Volume XIV. —Number 21.
Fish Hatchery To Get Axe
Congress Cuts Budget
Os Interior Department
Half of Edenton Unit
Slated to Leave on
May 30
Chamber of Commerce
And Wildlife Group
Make Study
The l -~ per cent cut slated for the
U. S. Department of Interior is being
felt in North Carolina as many hatch
eries have been declared surplus.
Beaufort and Weldon hatcheries have
already been dropped. Edenton’s four
man staff is due for a fifty per cent
slash effective May 30 of this year.
The Edenton Chamber of Commerce
and Merchants Association is making
a study of the situation along with
the Wildlife Group to see just how
it will affect this area, inasmuch as
the Edenton hatchery furnishes stock
all over the Northeastern coast.
Columnists cry “false economy” and
Senator Bill Umstead and other gov
ernment representatives are fighting
the move.
Concern has been expressed by
. many groups interested in building up
this area into small-game fisherman’s
paradise. Just how bad it will affect
the commercial fishing is not known,
though a iring the years of 1939 and
1940 c!'i*e to 17 million shad were
stocked ,r< the Albemarle Sound.
Peter Carlton Public
Relations Director
For Town of Edenton
% ?rees Serve Without
I Pay to Tell Colonial
Capital’s Story
As the result of joint agreement at j
the la.ec —eeting of the Town Council, 1
Mayor Leroy H. Haskett announces
the appointment of Peter A. Carlton
as Director of Public Relations for the
Town of Edenton. The Mayor stated
that Mr. Carlton accepted the post to,
serve without cost to the City, as a
further service of the Edenton Cham
ber of Commerce and Merchants As
sociation. of which he is the Execu
tive Secretary.
Mayor Haskett and the members of
the Town Council agreed that this
new office, to be pioneered by Carl
ton, was in keeping with the modern ]
trend of town and municipal manage- j
ment, and that Edenton was probably j
the only town -of its size in North i
Carolina to have a public relations de
partment. The Mayor cited the exam
ple set by a town in New Jersey, with
a population of a little above three
thousand, which hired a public rela
tions fimfi to tell its story to the peo
ple, and setting up a budget for it,
and stated that the town was fortu
nate in having services of this type
without added cost to the taxpayers-.
Band Jubilee In
Makingjor July
Affair Scheduled to Be
Held In Auditorium
At School
Plans are now under way to stage
a band jubilee under the direction of
C. L. McCullers, former director of
the Edenton Band, who is now sec
retary of the Chamber of Commerce
at Kinston. Though the date has not
bean definitely set, the affair will be
held early in July in the high school
auditorium.
Maurice Bunch, Jr., Shelton Moore,
Jr., and D. S. Skiles have agreed to
serve on a committee to work up a
program in which it is expected about
25 pieces will take part, most of
whom are former members of the
Edenton Band.
fcY ST GAME FOR EDENTON ACES
f:* Joach Tex Lindsay informed the
.cess that the Edenton Aces will play
their last game of ball against the
Perquimans Indians in Hertford to
night at 8 P. M. The Coach said that
the players were young this year but
that despite their inexperience they
did well. He hopes to keep the team
intact during the summer to give
them the benefits of the added ex
perience of playing together.
THE CHOWAN HERALD..
A DOME MEW9PAPER DEVOTE* TO TME IMTEMMMTM OF QMOWAM OOUMTEi
_ Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 22,1947.
Plans Completed
For Observance Os
Poppy Day May 24
Mrs. Chestnutt Explains
Use Os Funds From
Sale
“Help and hope is the meaning of
the memorial poppy to those who are
paying the human cost of our world
war victories,” Mrs. J. L. Chestnutt,
poppy chairman of the Edenton Unit
of the American Legion Auxiliary,
says as the Auxiliary continues prep
arations for the annual observance of j
. Poppy Day next Saturday, May 24.
“All-ythe money contributed by
those who wear poppies in memory
of the war dead goes to aid the wars’
living victims, the disabled veterans,
their families and the families of the
dead,” she explained. “The dimes,
quarters and dollars dropped into the
contribution boxes of the volunteer
poppy workers ar» the principal
source of support for the continuous
rehabilitation and child welfare work
of the Auxiliary.
