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4 Volume VIII. —Number 46. 50th Anniversary ■ Dinner Os Woman’s College On Tuesday Alumnae From 10 East ern Counties Expect ed to Attend 7 P. M. AT HOTEL Dean W. C. Jackson Will Be Principal Speaker f For Occasion As more than 20,000 alumnae and former students of Woman’s College of tiie University of North Carolina join with the 2,000 plus present stu dents and faculty of approximately 260 in celebrating the 50th anniver sary year of the institution, recol lections are turning back to that sig nificant year of 1892 when the col lage opened its doors. Contrast be tween the small, illy equipped insti tution which was the first state-sup ported school for girls, and the splen did plant and fine academic standing of the college of today is one to stir the emotions and make Carolinians swell with pride in this indication of I their foresightedness and accomplish ment. Alumnae in the 10 counties of this section will have their version of the anniversary dinner here Tuesday night, November 18, at 7 o’clock, at 4 Hotel Joseph Hewes. Mrs. Wood Privott is chairman of the dinner for the Albemarle section, which Is expected to bring together alumnae from Chowan, Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Hertford, Bertie, Washington, Tyrrell and Dare counties. Dr. W. C. Jackson, dean of admin istration at the college, will speak at the dinner, his subject to be, “The Woman’s College—lt's Present and Future." These and other alumnae of the Woman’s College of the University . of North Carolina skid K a far cry to the fall day in 1892 when Dr. Charles Duncan Mclver, president of the brand-new State Normal and Industrial school met personally at the Greensboro station most of his $ 223 eager students and transported them by hack to a raw, red. hillside west of the little town, where they found two buildings, Administration and Brick dormitory. Administra tion in renovated guise still stands and houses administrative offices, but Old Brick has been supplanted by 15 residence halls. The 10-acre campus has expanded to 100, and the lone pine tree, which those first students saw the president's wife white-wash ing, has given place to hundreds and hundreds of trees of many varieties, which contribute to the real beauty of today's campus. _i Today, in its 50th year, Woman’s college stands as a monument to the vision of Uclver and his associate, Alderman, and to the courageous and oftentimes painful struggles of his successors, Dr. J. I. Foust, for 27 years president, and Dr. W. C. Jack son, since 1934 dean of administration of Woman's college as a unit of the Greater University of North Carolina. In the near-half century since its opening, Woman’s College has be come the third largest woman’s col lege in the United States. NYA Shop Ready For Full Operation Stitt Shortage of Young Men to Operate at Full Capacity W. E. Love, project supervisor of the NYA woodworking and ship building shop located here, said to day lie expected by the end of next , week to have 15 or 20 young boys working on kitchen cabinets, diming "Voom cabinets and typewriter desks in the work shop now occupying the Kramer Garage building. Work on installing individual elec tric lights for each machine was fin ? tithed on Wednesday and Mr. Love that by early next week he hoped the shpp would be ready to turn oat capacity production. However, there is a shortage of young men in the shop and it is hop ed Edenton citizens will assist in se curing 50 workers, which is the ca pacity of the shop. Boys in the shop are paid 30 cents per hour for four hours work, while four hours are devoted to related training which provides experience THE CHOWAN HERALD A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY | Pay Up Or Else! | Patrolman Robert L. Pratt is this week contacting ohrners of . dogs who have not yet purchased f dog licenses, and is either collect ing the regular fee or indicting owners for violation of the law. Beginning this very unpleasant * duty Monday, Mr. Pratt has a list of names representing 61 dogs, for which no licenses have been bought for the year. However, the impression prevails that there are even more dogs than that, without license, and in the round up owners of all dogs will either I have to buy a license or appear in court. Up to Monday licenses had been purchased for 119 dogs in Edenton. a Famous Lecturer i i r Speaks In Edenton On November 26 ! Dr. Charles E. Barker Scheduled to Make Three Addresses 5 [ HEARD BY MILLIONS J Appearance Sponsored By Edenton Rotary E Club i : Dr. Charles E. Barker, noted lec i turer, will speak in Edenton on i Wednesday, November 26, his appear , ance here being sponsored by the , Edenton Rotary Club in connection i with the observance of Community Service Day. Dr. Barker will speak at the Rotary meeting, which will be : transferred to Wednesday instead of i Thursday, and, aside from his Rotary l address, it is planned to have him speak at the high school in the mom ! ing for the benefit of the students, ’ and again at night at a joint meet ' ing of the various organizations in , town. ' Four million adults, three million t high schools and probably a half ; million college students have been m : spired by the addresses of Dr. Bark er, lecturer and teacher of the prin i ciples of health and right living, in the quarter