North Carolina Newspapers

& \ ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN CHOWAN COUNTY ■ ■ Volume XXVl.—Number 11. Request Pouring In For Folders About ’59 Edenton Tour Publicity Far Reach ing: With Inquiries Coming: Daily From Many States |L Connecticut, New Jersey, Dela ware, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Arkansas, Maryland, Vermont— these are but a few of the states ; represented by requests for fold f ers on the Historic Tour of Eden ton, April 17th and 18th. Publicity on the tour .has been far reaching, and so great a number of folders have already been mailed out that the Wo man’s Club is finding it neces sary to have additional folders printed. The demand has been far beyond the greatest expecta tions. Numerous motor clubs and travel bureaus from many states have asked for hundreds of the folders; one agency having re quested five hundred and a good many others two hundred. Fold ers have'also been placed on the Chesapeake Bay Ferry. Requests are pouring in daily. Continued warm weather should find Edenton at its best - with dogwood and other flower ing trees in bloom.. In spite of •the extreme cold weather and cold injury to flowering Shrubs and bushe6, it is expected that gardens will have recuperated enough so that they, too, will give the visitors glimpses of col or and beauty as the visitor travels through town going to the homes and buildings that will be open to the public this year. XUq Penelope Barker house! home of Mrs. Barker, who pre sided at the Edenton Tea Parly in 1774, has received a fresh coat of paint oiitsidp and the interior has been painted' find wall-paper ed since the last tour irf-J?denton in 1955. Visitors will also find the James Iredell house as it was originally, with frame work on the back of the house having eben torn away and the double gal'r-'o.. once moie exposed* matching those cn the front of the house. The Iredell house, too, has recently been painted. Still Captured In Emperor Section At about 7:30 o’clock Tuesday morning a 105 ga'lon copper still was seized and destroyed by lo cal and ATU officers. The still was discovered in the Emperor section of Chowan County, where were found 850 gallons of mash, 21 55-gallon bar rels, 150 gallons of spent mash, one 55-gallon doubler, 70-gallon cooler with copper coil, one hand pump, shovels, and oil burner and pressure tank. Local arresting officers were Troy Toppin, W. F. Miller, R. E. Evans and ATU Officers Roscoe Tedder and Henry D. Byrd. ROTARIANS MEET TODAY Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet this (Thursday) afternoon at 1 o’clock in the Parish House. The program will be in charge of Mi M. Perry and Dr. Ed Bond, president, urges a 100 per cent a tendance. Mrs. W. H. Dale Honored For| i Service At Rocky Hock Church i , j < The spacious auditorium of the Educational Building of Rocky Hock Baptist Church was, the scene of a delightful celebration when on Wednesday night, Feb ruary 25, ai banquet was held honoring Mrs. W. H. Dale, who hag just experienced her sixty sixth birthday anniversary and thirty consecutive years as teach er of the Adult Women’s Class 2«o*y Hock Church. The ban , <*¥«* was given b/> present *»nd toil II I THF CHOWAN HERALD a * Polio Shots WM Be Given Friday K. ! Sponsored by the Chowan Medical Association and the Edenton Junior Chamber of Commerce, first, second, third and fourth shots of Salk vaccine j will be administered Friday night, March 13, beginning at 7 o'clock at the Penelope Barker i house. | The need of these shots is em phasized, especially chi’dren who I will begin school next fall a i ! well rs all chi'dren and a 'ults | who have not been immunized. Home Agent Club Speaker Nutrition in salads was the topic of an interesting and tasty talk by Miss Maidred Morris, Chowan Home Economics Agent, as she addressed the Woman’s Club at their March meeting Wednesday of last Week. Miss Morris declared salads would be a basic part of a meal, rather than an extra dish. “Sal ads offer a great deal of nutrition to a meal,” she said, “and besides, they add zest and sparkle.” She told her listeners salads can be made beautiful with the use of a little imagination. To emphasize ner point. Miss Morris prepared several attrac tive salads from fruit combina tions, demonstrating steps in pre paring them. She also displayed molded congealed vegetable sal ads garnished with other chilled vegetables plus a dessert salad. J Miss Morris offered several helpful suggestions, for making ] successful, attractive salads.! These included eye appeal and Continued on Page |3—Section 1 ' Five Edefiton Physicians Now Occupy New Medical Center The new Chowan Medical'Cen ter is now in operation, with five Edenton physicians occupy ing offices in the building. The building is located on North Granville Street dp’posite Cho wan Hospital with entrances on Granville Stfeet an 1 the Suffolk highway. The five physicians making up j the professional staff are Dr. Ed ward Bond, Dr. Richard Hardin, I Dr. Frank Wood, Dr. Roland | Vaughan and Dr. Archie Walker. I Office hours will be observed from 9 A. M. tq 1 P. M. and j from 2 to 6 P. M. daily except Eastern Star Officers Installed March 19th Edenton Chapter No. 302, Or der of the Eastern Star, will meet Monday night, March 16, at 8 o’clock in the Masonic Temple.' A feature of this meeting will i be the installation of officers for] the new year, so that Mrs. W. A. j Harrell, outgoing worthy matron,] urges all members to be present, i Refreshments will be served at ( the close of the meeting. . people ever attain. Before her place setting was the huge birth day cake of pink and white thus adding to the color scheme, and making festive an occasion of fel lowship seldom enjoyed in any circles. Mrs. W. H. Saunders was mis tress of ceremonies, presiding at the table and' making the intro ductions. > The welcome was given by Mrs. Mary Perry, pres ident of-the Sunday School Class. . ;The Rev. B. L. Raines of llered thanks and the elaborate | dinner was then served. Mrs. W. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 12, 1950. it NEW CHOWAN MEDICAL CENTER —m : cio • • -m* ci ♦ ~ :<£ ca •. ' v ' •' V tjjfij I ff Above is pictured the new Chowan Medical Clinic located on North Granville Street oppo site the Chowan Hospital. The Medical Center, up-to-date and modern in every respect, is now in operation and is occupied by five physicians. Dr. Edward Bond, Dr. Richard Hardin, Dr; Frank Wood, Dr. Roland Vaughan and Dr. Archie Walker.—(Evelyn Leary Photo). Fish Regulations Be Aired At Public Hearing In Edenton Two Matters,Will Be Considered In Court House Friday Morn ing, March 27 C. G. Holland, Fisheries Com missioner of the Division of Commercial Fisheries, announces that a public hearing will be held in the Chowan County Court House Friday morning, March 27, at 10:30 o’clock. The purpose of the meeting is twofold, the first matter to be heard concerns amended regu lations Nos. 4 and 12 under I Food Fish. The other matter to be heard is in regard to gill nets being sot in Chowan River and that part of Albemarle Sound west of the Norfolk Southern Rail road bridge. Proponents and oppon'nls of the above proposals will be heard during the meeting. POCAHONTAS MEETING Chowanoke Council No. 54, De gree of Pocahontas, will meet to night (Thursday) at 8 o’clock in the Red Men hall. Mrs. Barbara Farless, Pocahontas, urges all j members to attend. Sunday. It is the opinion of the doc tors in the Medical Center that faster service will be available, especially for emergencies. Os course, each patient will con tinue to choose the physician he wishes. Ho\yever, some may elect to see a physician who may not be busy at the time, thus speeding service and sav- I ing time for the patient The of physicians with varied interests and spe cialties produce more efficient medical care in less time spent by the patient. Z -v 20 Years Ago As Found in th. Files of The Chowan Herald V ? R. C. Holland declined the ap pointment as judge pro tempore of Recorder's Court in the ab-, sence of Judge J. N. Pruden. who underwent an operation. While highly appreciative of the honor, Mr. Holland did not accept the appointment due to his undivided attention to his activities as pres ident of the Peanut Stabilization Cooperative. W. J. Taylor, county school su perintendent, appeared before dhe County Commissioners to express j his belief that home economics' could be taught at Chowan High ! School with vary little expense. The Commissioners looked with favor on the project provided it would not affect the tax rate. William S. Privott waa appoint ed the County Commission ers as County tax supetvisor, suc ceeding Ferntor W. Hobbs. The War 'Department issued a notice calling for a jMiblic hear ing to consider reviUoa of harbor lines in Edengm'sjurbor. white population led Negroes in the number of bfetha while the Miar led In gettha. There were 164 white children hern as I * Continued on Pag* 1i billon' 1 Town Counciimen Will Seek