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30 YEARS AGO
More than 1.000 of the
Official town booklets pub
lished during the summer.
Were distributed by a spe
cial committee composed of
Richard D. Dixon, James
E: Wood and John A.
Holmes.
Due to an old stove en
closing a roaring fire, the
stage was all set for a
conflagration in Edenton
. that could have easily de
stroyed one of Edenton’s
prized possessions the
Ghowan County Court
House. The stage setting
included the old stove be
coming red hot, a floor
frequently oiled to elimin
ate dust, large wooden
pillars and benches which
on account of their age
would burn similar to a
lightwood knot if given an
opportunity. The fire in
the stove was made to
make the room comfort
able for a meeting of col
ored school teachers. The
teachers were much inter
ested in important infor
mation which was being
discussed and it was not
until smoke was noticed
that they were aware the
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benches were being scorch
ed. Mrs. Maurice Bunch
happened to pass through
the rear of the court room
and noticing the smoke,
called Eichard Dixon, who
immediately searched for a
bucket and then nervously
waited for the bucket to
fill with wa.'er with which
he prevented the spread of
the fire.
As a part of an import
ant statewide movement.
Governor Clyde R. Hoey
notifeid E. W. Sjpires that
he had selected the former
mayor as chairman of
the Governor’s Hospitality
Committee for Chowan
County.
Weekly newspaper edi
tors and publishers from
nine eastern towns met in
Edenton with Hotel Jo
seph Hewes being head
quarters.
At the annual Methodist
Conference held in Raleigh
Rev. George W. Blount was
returned as pastor of the
Edenton Methodist Church.
Though taking a 13-0
lead, Edenton High School
football team lost to Ham
let 39-20 for the Eastern
Class B championship.
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 14, M«.
For successfully com
pleting his studies in the
Railway Postal Clerk and
Clerk-Carrier Course as
Corps Institute in Wash
taught by the Marine
ington, D. C„ Private Tul
ly M. Williams of Edenton
was awarded a diploma
and congratulations for his
excellent work by the
Major General Command
ant of the Marine Corps.
One hundred seventeen
students in Edenton High
School made the honor roll
for the second month.
At a meeting of the
Rocky Hock Loung Ladies
Home Demonstration Club
Miss Mary Leary was elect
ed president.
This section became
much excited and inter
ested by the presence of
two scientists, Legae Davis
and J. D. McGord of Em
ory University, Atlanta, Ga.
Great secretiveness as to
their visit was accentuated
by a report that they had
come to lay preliminary
plans for much later dig
ging about the ancient In
dian graveyards here in the
thought of finding some
prehistoric civilization trace
dating back beyond the
Aztecs and Incas.
Following the announce
ment of Jimmy Earnhardt
that Taylor Theater would
stand the expense of a
couple to be married in the
theater, seven couples had
applied. Though the names
of the ones selected was
not divulged, Mr. Earn
hardt announced plans
were going forward to hold
the. wedding December 6.
David Holton, Edenton
High School coach, was
signally honored when he
was selected among nine
of the leading high school
coaches in the state to se
lect an All North Carolina
high school football team.
Featuring a service at
Providence Baptist Church
was a burning of the
church mortgage.
20 YEARS AGO
Replying to a proposition
made by the Town of
Edenton, David E. Hervey,
president of the Hervey
Foundation, to whom the
Town of Edenton sub
leased the greater portion
of the Edenton Naval Air
Station, wrote an open ■
- letter to Mayor Leroy Has
, kett and Town Council
[ stating that his organiza
, tion accepted the proposal
. to future operation in
, principle. Mr. Hervey, how
. ever, objected to that por
, tion of the proposal where
, in the Foundation was ask
, ed to pay $5,000 and all
, court costs in way of arbi
. tration of litigation then
pending between the town
and Hervey Foundation. Mr.
, Hervey stated that the lat
i ter dealt with past events
and in that he also claim
, ed great damage as the re
suit of the appointment of
, a receiver and that he was
willing for the matter to
be decided by the courts.
Chowan County had a
new enterprise when G. A.
Boyce started manufactur
ing wooden soft drink
crates at Ryland.