century he has devoted i to this work. He holds university degrees as doctor of hygiene and physical culture. While William ; Howard Taft was president of the United 'States Dr. Barker spent an ; hour a day with him, keeping him i fit for his job. Millions of high school students and their parents have listened to his addresses on the problems of youth and parenthood. Since going on the lecture platform he has deliv ered over 11,500 addresses. With out any effort at preaching and with out any oratorical flourishes, Dr. Barker has left a profound impres sion on the lives of millions of young people. His most popular lecture, “How to Make the Most Out of Life,” has been delivered to three million boys and girls of high school age. One of the secrets of the success of Dr. Barker as a lecturer to high school youths is his understanding of young people and his direct appeal to their mentality. He makes his talks to youth appeal to the idealism of youth, shows an appreciation of their problems, and from a lifetime of ex perience, he speaks frankly without offending. Dr. Barker has been a member of the Rotary Club of Grand Rapids, Mich., since October, 1921. He comes to Edenton through the courtesy of the Rotary Club as a contribution of , Community Service. In recent years he has been working under the aus pices of Rotary, and in this capacity has talked in over 2,500 communities in North America. Sunshine Sue At School Friday Night Sponsored by the Belle Bennett Circle of the Methodist Church, Sun shine Sue and her family of rangers ] will appear at Edenton High School Friday night, the show beginning at 8 o’clock. Tickets have been on .sale < for over a week and a large attend- ; ance is anticipated. Vital Statistics For October Released ! —— j i The vital statistics for the inonth 1 of October, reported for Chowan 1 County by the Bertle-Chowan Dis- ] trict Health Department, are nine i white and 20 Negro live births, i There was one white still birth. The total deaths was three white ] ] and six Negroes, with one Negro, death under one year, one Negro [death from measles and one Negro i Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 13," 1941. " Edenton Team Will Try Even Count With Hertford On Friday Game at Home After Three Battles on For eign Soil STARTS AT 3:15 Hertford Has One Game Edge In 15 Games Played What should be one of the most interesting and hardest-fought foot ball games of the season will take place Friday afternoon when the Edenton High School team plays again on home soil after playing away from home for three weeks. At 3:15, two ancient rivals will meet on Hicks Field, when Coach Bowman’s boys again tackle the Hertford out fit in an all-out attempt to even things up in a rivalry which has ex tended over a period of 15 games and during which time Hertford has a slight edge. Os the 15 games played between the two schools, Hertford has won seven games and Edenton six, with two ending in scoreless ties. It was a long time before Edenton was able to break into the win column, for of the first eight games played, Edenton won only one. How ever, of the last seven games played, Hertford has won only one, that be ing last year, when they upset the Aces 8 to 6. For several years the two schools did not meet, those years following the 84-0 trouncing at the hands of Coach Henry House’s 1934 State Class B champions, years when Eden ton had strong teams and Hertford was unable to muster together a team of any comparable strength. How ever, the two teams this year are fig ured to be very evenly matched andi with the Aces out to avenge last year’s defeat, plus the desire to even the count, this 16th game should be a thriller from start to finish and will no doubt create almost as much interest as the annual clash with the Elizabeth City Yellow Jackets. The Edenton boys are in high spir its by reason of their victory over Washington last week, which put them on an even basis, having won three, lost three and played a tie. To date, then, the season has been more successful than was anticipated at the beginning, when many fans, as well as Coach Bowman, in looking over the schedule, saw little hope of breaking anywhere near even. The Aces defeated Columbia, Wil liamston and Washington, losing to Elizabeth City, Kinston and Scotland Neck, the tie game being with Tar boro. Coach Bowman is taking his boys through strenuous practice drills this week in anticipation of a hard game •with Hertford, and because of the rivalry and the opportunity to even the count, a large crowd of fans is expected to be on hand. Peace Is Indivisible Judge Parker Says At Armistice Dinner Democracy and Totali tarianism Cannot Both Endure Speaking before approximately 100 members of the Ed Bond Post of the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary, gathered in the dining hall of the Hotel Joseph Hewes, Judge R. Hunt Parker of Roanoke Rapids, on Tuesday night gave the veterans assurance that the present issue was clear, that ‘peace is indivisible, the world cannot remain half democratic and half totalitar ian.” 