Change In Election Laws Revival Speaker | IK 18l w ■* ***** IfHkJlk REV. M. O. OWENS Guest speaker for revival ser | vices at-the- Bep*iei Gtnrteh be ginning Sunday morning. March 15 and closing Sunday night. March 22. will be the Rev. M. O. Owens, pastor of the First Bap tist Church of Lenoir. N. C. Hospital Auxiliary After New Members A membership drive by the Chowan Hospital Auxiliary is now in progress. Co-chairmen Mrs. R. F. Elliott and Dr. Martha i Wood are gratified with the re sults thus far reported. The can vassers are working diligently in soliciting memberships and the co-chairmen appeal to each can vasser to submit their report as soon as possible. It is hoped to complete the drive in time to publish the mem bership list in next week’s Her ald. Plans Progressing For Red Men Dance Plans are gradually being whipped into shape for the Eas ter dance sponsored by Chowan Tribe of Red Men. The dance will be held in the Edenton ar mory Saturday night, March 28, from 9 o’clock to midnight. Music for the dance will be provided by Johnny Broughton and the Dixielanders. Table res ervations may be made by tele phoning 3122 or 3375. PLAYS LEADING ROLE IN CLASS PLAY AT MURPHY Friends will be interested to know that Miss Grace Townson will play the leading role in the senior class play “On Town” at the Murphy High School Friday and Saturday night of this week. Miss Townson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Town son, Jr., of Edenton and has been attending the Murphy School, where she will graduate this sum mer. Murray Baker Is New Member Os County Board Os Education In an omnibus bill presented in the House of the General Assem bly Friday, the Board of Educa tions were named for 91 counties in the state. A change was made in the Cho wan group, where Murray Bak er was named to succeed Conroy Perry, who recently resigned. *4. / . Full Agenda of Busi ness Disposed of at March Meeting Held Tuesday Night Town Counciimen at their' meeting Tuesday night disposed of a lengthy agenda, one of the i most important actions taken being to request a change in the town’s election laws. 1 Since 1895 the charter calls for . the registration books being open] , 20 days before election of town . officials, so that registrars are: on duty all of the 20 days. Un -1 der the proposed change the reg- 1 | istration books will be open for] I the four Saturdays before the election. Another change calls for the| County Board of Elections to j have charge of elections. As it isi now, the election has been ini VhUfge 6T the' Town Clerk. Both changes are in accord i ance with the state statutes gov-; erning municipal elections. The Counciimen were unanimous in calling for the above changes, so; that Representative Albert G. By rum will be requested to intro- j Continued on Page 3—Section 1— Federal Assistance For Schools Granted i Congressman Herbert Bonner ] last week was in receipt of a let- ] ter from L. G. Derthick. U. S. . Commissioner of Education to the ] effect action has been taken on , the application of John A. Holmes, superintendent of Eden ton Schools, for federal assistance i for current expenditures. The request is pursuant to Pub- j lie Law 874 providing for finan cial assistance for schools in fed erally affected areas. Mr. Der thick stated that a treasury cheek will reach Mr. Holmes within a week or two. The federal assist ance was asked for due to many children of Marines attending the Edenton school before the base was closed. CIVIC calendar]! J First, second, third and fourth polio shots will be given Friday night. March 13. at the Pene lope Barker house, beginning at 7 o'clock. The project is spon sored "by the Chowan Medical Association and the Edenton Jaycees. Edenton Woman's Club will hold its annual art show at the Penelope Barker house Saturday and Sunday. April 4 and 5. A public hearing will be held in the Court House Friday morning. March 27. 