
sol’d foundation on character.”
Mr. Atkinson concluded his
speech by saying, “Youth is the
opportunity to do something and i
become somebody.”
Local Boys Invited
To Spend Saturday
At Westelrod Farm
All local boys, ages six !
through twelve, are invited to j
spend a day at Westelrod Farm, j
Moyock, this coming Saturday, i
September 27. Boys will be j
picked up at the Boy Scout j
Cabin at 8 A. M., and will be I
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P. M. Activities at the farm in
! elude archery, horseback riding,
hiking, mule train, boating, tug
o-war and rifle and shotgun
shooting. Boys should bring a
substantial lunch and wear
sturdy outdoor clothes,
j 'inis is the third year Edenton
I boys have been able to spend a
day at this farm, which is own
ed and operated by A. Warren
Elrod and underwritten by a
! number of interested business
men. Already 135 boys have
signed up to go and a large
crowd is expected. Any boy j
interested in making this trip J
or any parent desiring further j
information should see the Rev. j i
James MacKenz e, pastor of the
Edenton Presbyterian Church, !
who is in charge of arrange- i
ments. <
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Mrs. J. L. Chestnutt
Will Attend Auxiliary
Conference In Indiana
Mrs. J. L. Chestnut*, president
of the American Legion Auxili
ary in North Carolina, w 11 leave
Monday for Indianapolis, Indiana,
to attend a conference of Au-}
xiliary presidents and secretai it >.
She will be accompanied by MLi
Jeanette Paramore of Scotland
Neck, Department secretary.
The two ladies will motor to
Raleigh, from where they board a
plane for Indiana.
JAYCEES MEET TONIGHT
Edenton’s Junior Chamber of
Commerce will meet tonight
(Thursday) at 7 o’clock in the
Penelope Barker house. Presi
dent Caswell Edmundson re
quests a full attendance.