“The Government does much for
the disabled but the Government can
not do everything. There are many
veterans and veterans’ families which
do not come within the legal provi
sions for compensation. There are
many others whose compensation is
too meager to meet their needs,
j There are many fields of service into
I which official agencies cannot reach
and there the Auxiliary goes with aid
i made possible by the poppy eontribu
j tions.
“These are our disabled veterans
J and dependent families. Their sacri
! fices were made in our defense. Pop
py Day gives us all an opportunity
j to do something for them ourselves,
| to help them a little as they pay in
t suffering and hardships for our war
victories. The human cost of war is
so unequally divided among us—some
paying so bitterly while most of us
pay little or nothing. Buying and
wearing a poppy shows that we, at
1 least, recognize and are grateful for
their sacrifices.”
Auxiliary members, aided by Girl
Scouts, will be on the streets Satur
day in an effort to dispose of 2,000
poppies, so that everyone is urged to
buy a poppy during the day.
Cameraman Shoots
Historic Buildings
And Plantations
Fletchers And Woods
Cooperate and Pro
vide Da,ta
Lawrence Woffard, staff photogra
pher from the Raleigh News and Ob
server spent all day last Thursday,
photographing plantations and histor
ic buildings in Edenton and Chowan
County. Mr. and Mrs. John Fletcher
of Bandon Plantation and Mr. George
Wood of Greenfield were most coop
erative in providing background notes
for the cameraman. In addition to the
aforementioned plantations, shots
were taken of Hayes, Mulberry Hill
and of the Cupalo House. Mr.
Woffard was most interested in this
area and expressed a desire to return
and make shots inr color.
Peter A. Carlton, Executive Secre
tary of the Edenton Chowan Chamber
of Commerce and Merchants Associa
tion accompanied the photographer on
his rounds.
On Friday of last week a photogra
pher from Holiday Magdzine stopped
by for information prior to making
some color films at some nearby fu
ture date.
Ed Bond Joins Staff
Os Chowan Hospital
According to Doctor Frank Wood,
Superintendent and Chief Surgeon of
the Chowan Hospital in Edenton, Ed
Bond, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyn Bond
of Tarboro has joined the hospital
staff as “Junior Intern.” Mr. Bond
began his duties on May 18 and lives
at the hospital. He will remain on the
staff until September.
| EDENTON’S MAY DAY KING AND QUEEN I
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ANNIE MARTHA SPRUILL
In May Day exercises held at Hicks Field Friday night, Rodney
Harrell, Jr., played the role of May King and Miss Annie Martha
Spruill accompanied him as May Queen.
Walter Holton Heads
Edenton Legion Post
As New Term Begins
Had Largest Turnout
For the Year Ending
1946-47
JONES "HONORED
Post Cited by National
For Membership Re
cord
Last Thursday night the American
Legion Hut on the base was the scene
of a record turnout of Legionnaires,
the largest number to have turned out
during the whole year. At this time,
election of officers for the new term j
was held, with Walter Holton winning j
by a comfortable margin over Doctor j
George Crawford. The list of'officers
is as follows: First Vice Commander,
Kermit Layton; Second Vice Com
mander, P. S. McMullan; Third Vice
Commander, William S. Privott; Ad
jutant, Dr. George Crawford; Finance
Officer, Jesse L, Harrell; Service 01-
ficer, J. W. White; Guardianship Of
ficer, J. L. Chestnutt; Sergeant-at
arms, Richard Davis; Chaplain, Roy
Leary; Historian, William Cozart;
Athletic Officer, Joe Conger, Jr.;
Child Welfare Officer, Carroll Good
win; Americanism Officer, J. M.
Boyce; National Defense, Luther Kee
ter; Graves Registration, Hubert Wil
liford; Boys State Officer, J. A. Hol
ies, Sr.; Boy Scout Officer, J. M.