'at 10:30 o'clock to consider two matters regarding commercial fishing. Continued on Page 4—Section 1 B. Potter, J. I. Boyce, D. H. Ber ryman, G. E. Nixon, Carey Ev ans and Murray Baker, each to serve for a term of two years. The bill as introduced by Rep resentative John Hargett of Jones County, chairman of the Educa tion Committee, provides that thd board members will take the oath of office before the first Monday* i in April. Bill Passes House ForAnnexingNew Area To Edenton Final Passage Opens Way For Bond Elec tion to Extend Water And Sewer Services On the strength of the belief that a large knitting concern will locate in Edenton, a bill passed its third reading in the House of Representatives of the North Carolina General As • sembly Monday night to annex a new section within Edenton’s corporate limils. The bill was sent to the Senate for action. The bill was introduced by Chowan County’s Representa ! tivc, Albert G. Byrum and the j annexed area extends along U.S. 1 17 north to the site recently ! purchased bv the Edenton De velopment Corporation opposite ; Colonial Motor Court, to be used for industrial purposes. With the annexation authoriz ed by the General Assembly, j Edenton can subsequently call j for a bond issue for the purpose of extending water and sewer j services to the proposed new plant. Special Showing Os Ford Tractors The Edenton Tractor & Imple -1 ment Company announces a spe- j ! cial showing of new 1959 Ford 1 : tractors, featuring a new Ford j multi-purpose offset tractor, the j first such tractor to be built by • Ford Motor Company. This new tractor is designed for I year-around work of all kind and j has two-three plow power and ] greater work capacity than any j offset tractor previously avail | able. 1 Scott Harrell, manager, savs he i will be delighted to demonstrate : the new tractors and invites | anyone interested to visit the ; plant and inspect the new ma- I chines. Edenton Band Given Excellent Rating In N. C. Band Contest The Edenton Junior-Senior High School Band, along with 21 other bands, participated in the I district phase of the North Caro lina Band Contest Festival held; at East Carolina College in Greenville on Tuesday. Though several members of the local band were unable to par- \ ticipate due to illness, Director j Derwood Bray is very well pleas- | ed with the showing made bv his | aggregation. The Edenton band i was awarded an “Excellent” Rat-1 ing. The bands were judged on their musical performance of sev eral numbers selected from a list prepared b.v the North Carolina Bandmasters Association. The Former Edenton Marine Killed Edenton friends were grieved to learn Saturday that a former Edenton Marine was among eight Marines killed when a “Flying Boxcar” crashed in a swamp dur-; ing a violent rain and windstorm near Cherry Point Friday. Among the victims was Major j William E. Zane, 41. who was sta tioned at the Edenton Naval Au xiliary Air Station before the base closed. The Zane family liv ed on Route 2 before Mr. Zane was transferred to Cherry Point. Baptist Revival Begins Sunday Revival services will begin at the Edenton Baptist Church Sun day morning, March 15, at the 11 o’clock service and will continue through Sunday night, March 22. Guest preacher for the revival will be the Rev. M. O. Owens, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Lenoir, N. C. There will be only one daily week-day service at 7:30 o’clock each night, Monday through Fri day with no services on Satur day. . The public is cordially invited to attend any or all services. $2.50 Per Year In North Carolina $240,000 Pledged Toward Knitting Plant In Edenton J Bandsman Os Week : ; v f f,. -i i-■ ■« ''' •* .. . i W* ... . i. .... . ... J B.v 'y # \ v VERN GOCDWIN The Edenton* Junior - Senior High School Bandsman for this week is Vern Goodwin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Goodwin. Jr. Vern is in ihe 91h grade and has been a number of the band for three years. He plays French horn in the concert band, and is the drum major and exhibition twirler for the marching bands. He is the librarian for the band and holds the rank of first lieu tenant. In this capacity he is responsible for all the sheet music and library -equipment of the band. Vern is a member ol the Edenton Baptist Church. National Director At Jaycee Meeting Edenton’s Junior Chamber of Commerce will meet tonight (Thursday) at 7 o’clock at the Edenton Restaurant. Wes lin of Jacksonville, N. C., nation al Jaycee director, will attend the meeting, so that Caswell Ed mondson. president, urges every Jaycee to be present, Mr. Conk lin was scheduled to attend the last meeting of the local group, but was unable to be present. judges were Paul Brown, dire;- i tor of instrumental music for the i Portsmouth City Schools; Clyde Duval, director of instrumental I music for the Princess Anne County Schools, and Frank Star- I buck, of the Music Department i of Woman’s College. U. N. C.. at ! Greensboro, j Some of the other bands com- I peting were: New Bern. Kin i ston. Greenville, Washington, j