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Volume VTll.—Niunber 44.
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P. T. A. Asks For Nine Month School
Infantile Paralysis
' Chapter Organized
4 For Chowan County
Father F. J. McCourt
Elected Chairman
Os Group
ASK FOR CHARTER
Purpose Is to Assist In
Combatting Disease
t And Its Effects
At a meeting held in the Court
House Friday night of citizens inter
ested in combatting infantile paraly
sis, a Chowan Chapter of the Na
tional Foundation for Infantile Para
lysis, Inc., was organized,. Tne
meeting was called by Dr. J. W.
Warren, who at the outset presented
the purposes of the organization as
well as the rules and regulations to
be followed. After presenting me
matter, it was the unanimous agree
ment of those present to apply to the
national organization for a charter,
which request was signed by Dr.
Warren, Mrs. J. N. Pruden, Mrs. U.
M. Elliott, Dr. O. L. Holley, R. L.
.Pratt, E. W. Spires, J. G. Campen,
-Father F. J. McCourt, W. H. Gardner,
Mrs. W. H. Coffield and J. Edwin
Bufflap.
Officers of the chapter were sub
sequently chosen, with Father Mc
4Court being unanimously elected as
chairman. Mrs. W. H. Coffield was
elected vice chairman; W. H. Gara
ner, treasurer, and J. Edwin Bufflap,
secretary.
The purpose of the chapter shall be
to act locally for the National Foun
dation for Infantile Paralysis, Inc.,
tiie area to include all of Chowan
County.
The National Foundation makes
grants for scientific research for the
purpose of discovering and eliminat
ing, if possible, the disease itself;
of knowledge of
care and treatment; and grants to in
stitutions where the after-effects
will be closely studied under the most
enlightened methods of practice.
It will be the duty of each chapter
(to render direct assistance to those
afflicted with infantile paralysis, irre
spective of age, within the territory
assigned to the chapter. More specr
fically, the chapter should, to the
fullest extent possible within its
means, furnish funds for braces,
crutches,wheel chairs, casts, hospital
ization, transportation and the like.
The chapter shall also cooperate
with the national organization in
■ '-4endering first aid in case of epi
demics.
Nothing further than effecting the
organization was done Friday night,
pending receipt of the charter, when
tjte executive committee will be nam
ed and the chapter will begin to
function.
Rotary Inter-City
Meeting Tonight
Over Hundred Expected
Gather at Parish
House
Over 100 Rotarians and Rotary
Annes are expected to gather in the
Pariah House tonight (Thursday) to
attend an inter-city meeting of the
Edenton, Elizabeth City, Hertford
and Manteo clubs. The meeting has
been under consideration for several
weeks and interest has been in
creasing ever since.
As a special feature, Silas Lucas,
prominent Wilson attorney who has a
splendid reputation as an after
dinner speaker, has accepted an invi
tation to address the gathering, which
promises to make the meeting of
' more than ordinary interest.
The affair is scheduled to get un
der- way at 7:30 o’clock, with a tur
key dinner prepared by the ladies of
St. Paul’s Church to tease the appe
i tites of those present.
Spivey Store Expects
Be Ready Nov. 20
| The Spivey Stores from Raleigh
H will locate here in their newly reno-
I vated building, formerly the Hughes-
I Holton Hardware Company store, on
I or about November 20.
K. The store will handle merchandise
ifepriced from five cents to five dollars.
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" A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
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Above picture gives some idea of the district NYA woodworking and ship carpentry shop to be operated in Edenton. Sim
ilar shops are now in operation at Greensboro;—Kinston, Lexington, Murphy, New Bern, Asheville, Durham, Goldsboro, Lenoir,
Greenville, Old. Fort, Raleigh, Bylva and Washington. The local shop will be located in the Kramer garage building on Water
iStreet, where, in addition to training about 50 young men in woodworking, production includes desks, tables and chairs for the
United States Army and. the offices of Production Management. An interviewer will be in Room 208, Citizens Bank Building,
Friday to line up young men between 16 and 25 years of age for jobs in the shop under experienced instructors.