Jones, Jr.; Co-Chairmen of the mem
bership committee, J. L. Spruill and
R. L. Pratt; Publicity, Parker Helms
Comdr. Clarence Speight and Edmund
Mills; Oratorical Contest Officer, R.
C. Holland; Chairman of the Sons of
the Legion, J. H. Conger, Sr.
William P. Jones, outgoing Com-j
mander of the Ed Bond Post, was giv
en a rising vote of thanks along with
the outgoing staff for the fine job
accomplished during their term of of
fice.
The American Legion Post received j
a citation from National Headquarters j
in San Francisco for enrolling all of
its 1945-46 members by the November
deadline set by the Headquarters of
fice. The citation was accepted by
John L. Spruill, co-chairman of the
membership committee. It was pre
sented by the outgoing Commander
of the Post, Wm. P. Jones.
According to the Legionnaires the
fried chicken dinner given by the Post
on this night was one of the high
lights of the year. Around 125 mem
bers were in attendance to enjoy the
feed. In their enthusiasm for the food
the Legion on a motion unanimously
voted to render a round of applause
to the cooks and the committee in
charge of the affair.
Mass Meet Called on Building Program!
Commissioners Ask Chamber Group
To Act As “Steering Committee”
The Board of County Commissioners
of Chowan County, feeling that the
program of building which faces them
is one too momentous for them as
a body of five to make binding de
cisions upon, have asked the Edenton
Chowan Chamber of Commerce and
Merchants Association to act as a
“steering committee” in calling a
mass meeting for this coming Tues
day night at 8 P. M. to be held in
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RODNEY HARRELL, JR.
Lions Hold Memorial
For Lt. Colonel Peters
Former Club Member
Killed WhikT on Duty
Here at Edenton Base
During War
HOLLANDSPEAKS
Moment of Silence
Maintained by Bro
ther Lions
The Edenton Lions held a memorial
service during their meeting on Fri
day night in honor of Lt. Colonel C.
J. Peters, one time commanding of
j ficer of the Air Base who was killed
iin the line of duty, and who was a
j member of the Edenton Lions Club.
During the session a candle was
lighted and a place was left vacant
for the late member of the Club.
Lion Oscar Duncan led the group in
the Pledge of Allegiance which was
followed bv a commemorative talk
by R. C. Holland, who presented the
Club a memorial scroll which was
issued by Lions International. In
speaking of Lion Peters, Mr. Holland
said, “He was of the club and not
only in the club. He wore his rank
and handled his authority with dig
nity and modesty. He was of a sim
ple, lovable and friendly nature and
made you feel that he was honored
to have been invited to join. After
being with us for a few meetings he
became one of the boys. I feel a re
newed sense of sadness when I look
back on the tragic ending of our
brother Lion.” After presenting the
scroll to the assembled brothers, the
i Lions sang the Star Spangled Banner |
; followed by a moment of silent pray- j
I er with each member facing the East.
The ceremony was in charge of the
Citizenship and Patriotism Committee
of the Lions Club.
Whole Cub Pack Takes
To the Hills on Hike
Sixteen Cubs under the leader
ship of Mrs. R. N. Hines and Mrs.
R. B. Smith went on an outing this
past Monday afternoon, when they
hiked to Hardy’s Hill. The group
left at 3:30 in the afternoon and re
turned at 7 P. M„ after an afternoon
of frolicking and game playing. They
concluded their afternoon by par
ticipating in a Cub Scout ceremony.
Those cubs who went along include
Lin Bond, Tay Byrum, Sid Cam pen,
Jr., Charlie Griffin, Jr., Richard Hines,
Jr., Jimmy Harrison, Bobbie Pratt,
Pat Carlton, Robert Smith, Jr., Fred
Wood, Jr., Bland Smith, Jimmy Ross,
Peter Speight, Archie Patterson,
Clifford Overman and Mike Malone.
the Court House.
Everyone interested in the program,
both white and colored, from town and
county, are invited to attend and par
ticipate. Recommendations will he
received and a committee chosen from
among a representative group present
who will deliberate upon the recom
mendations and report them back for
final adoption or rejection at a later
date.
