Volume XIV —Number 42
PLANS FOR EDENTON BAND PROCEED
Parking Meters lir Effect
Wednesday Morning; Pratt
Made New Chief Os Police
Councilmen Remain In
Session Tuesday Un
til Midnight
MANY REQUESTS
J. H. Allsbrook Sworn
In By Mayor as New
Patrolman
In a lengthy meeting Tuesday
night, extending until rpidnight, Town
Councilmen heard a number of re
quests, finally adopted the parking
meter ordinance and appointed Robert
L. Pratt as acting Chief of. Police,
succeeding George I. Dail, who re
signed October 1.
Harry Crummey appeared on be
half of the taxicab operators request
ing parking space ih front of the bus
station disregarding the parking
meters. Space has been reserved on
King Street for the taxicabs, so that
the Councilmen deemed the request
as discriminatory and denied it.
Marvin Wilson repAsented Arthur
Chappell with request for a reolution
to secure a taxicab franchise from
Edenton to the Naval Air Station.
The matter was held in abeyance un
til it could be learned from the In
terstate Commerce commission if the
Norfolk Southern Bus Corporation
has a franchise to operate through
the base.
The Rev. S. N. Griffith, represent
ing residents on Qakum Street, re
- guested the ditches to be piped. The
Councilmen were in sytnpftthy with
the request, but with no provision
made in Jhe budget, the project can
not be undertaken at this time. The
hope was advanced that provision
can be made in next year’s budget.
The Tank Gas Company requested
permission to install a tank on the
north side of the Albemarle Cafp,
but being on Town property, the re
quest was denied.
Edmund Mills, on behalf of the
Cannon Company, called attention to
a number of repairs needed at the |
Armory. The matter was referred 1
to Jordan Yates to make an investi
gation.
The parking meter ordinance was
adopted, which requires payment at
the rate of 12 minutes for a penny
for parking privilege between 8 A.
M. and 6 P. M. daily except Sundays
and holidays, and on Saturday from
BA. M. to 9 P. M. For violation a
fine of SI.OO will be imposed which
must be paid within 24 hours. If
not complied with and upon convic
tion, there will be a fine of SSO for
each offense or be imprisoned for 30
days or both. The parking meter
ordinance went into effect Wednesday
morning. . \
With four applications for the po
sition of Chief of Police, a great deal
of time was spent in considering this
„ matter. Finally, near the midnight
hour a motion was made and unani
mously passed to appoint Robert L.
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Chowan County Home Demonstration
Clubs Observe 25th Anniversary Oct 23
Work Was Organized In County In 1922 By Miss
Eliza Knight; Outstanding Program Ar
ranged at Legion Hut /
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Chowan County Home Demonstra
tion women plan to have a banquet
on Thursday, October 23 at 7 o’clock
" in the American Legion Hut at the
Naval Air Station, celebrating the
28th Anniversary of Home Demon
stration Work in Chowan County. An
interesting program has been planned
with Sam Bunday of Farmville as
principal speaker, and other special
features.
Home Demonstration Work was
organized in Chowan County by Miss
Eliza Knight in October 1922, and
continued with the following agents:
Miss Mary Brandley, Miss Laura
\. Hazelbaker, Miss Nelle Caldwell and
Mjaa Rebecca Colwell, andgferee as
sistant home Agents: Miss Virginia
Helen Jones. and
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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ROBERT L. PRATT
Town Council on Tuesday night
appointed Mr. Pratt Edenton’s
acting chief of police, succeeding
George I. Dail, who recently re
signed.
Christmas Party At
Base December 18
Committee Appointed to
Make Preparations
For Affair
Edenton Rotarians at their meet
ing last week agreed to hold a Christ
mas party on the night of December
18, most likely at the American Le
■ gion hut at the Naval Air Station.
To arrange for the affair President
R. F. Elliott appointed Meredith
Jones, Clarence M. Speight and Jack
Mooney as a committee in charge.
At the meeting an attendance con
test was also inaugurated, which will
begin with the meeting today (Thurs
day). Two brothers, Frank and Wil
liam Holmes, were named Captains of
the two sides in which the member
ship will be divided. Previous attend
ance contests have been very success
ful among the Rotarians, so that the
contest is expected to great
ly stimulate interest and attendance.
The principal speaker at last
week’s meeting was the Rev. C.
Freeman Heath, who was conducting
a revival at the Methodist Church.
Mr. Heath is a member of the Wash
ington Rotary Club. Today (Thurs
day) the program will be in charge
of William P. Jones, who is scheduled
to present an address on his vocation.
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members and their husbands, and
guests.
This is a very special occasion and
every effort is being made to make
it a most enjoyable evening. In ad
dition to an excellent program, there
i will be favors for all, prizes for
I the lucky ones, and a delicious dinner
i served by members of the American
, Legion Auxiliary.
Club members and charter mem
i bers who-were club members in 1922
but are not active now should pur-
I chase tickets by .Saturday, October
18 from one of Hie following women:
, Mrs. Bristoe Perry, Mrs. I. E. Hal
sey, Jr., Mrs. W. H.‘ Saunders, Mrs.