Tuberculosis Clinic
For Chowaif County
Starting On Nov. 17
Tests Sponsored by Lo
cal District Health
Department
FREE EXAMINATION
Clinic Will Be In Charge
Os Dr. William R.
Roper
Dr. J. S. Chamblee, director of the
Bertie-Chowan District Health De
partment, announces that the depart
ment is going to sponsof a tubercu
losis clinic for Chowan County, start
i ing the week of November 17. At
; this clinic, free fluoroscopic examina
, tions will be made on all people in
the County who have been tested for
tuberculosis and found to have posi
tive tests. These tests have already
. been given to all the high school stu
dents in the County and those with
positive tests are to be given an ap
i pointment for the clinic. Any per
sons who have ever had tuberculosis
in their immediate family or among
relatives should contact their family
physician for a tuberculin test so
that they may be given an appoint
ment for the clinic or they should
contact the Health Department for a
test there.
People who have had symptoms of
tuberculosis such as: loss of weight,
' persistent cough, pain in chest, loss
, of appetite, general weakness or per
sistent bad colds, should also have
this test taken. Tuberculosis is of
. ten found in people who have no idea
of having it.
The clinic is to be conducted by
Dr. William H. Roper, a specialist in
tuberculosis, from the State Tubercu
■ losis Sanatorium.
SSOO Stolen From
Richard Rogerson
i
i Richard Rogerson had the misfor
■ tune to be relieved of SSOO in cash,
. which he discovered missing from his
, home in the Cotton Mill Village on
i iSunday. The amount represented
• savings accrued by him which he in
tended to deposit in the bank.
What puzzles Mr. Rogerson is the;
’ fact that he thought no oner except
immediate members of the family
was aware that he had the money
’ in the house, and though* police are
' working on the case, there is no clue
as to who took the money.
Its disappearance was discovered
when Mr. Rogerson found a closet
door open where he had the money
I hidden.
ATTEND TYRRELL FAIR !
Quite a few Edenton people at
tended the Tyrrell County Fair held
in Columbia this week. Those who
attended report a creditable fair and
a splendid time in the Tyrrell Coun
ty metropolis.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 30,1941.
NEW ROCKY HOCK CENTRAL SCHOOL NOW
TARGET OF ENROLLMENT CONTROVERSY
Several Children Totally Ignored Who Go to Cho
wan High School But Are Enrolled at
New Central School
Objection to the new Central
Rocky Hock school, which was regis
tered when the matter was voted up
on again cropped up recently, when
parents of several children refused to
send their children to the new school,
preferring to send them to Chowan
High School. With school officials
determined that children in''the area
should attend the new school and
parents appearing equally insistent
upon sending them to Chowan, there
now looms a controversy which may
go to the State School Commission or
even to the courts.
Those involved in the controversy
are Vandy Byrum and J. C. Nixon,
both of whom feel that they are jus
tified in sending their children to
Chowan. However, Superintendent
W. J. Taylor has informed them that
their children were assigned to the
Rocky Hock Central School by the
Board of Education, and that there
will be no change in the schedule.
Despite this fact, the children have
continued to go to Chowan, but have
not been enrolled, even though they
are allowed on the school ground. At
present these students are allowed to
sit in the class rooms, but are with
out books and without class work
assignments. No fees will be accept
ed for books and no work which they
may do, if any, is given any atten
tion by teachers, nor will any school
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Rain Causes s2,Off
Loss At Badham’s
Water Pours Over Stock
As Result of Faulty
Chimney
Over $2,000 damage was suffered
by Badham Bros.’ store Tuesday
morning after the heavy rain Monday
night was found to have gone
through a faulty chimney and flooded
both floors of the store.