'He further assured them that all “foreign issues will be crushed by the forces of democracy." Introduced by Post Commander John A. Holmes as a man who had carried with him through life the ability to be a straight shooter, Parker told the Legionnaires and Auxiliary members that our future, liberty, and destiny are at stake in this war and the American people are becoming tired, disgusted and nau seated at those who are preaching that Germany is invincible.” He went on to say: “The American peo ple are feeling a rising tide of wrath against certain labor leaders and the idea of defeatism voiced by a man who wears the medals of Goebels and Hitler.” . “The descendants of onr great American soldiers are not going to sit idly by while this brutal mnrder, .Continued on Png. Eight) Early Reports Os Red Cross Roll Call Very Encouraging Canvassers Meet With Generous Response At Outset GOAL SBOO Need Is Greater Than Ever, Says Mrs. J. N. Pruden, Chairman - Though no figures were available when The Herald went to press, very encouraging reports have been re -1 ceived by Mrs. J. N. Pruden, chair man of the Chowan County Chapter of the American Red Cross, relative to the annual roll call which got un der way Tuesday morning. Many of the canvassers began soliciting early Tuesday morning and were greeted with generous response, which was reason for optimism on the part of Mrs. Pruden and her co-workers that despite the increased county quota, Chowan will again maintain its re cord and raise the amount asked. This year’s quota for the county is SBOO, as compared with SSOO last year, which larger amount is neces sary due to increased demands made upon the Red Cross for help. American Red Cross expenditures for war relief abroad amounted to more than $47,000,000 up to the end of June, says Mrs. Pruden. Included in that total are supplies valued at more than $25,000,000, which were purchased by Federal agencies for distrk ‘ ; on by the Red Cross. Poi -mt that relief had pre vior ade available, to the ex ar-time conditions woutu to Poland, Norway, Belgium, Greece, the Netherlands and. Yugoslavia, Mrs. Pruden said i that in recent months American Red ■ Cross War Relief has been distribut ed to Great Britain, the British Mid dle East, China, France, Finland and Spairv»~-. Mor?'thbn worth of re lief has been made available to the British people, with American Red Cross supplies, chiefly in the form of clothing and medical supplies, still going across the Atlantic at the rate of about six shipments every week. The need for Red Cross relief to the victims of war still continues. The need for Red Cross services to our people at home is increasing ra pidly in line with our national de fense program, Mrs. Pruden said. In urging everyone in the community to rally to the support of the Red Cross at the annual Roll Call, she emphasized that never has the need for a 100 per cent membership sup port among all sections of the Amer ican people been so vital as it is today. In next week’s issue of The Herald will appear a list of the names of those who have enrolled in this year’s roll call. Town Councilmen Hold Orief Meeting On Tuesday Night Resolution Passed For Widening Route 17 Six Feet Despite the fact that the regular meeting of Town Council was delayed one hour Tuesday night, what little business was on hand was transacted in less than an hour. The meeting was called for 9 o’clock, due to the Armistice Night “Dutch dinner” staged at the hotel by Ed, Bond Post and members of the Auxiliary, at which Superior Court Judge R. Hunt Parker was the principal speaker, which was attended by several mem bers of the Council. Aside from payment of bills, there was little business on the docket, though William Provitt appeared be fore the Board to tender his resigna tion as special tax attorney for the town. Councilmen have been anxious for action to be taken relative to de linquent taxes and in tendering his resignation, Mr. Privott explained, that when the County Tax Attorney makeß an ivestigation, he automatic ally secures the information neces sary for the town and because of that fact he was of the opinion that one attorney should serve for both the town and county. He intimated that two men for the two jobs meant little remuneration for the amount of work involved, but that for one man to act in both capacities would be worth while. Mr. Privott had consulted J. N. (Continued on Page Eight) — Dinner Speaker L-—« « fl JBB DR. W. C. JACKSON As dean of administration, Dr. Jackson will be the principal speaker at a dinner on Tuesday night at Hotel Joseph Hewes, when alumnae of Woman’s Col lege from 10 counties will gather to celebrate the 50t!i anniver sary of the institution. Whirlwind Drive Raises $606 For : Doy Scout Work Interested Citizens Dis cuss Need at Meeting Friday Night 100 CONTRIBUTE Albert Byrum In Charge Os Signing Up list Os Contributors At a meeting Friday night of a group of citizens interested in the Boy iScouts, a campaign was launched to raise S6OO as Edenton’s quota in the Tidewater area for carrying on Scout activities on a systematic basis. The meeting, which was held in the Municipal Building, was called by H. A. Campen, chairman of the troop committee, who presided and explained the purpose of the meet ing. “Heretofore,” said Mr. Campen, “Scouting in Edenton has been on a hit or miss basis, sometimes the' movement appearing to be thriving, j and then at times apparently no in terest being taken either by the boys or those in charge." Mr. Campen, a former Scoutmaster, and referred to as the best Edenton has ever had, explained the present set-up under the Tidewater