Channel Project Killed As
Republican Economy Drive
Chisels Appropriations
Rodney Harrell-King
Annie Martha Spruill!
Crowned Queen j
v I
Close to 1000 Watch
Night Ceremonies at
Hicks Field
Close to one thousand parents,
friends and citizens of Edenton turn
ed out for the Coronation Ceremony
and other May Festival events held at
Hicks Field last Friday night. Spon
sored by the Edenton High School
Beta Club, it was the first time it
was ever held at night. From the
turnout spectators agreed that the
results were most gratifying.
“Each activity of the evening dove
tailed harmoniously into the program,
supplementing each other,” states
Ben Askew, one of the teachers spon
soring the events.
The program and participants were
listed as follows: In the Processional,
the Court consisted of Rodney Harell
as King; Annie Martha Spruill as
Queen; crown bearers were Anne
Jenkins and Jimmy Terrell; Maid of
Honor, Dorothy Privott; Marietta
Perry did.the fairy dance and crowned
the Queen and King; Jimmy Yates
was Court Jester; the remainder of
the Court included Joe Privott and
Joyce Webb; Harold Webb and Hilda
Perry; Frank Habit and Bonnie Mil
ler; Wallace Goodwin and Joyce
Moore; Peter Manning and Nelle
Perry; Davey Lee Ward and Beverly
Moore; Melvin Ashley and Rebecca
Swanner; Francis Chesson and Ruth
Muth. The Milkmaid Dance included
Hazel Elliott, Jean Spruill, Vida Rae
Merritt, Christine Brown, Betty Jean
Moore, Shirley Winslow, Jackie Wal
lace, Barbara Dail, Peggy Pollard.
Shirley Sitterson, Myrtle Belch, Mary
Alice Keeter, Marjorie Webb, Martha
Wood, Libby Small, Cora Rae Crum
mey, Edna Boswell, Doris Jean Lewis,
Helen Jones, Marjorie Alexander,
Rose Wheeler' Ann Ward, Fay
Wright, Peggy Daniels, Alice Parrish
and Joyce Moore.
The Relay Race included Bobby
Smith, Arthur Chappell, Clifford
Overman, J. B. Bunch. Carl Eason,
Melvin Harreli, Lynn Perry, Asa
Dail, Sherland Forehand, Cecil Miller,
John Gay, Thomas Williams, Billy
Eason, Douglas Spruill, Pat Carlton,
Alfred Wright, Billy Garrett. Robert
Garrett, Harold Bunch, Junius Brit
ton, Teddy Wright, George Jones,
Charles Knox, Elbridge Smith, Bobby
Whitman, Billy Bass, Richard Hudson,
Bill Owens, C. T. Dixon. Robert
Twiddy, Jack Williams, Jesse Owens,
| George Hassell, Douglas Holland,
I Reginald Brabble and Henry Brabble.
Jump Jim Crow event included
Marietta Perry and W. O. Speight,
Grace Hudson and Burton Harrison,
Harriett Conger and Robert Lee, Lois
Harrell and Billy Ray Laster, Dorothy
| Hininger and James Perry, Marlene
Miller and Pete Adams, Katie Hassell
and Milton Long, Lillie Mae Goodwin
and Marvin Spruill.
The participants of the Waltz were
Jimmy Earnhardt and Anne Patter
son; John Harney and Betsy Wood;
Bobby Jordan and Heilig Harney;
Bobby Byrum and Marian Harrell;
Johnny Thigpen and Ruth Goodwin;
Philip McMullan and Doris Layton.
The May Pole Dancers consisted of
Allison Campen, Sid Campen, Carolyn J
Ashley, Charlie Griffin, Frankie Priv
ott, Lin Bond, Evelyn Bunch, Larry
Lowe, Dolly Kehayes, Ben Browning,
Edna Boswell, Tay Byrum, Ruth Rae
Elliott, Tommy Wood, Peggy Lou
Goodwin and Jimmy Harrison.