A new chimney had been built only
a short time ago, Mr. R. P. Badham
said, but the work was evidently
faulty and the rain poured into the
store through a hole in the chimney.
Most of the damage was caused on
the south side of the store where the
water had flooded over into the
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Black Widow Spider
Bites Mackeys Negro
Creswell. Chelcie Best, Negro,
who lives on Tom Tarkenton’s farm
near Mackeys, was brought to Dr. J.
M. Phelps’ Hospital Monday for
treatment for a black widow spider
bite.
When he arrived at the hospital,
Best was in much pain suffering
from abdominal and other muscular
cramp.
credit be allowed either for work or
time spent in the Chowan school. The
children are not sold lunches from the
lunch room or anything from the
store room, nor are they allowed to
participate in any school activity.
Mr. Taylor has urged those con
cerned -o send their children to
Rocky wock school, where they are
enrolled, in order not to lose school I
credit, for at Chowan they are not
recognized as enrolled students, be
ing ignored and losing the benefits
they might have derived had they
enrolled in the new school to which
they have been assigned.
The Board of Education’s argument
is that if some of the children in the
section are allowed to enroll at
Chowan, then others will want to fol
low suit, thus reducing attendance at
the Central school and affecting the
allotment of teachers.
On the other hand the Byrum and
Nixon families contend that some of
their children are enrolled at Chowan
and because conditions are not crowd
ed, all of their children should be
entitled to school facilities inasmuch
as the State pays the bill.
In the meantime, while the matter
is being argued and an adjustment
sought, the children are the victims
in not receiving the advantages of
schooling other than sitting in the
class rooms.
Library Expanded
In Cupola House
Entire First Floor Will
Hereafter Be Used
For Purpose
Patrons and friends of the Shep
ard-Pruden Memorial Library will be
delighted to know that expansion of
the library is in prospect. It is pro
posed to devote all of the first floor
to the library, instead of only the one
room on the east side of the building.
According to the change, the extra
space will provide a stock room as
well as a reference room, leaving all
of the present library for reading
purposes.
The second and third floors will be
devoted to the museum to which ad
mission will continue to be charged
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Celebration Os All
Saints Day Nov. 1
Saturday, November Ist, being All
Saints’ Day, D. V., there will be a
celebration of the Holy Communion
in St. Paul’s Church that day at
11:00 a. m.
It is usual for the graves in the
churchyard to be decorated on All
Saints’ Day by relatives and friends
of those buried there.
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Red Cross Roll Call
Scheduled To Get
Under Way Nov. 11
Chowan County’s Quota
This Year Boosted
To SBOO
GREATER NEED
Canvassers For Drive
i Will Be Named Next
Week
Chowan County’s Red Cross Roll
Call will start on November 11, ac
cording to Mrs. J. N. Pruden, county
chairman, who feels certain that
Chowan County will, as usual, rally
to the cause and meet its quota. The
county’s quota has been boosted to
SBOO, which is S3OO above last year,
when the total amount asked was
raised. Mrs. Pruden has been giving
considerable thought to this year’s
campaign and will announce her list
of canvassers next week.
“America’s national defense efforts
require a great expansion of all
American Red Cross activities,” said
Mrs. Pruden in urging “all out” sup
port of the greatest membership roll
call in Red Cross history.
In announcing the quota of SBOO,
Mrs. Pruden said, “We must go over
the top in this Roll Call, because the
continuance of the national Red Cross
program depends upon the success of
the local chapters in appealing for
members.”
Funds realized during the roll call
period will be used to enable the
American Red Cross and its chapters
to carry on its expanded services to
the Army and Navy and to widen its
j national defense program for the
civilian population.
The Red Cross has more than
doubled the number of field directors
and medical workers in its employ
stationed at Army and Navy posts
and hospitals. Red Cross staffs are
at 185 stations and hospitals covering
900 points of military and naval ser
vice. Approximately 200 field di
rectors and assistants are dealing
with the able-bodied personnel of the
Army and Navy, while another 140
workers, assigned to Army and Navy
hospitals, render medical social ser
vice and communication service for
convalescent patients as well as plan
medically approved recreation.