Council, in which the local troop is officially recognized and receives the services of an efficient field scout executive, who is Donald F. King. Under this arrangement, Mr. King keeps in con stant contact with the troop to check on what is being done, as well as offering his services to the Scout master in any way necessary to main tain a troop up to required stand- j ards. Mr. King was present at Friday night’s meeting and in referring to Scouting, he said, “Edenton can be justly proud of her past history in (Continued on Page Five) Erwin Speaker At School Masters Club Meeting On Monday John A. Holmes, superintendent of Edenton High School, will go to Eli zabeth City Monday to attend the annual meeting of the Albemarle School Masters Club at the State Teachers College. Also invited to at tend, besides the superintendents of nine county and two city units in the Albemarle, are all teachers and prin cipals. The meeting will feature as speak ers Dr. Clyde Erwin of Raleigh, State Superintendent of Public In struction, and N. C. Newbold of Ra leigh, State Director of Negro Edu cation. Harvey Thomas Now In Wilson Hospital Harvey Thomas has again been obliged to leave Edenton and is now a patient in the Wilson County Hos pital. Mr. Thomas, who has been in poor health, suffered several severe heart attacks last week and on Sun day was taken by his son, Jack Thomas, to Wilson. In a letter to the editor of-The Herald, Mr. Thomas expressed regret at having to leave Edenton, a town which he had learn ed to love, but said that it was neces sary for him to yield in the interest of his health. TkU fMMtiiitf L jlpmm, • MP VwWr itisd hi iMM Advmibm vw good nm*. $1.25 Per Year Governor Chooses Members On Local Advisory Council Seven Notified of Their Appointment This Week MEET SOON Duty Outlined Is to In vestigate Employ ment Conditions Governor Broughton has just com pleted the appointment of 322 mem bers of Local Advisory Councils of the Unemployment Compensation Commission, made up of seven mem bers, two each representing employ ers and employees and three repre senting the general public, for each of the 46 local permanent employ ment office areas. Recommended locally and approveo I by the Commission, these Local Ad visory Councils will serve for two and three year periods and will meet to consider problems that arise in both the State Employment Service and Unemployment Compensation di visions. Wood Privott, office mana ger, will serve as secretary and ar range for the meeting. These local councils will advise on local conditions and serve as units of the state-wide and nation-wide em ployment security programs. They will cooperate in making effective such measures as may be necessary under special conditions, such as those related to supplying and train ing workers in defense activities. They will also promote coopera tion among all groups and, local agen cies concerned with employment se curity; promote public understanding of the purposes, policies and prac tices of this program; discuss prob lems relating to employment secur ity, particularly as applied to local conditions; promote plans and meth ods of providing employment, reduc ing unemployment and stimulating the local application' of sticlf plans; insure impartiality, neutrality and freedom from political influence in administration of the employment security program; and in such other ways as may be requested by the State Unemployment Compensation Commission or by the local employ ment offices. Members of the Edenton Advisory Council, named by Governor Brough ton to serve in the area covered by j the Edenton Employment office, are as follows: Employees, Henry Rogerson and Gumie C. Hobbs; employers, J. W. Davis and R. E. Parrish; public, J. H. McMullan, J. Edwin Bufflap and Mrs. C. T. Hollowell. Lloyd E. Griffin Speaks To Lions Presents Facts About North Carolina’s Schools Lloyd E. Griffin was the principal speaker at the Lions Club meeting Monday night, when he spoke about the growth and development of the schools in North Carolina. Mr. Griffin said the cost for educating each child amounted to about S3O, as compared with the national average of S6O. This lower cost, however, he said, does not indicate that North Carolina’s children have inferior edu cational facilities or lack advantages enjoyed in other states, but is the re sult of better handling of school funds in North Carolina. He brought out the fact that 840,- 000 school children are transported in North Carolina, more than in any other state, and that Negroes in North Carolina are taking more in terest in educational advantages than white people. Another feature of the meeting was the showing of a short motion picture by a representative of the American Tobacco Company portraying a Kay Kyser program and the manufactur ing of cigarettes. Guy Hobbs, a member of the re cently formed zoning commission, asked the club to meet with other lo cal organizations in the near future to hear Pat Healy, secretary of the State Association of Municipalities, discuss problems in connection with town zoning. Jean Paul Barnett, principal of Chowan High School, was introduced as a new member of the club. UNDERGOES OPERATION George Bunch, of near Cross Roads, was taken to General Hospital, Nor folk, V«u, Monday for an operation.
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