Windsor, Ahoskie. Jacksonville, | Williamston, Robersonvillo. Eliz j abeth City, Lenoir County i Schools, Selma. Clinton and Tar boro Senior High School. Rob | ersonville, Jacksonville, Lenoir | County and New Bern Junior I High Schools. CHARLES~R. BUCKLEY 111 APPOINTED SENATE PAGE Friends . will be interested in knowing that Charles Robinson Buckley 111, son of Mrs. Richard B. Overton of Raleigh, the former Eleanor Small of Edenton and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Small of has been appointed a page in the Senate of the 1959 General Assembly of North Carolina. He will serve from March 23 to May 1. C. Os C President John Graham Appoints Committees For 1959 Chairman and members of 14 standing commitees, which carry out the projects and activities of the Chamber of Commerce, were named Tuesday by President John W. Graham to serve through 1959. Graham said the organiza tion’s committees are “the foun dation upon which our program and its execution depend. They are the • means whereby the members are actively enlisted in chamber work. “A Chamber’s strength and in fluence can usually be measured by the character of its commit tees and by the amount and qual ity of work done by them,” Gra ham added. “We are fortunate that many of our members are ’ l " ===^ FIGHT CANCER WITH A CHECKUP AND CHECK _ . . Report Is Still Incom plete as Canvassers Are Urged to Finish Their Soliciting Local and out-of-town busi ness firms and individuals Lave pledged 5240.000 in tne current campaign to bring a large knit ting manufacturer here. John W. Graham, campaign chairman, an nounced Tuesday. The goal is 5253.000 which is required to as sure a first mortgage commit ment of 5475.000 from the Busi ness Development Corporation of North Carolina. Graham said some prospects have noi been contacted or final ; ly reported and he requested cam | .--lign workers with cards to con tact all prospects immediately. “The campaign is not over or a ; success until we have the full I $253,000. Also, we cannot deter-. . mine the prize winners in the i contest for the highest amounts obtained by campaigners until the goal is reached." Graham em phasized. He also suggested that anyone desiring to invest in the project but who has not been seen should contact him or the Chamber of Commerce office. The campaign has gone along exceptionally well according (e J. H. Conger. Jr., president of the ; Edenton Development Corpora tion which is sponsoring the drive for the new industry. Con ger said that while final nego tiations with the prospective ! manufacturer have been started, | the lease agreement with the i company cannot be signed or the first mortgage commitment be as sured until the full $253,000 is . underwritten. Conger joined with Graham to request every worker to follow through with all pros- Continuea cn Page 2—Section 1 Sophomore Class At Chowan High Sponsor Slipper The Sophomore Class of Cho wan High School will sponsor a fried chicken supper at the Cho wan Community Building Friday ■ ni"Lt. March 20. from 6 to 8 o’clock. A variety of entertainment i will be presented during the sup per. and door prizes are being do nated b.v local merchants. The sophomore class desires to thank the following merchants for ■♦heir. : prizes: Mitchener’s Pharmacy, prize has not been announced; Hughes-Parker Hardware Com pany, electric clock; Belk-Tylcr’s, sheets and pillow* cases; Elliott. Company, gift certificate: Jill Shoppe, jewelry; Malone's 5 & 10c Store, salt and pepper shaker and Gibson Perry, dish towels. These : prizes will be presented to the I various people attending the sup per if the stubs to their supper tickets are drawn. Murray Baker has donated s Smithfield ham to the class Chances are being sold for thi ham and the lucky person’s nam< wdll be drawn Friday night. Th< class appreciates Mr. Baker’s do nation and urges anyone desiring tickets for the sup Der or the ■ ham to contact any member of i the sophomore class. willing to serve, the Chamber oi these committees and to devot, "their time and energies to then for which I am grateful.” Committees, chairmen am members appointed are: Advertising and Promotion—R S. Atkinson, chairman, Richarc Schuman, Frank Holmes, Jamoi' Ricks, Jr„ Frank Habit. Richarc" t Dixon. Bill Cozart. Hector Lup ton, Elton Forehand. Jimm ; < Earnhardt, J. R. DuLaney and Henry Quinn. Agriculture Gilliam Wood chairman. Scott Harrell, Georg- Lewis, Lloyd Bunch, Jack Habit E. P. Debnam, W. E. Bond. Gu; Hobbs and Thomas By rum. Contiaufd on Pago t gaction I