Mrs. Pruden is calling upon every
resident in Chowan County to enroll
as a Red Cross member through the
local chapter in order that “our coun
ty may contribute its full share to
this important humanitarian program
which means so much to our homes,
our family, our county and our
nation.”
ST. MARY’S MEETS MONDAY
The St. Mary’s branch of the Wom
an’s Auxiliary will meet Monday af
ternoon at 4 o’clock, at the Parish
House. The president is very anx
ious to have all members attend.
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Request Certain
For Election To
Vote On Matter
E. City Superintendent
Tells of Advantages
Os Extra Month
MANY PRESENT
Longer Term Estimated
To Add 14 Cents to
Edenton’s Tax Rate
“We want a Nine Months School!”
proclaimed placards carried Tuesday
night by members of the Edenton
High School Band during a rally prior
to the address of Paul A. Reid, super
intendent of the Elizabeth City
schools, in the auditorium of Edenton
High School.
Headed by the Parent-Teachers As
sociation, all the civic organizations
in town are behind the movement to
provide a nine months school for the
children in the county.
“Since 1933,” Paul A. Reid said, in
addressing approximately 200 people
gathered in the auditorium, “fifty
nine towns and cities in North Caro
lina have voted to restore the nine
months school term. Are not your
children entitled to the advantages
these cities and towns give to their
children?”
Mrs. W. D. Pruden, president of the
local P. T. A., in ope ling the meet
ing Tuesday night, told the audience
that Mr. Reid had been asked to
come in order to give them advice
and lead the discussion in question.
John A. Holmes, in introducing tne
speaker, said that Mr. Reid was in
the Roanoke Rapids school and the
Raleigh Needham-Broughton school
when they voted to restore the nine
months term. On November 25,
citizens of Elizabeth City, where Mr.
Reid is superintendent of the city
schools, will go to the polls to vote
i for the nine months school there.
The meeting Tuesday n*gii& went
on record as petitioning tne ' school
trustees for a nine months school
term. According to the law, the
school board must request the county
commissioners on Monday when the
Board meets in regular monthly ses
sion, to call an election to vote on
the matter.
In carrying on the discussion Tues
day night, Mr. Reid said that 39 per
cent, of the students in North Caro
lina were too old for the grades they
were in, but that the average was
reduced considerably with a nine
1 months term. “Increase in length of
term,” he said, “increases promo
tion.”
“Those who go on to college with
an eight months school term prepara
tion are at a great disadvantage when
they have to compete with students
who have had nine and ten months
terms and 12 grades. Seven per
j cent, of North Carolina students
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Rev. Norman Ashley
I Lectures Next Week
Rocky Hock Church
Messages Illustrated By
Many Slides of Holy
Land
Rev. G. Norman Ashley will deliver
a series of two illustrated messages
. on the “Life and Teachings of
■ Jesus” at the Rocky Hock Baptist
! Church Tuesday and Wednesday
i nights, November 4 and 5, at 7:30
o’clock. These lectures are being
. sponsored by the Young Woman’s
• Auxiliary of the Church. The mes
i sages will be illustrated by means of
stenoptican slides made while Mr.
• Ashley was a student in Palestine and
Egypt. These pictures will deepen
the understanding and appreciation
for the land which is called Holy.
i Mr. Ashley is a native of Chowan
County, being the son of the late Mr.
, and Mrs. George V. Ashley. He was
• educated at Wake Forest College,
Duke University and the American
School of Oriental Research in Jeru
salem. He is pastor of Salemburg
Baptist Church and Dean of Reli
gious Education at Pineland College.
■ The public is cordially invited to at
- tend these lectures which have been
i given extensively in the churches
- throughout the state and adjoining
states.