The Norfolk Southern
Railway Company was pre
paring an application to
the North Carolina Utili
ties Commission for auth
ority to discontinue pas
senger service on its Nor
folk to Raleigh runs, which
meant the railroad’s last
vestige of personal travel
accommodations for the
public.
Six Chowan County 4-H
youths were first from
North Carolina to make
entry in the International
Livestock Exposition and
Horse Show to be held in
Chicago. The boys were
King George and Kelly
Byrum, James Monds, Ger
ald Lane, James C. Boyce
and Herbert Raye Lane.
In a lengthy charge to
the Grand Jury in Chowan
Superior Court, Judge R.
Hunt Parker recommend
ed that the county adopt a
policy that each Grand
Jury should serve at least
for one year.
Wilbur Harrell, 4-H Club
member of the Rocky Hock
community, was declared
1947 state 4-H peanut
champion and was award
ed a free trip to the Na
tional 4-H Club Congress
at Chicago. His yield was
2,384 pounds of peanuts on
his acre of land.
All Legionnaires of Post
No. 40 were requested to
report at the site of a pro
posed War Memorial and
Legion Memorial Home.
Each one was asked to
take a hammer, saw or
wrecking bar to be used to
tear down part of an old
oyster bar.
Norman Cordon, Metro
politan baritone, presented
a concert in Edenton High
School’s auditorium for the
benefit of Chowan Hospital, i
In the neighborhood of I
SI,OOO was realized. After
the concert a reception was
held in honor of the visi
tor at the home of Dr. and
Mrs. Frank Wood.
“LETTER TO "
THE EDITOR
To the Editor:
The hospital bond issue
is again before the voters
for approval ur disapprov
al. When this issue came
up last year, I publicly
expressed m* disapproval
of the way it was being
presented. 1 was not op
posed to a new hospital as
such, but I Was opposed to
the amount of money in
volved and tne manner in
which it was explained to
the voters.
I have been requested by
a group of interested citi
zens to express my views
on the present issue. This
time it is being presented
in an entirely different
and more reasonable man
ner. The amount of money
asked for is one-third less
and the site is being pub
licly advertised. The op
tion. price on the site has
not been announced, but I
have positively been as
sured it is reasonable. All
public utilities, including
water and paved highway,
are adjacent to the pro
posed site.
If funds for the new
hospital are approved, it is
proposed to convert the
present building into a
convalescent home, along
with the present home,
which wfll greatly enlarge
this facility. I feel sure
this enlarged plan will also
mean a great deal to our
com. nunity.
I shall vote for it
B. WARNER EVANS.
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Over 75 4-H girls entered
4-H Club work at the
Achievement Day held in
the Edenton armory.
Members of the Edenton
High School football squad
presented Coach Tex Lind
say a gold Bulova watch.
Mrs. William M. Morgan
announced the engagement
of her daughter, Miss Wil
lie Love Morgan, to Charles
Henry Shaw, Jr., of River
side, Rhode Island.
Weekly newspaper pub
lishers and editors of the
northeastern section of the
state met in Edenton with
J. Edwin Bufflap and Hec
tor Lupton, publishers of
The Chowan Herald, as
hosts.
A motion was passed by
Town Council that the
heating plant at the former
bowling alley at Edenton
Naval Air Station be mov
ed to the Legion hut. The
Councilmen also ordered
an appropriation of SSOO to
be donated to a proposed
Edenton Band.
Haywood Jones moved
his grocery store merchan
dise to his Broad Street
Fish Market. Mr. Jones i
sold his grocery store 1
building to Ernest Kehayes.
Heavy rains delayed
picking of peanuts in the
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Virginia - Carolina section.
A few mills were closed
due to lack of farmers’
stock.
NOTICE
If you have moved since the last County Reg
istration from one precinct to another, please
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check to be sure that you are properly register
ed, and if necessary, secure a transfer from
your Registrar. This will be necessary in order
for you to be able to vote in the Hospital Bond
Election December 21.
E. L HOLLOWELL
Chairman Chowan County Board of Elections
With a boiler which pro
vided heat for the Shep
ard-Pruden Memorial Li
brary repaired, the library
again went on regular
schedule, according to Mrs.
Sidney McMullan, librar
ian.