Fletchers Will Leave
May 28 For Europe
Mr. and Mrs. John Fletcher plan
to leave Edenton next week for sev
eral months’ stay in Europe. They
are scheduled to leave New York by
plane Wednesday, May 28.
While overseas the Fletchers will
attend a conference of world authors
and will also be special guests of for
eign publishers, while Mrs. Fletcher
will devote much of the time to re
search work.
L. C. BURTON IN HOSPITAL
L. C. Burton was taken ill and rush
ed to the hospital in Norfolk on Mon
day morning. Friends say that Mr.
Burton has been sick off and on, but
that this is seemingly the most ser
ious affliction he has had.
$1.50 Per Year.
Edenton Bay and Pem
| broke Creek to Have
Been Dredged
I ,
River and Harbor Act
Approved Project On
March 2, 1945
Congress has not included in its
budget the authorized project which
would have improved the channel in
Edenton Bay upstream through Pem
broke Creek to the wharf of the Uni
ted States Fish Hatchery.
In a letter to Peter A. Carlton, Exe
cutive Secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce and Merchants Association
of Edenton, Congressman Herbert C.
Bonner enclosed a communication he
received from the Chief of Engineers
of the War Department, in Washing
ton, D. C. The letter briefly acknow
ledged the fact that the River and
Harbor Act approved on March 2,
1945, authorized the improvement of
Pembroke Creek in accordance with
, the Corps of Engineers’ recommenda
| tions contained in House Document
; No. 235, 76th Congress, Ist session.
It provided for a channel 12 feet deep
and 80 feet wide from the improved
channel in Edenton Bay upstream 500
feet; thence 8 feet deep and 500 feet
wide to the wharf of the U. S. Fish
Hatchery, 2-3 mile above the mouth.
The latest estimated cost being $12,-
500.
The War Department’s communi
que concluded as follows —“Regarding
the present status of the project, it
may be stated that the budget esti
mates for appropriations for new riv
er and harbor and flood control work
during the fiscal year 1948 contem
plate the continuation of only those
projects under construction during the
current fiscal year. Accordingly, the
budget estimates for the next fiscal
year as presented to Congress do not
include funds for the improvement of
Pembroke Creek.”
Junior Woman’s Club
Open House Unique In
Presentation
Mrs. C. Mooney Heads
Program Commitee’s
Activities
According to many guests who at
tended the Junior Woman’s Club Open
House by invitation last week, the af
fair was most pleasant and delightful.
The clubhouse was decorated with
flowers arranged most tastefully.
While most of the members of the
club were busy at appointed tasks de
signed to make the guests feel at
home, many mingled with them ex
tending the glad hand of welcome.
The program was in charge of Mrs.
C. B. Mooney and was highly enter
taining. Solos were sung by Mrs.
Frank Elliott, Mr. A. P. Hassell, and
Mr. C. B. Mooney. Miss Nelle Perry
gave a most graceful exhibition of
solo dancing and Miss Susan Thigpen
received enthusiastic applause for
her playing. Mrs. C. B. Mooney came
in for her share of plaudits for her
fine piano support of the singers.
Dancing was rather uniquely ini
tiated by having Mayor Leroy H. Has-
Kett and Mrs. Roland Vaughan, Club
President start off. At the tinkling of
a bell they separated and chose new
partners. This went on until just
about everyone was dancing.
Sandwiches of artistic design were
served along with a most refreshing
punch. According to unsolicited obser
vations, the event was most success
ful.
W. M, WILKINS MUCH BETTER
Friends and neighbors of W T . M.
Wilkins were pleased to learn that
he is home again after his serious
seige of illness which necessitated
his going to the Chowan Hospital re
cently. Friends who pass by and see
him sitting on the porch of his home
express their happiness by waving
to him and exchanging pleasantries.
He is even reported to have been down
to his place of business for brief per
iods. Mr. Wilkins says it won’t be
long before he’ll be able to get down
to some real serious fishing.
VISITING SISTER
Miss Pennie Bland of Asheville is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. X. E. Cope
land.