J. W. Skiles, Mrs. S. F. Small, Mrs.
; E. R. Meekins, Mrs. Cameron Boyce,
i Mrs. Rufus Smithson, Mrs. E. N. El-
BX Privottj Und
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday,October 16,1947~
{Mrs. J. C. Leary Is
! Again Elected PTA
District Secretary
Dr. Clyde Erwin Princi
pal Speaker On Inter
esting Program
At the annual conference of the
9th district of the North Carolina
Congress of Parents and Teachers,
held in Elizabeth City last week,
Mrs. J. Clarence Leary was nomin
ated secretary for a second term.
Mrs. W. H. Bryan, of Ahoskie, dir
ector of the district, presided at the
meeting. M*s. Rascoe Hunt, presi
dent of Elizabeth City P. T. A., ex
tended greetings and response was
made by Mrs. Tulley Williams, vice
director of the district.
Mrs. Fentriss Horner of Elizabeth
City saiig the ever popular selection
“The Lord’s Prayer.”
Mrs. Mayon Parker, of Ahoskie,
State second vice-president, intro
duced the guest speakers.
Highlighting the meeting was the
address on education delivered by Dr.
Clyde Erwin of Raleigh, State super
intendent of Public Instruction, who
is a firm believer in parents inform
ing themselves of the increasing need
of education, thereby enabling them
to participate in working out a pro
gram to fit the needs of their child
ren. He stated that cooperation is
needed for a democratic program
and warned against leaving this
vitally important job to a limited
, group, which can so easily lead to
totalitarianism.
Dr. Erwin also urged consideration
of our scattered school units with im
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, Edenton All-Stars
Down Manteo 7-6
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Fans Surprised at Initial
Strength of Coa'ch
George’s Outfit
. Football fans were agreeably sur
prised Sunday afternoon at the
strength of the newly organized
Edenton All-Stars, composed of for
, mer high school stars and college
. players when they managed to defeat
the Manteo All Stars 7-6. The game
was hard-fought throughout with
I very little ground gained through
either of the lines.
Hoskins Bass especially starred in
! the game, being in the majority of
' plays, while Emmett Wiggins, too,
gave a good account of himself on de
fense.
, Manteo scored first near the end
' of the second quarter -when Ike Davis
intercepted an Edenton pass and
! raced about 40 yards to score. The
* try for extra point failed. Neither
' team could make much headway until
the final quarter when Lloyd Griffin
| threw a pass to Ben Askew which
was good for 30 yards. Then the
, next play Askew snagged another
j pass and went to the two-yard line,
from where Cecil Frye plunged
■ through the line to score. The ex
tra point was good when Askew
leaped into the air to drag down the
ball in the end zone.
During the game Edenton made
, four first downs and Manteo two.
Rodney Rogerson, big Edenton
back, was injured in the second quar
ter and was forced to leave the game
' due to an injured knee.
Coach George had a goodly number
of substitutes who alternated -during
the game, and he was well pleased
with the initial game of the team.
Among those in Edenton uniform
were Jack Moore, Elwood Nixon, J.
! D. Elliott, Sam Ross, Charlie Lassi
i ter, Pete Manning, 'Albert Holmes,
Lloyd Griffin, Jimmy Cates, Dick Hol
i lowell, Emmett Wiggins, Hoskins
Bass, Joe Thorud, Rodney Rogerson,
Robert Oliver, Cecil Frye, Ben As
kew, Joe Wheeler, Dee Skiles, May
nard Fleetwood and Andy Beck.
Mission Study Class
-- Meets October 22
The Chowna County-wide mission
study class will be held in the Eden
ton Baptist Church Wednesday, Oc
tober 22, beginning at 10. o’clock in
i the morning. The book, “The Mes
sage of Stewardship”, will be taught
by the Rev. W. C. Francis.
All members of the W.M.S. and
Y.W.A. are expected to attend this
class. Each one ig asked -to Uke
sandwiches and the Edenton ladies
will forniak the drink, for lunch.
MeetingOf Farm
Bureau Tonight At
Chowan High School
Herbert, Bonner Sched
uled to Speak During
Evening
In an effort to have a large number
of farmers present to hear Congress
man Herbert Bonner, J. E. Baker,
president of the Chowan County
Farm Bureau, has sent out many let
ters announcing the meeting, which
will be held tonight (Thursday) at
7:30 o’clock in the auditorium of the
Chowan High School. The meeting
was changed from the community
building in order to accommodate the
large crowd expected to attend.
“These are times that call for and
demand thoughtful planning,” says
Mr. Baker. “Business men of all
groups realize this and are doing
something about it. Farming, we be
lieve, is more than a means of earn
ing a livelihood. It is, or should be,
a business enterprise.”
For that reason, Mr. Baker is ap
pealing to every farmer and mem
bers of his family to attend tonight’s
meeting when Mr. Bonner will pre
sent the situation in respect to agri
culture in Washington, and also join
in a round table discussion of future
planning for sound and profitable
farming, in which anyone is invited
to take part.
Mr. Baker stated that in event any
farmer has not received the letter
1 sent out, it was purely an oversight,
and extends a cordial invitation to all
farmers and members of their fam
ilies to attend. The time is 7:30 in
the Chowan High School auditorium.
Aces Tackle Tarboro
High On Friday Night
Schools on Even Basis
In Series of Nine
Games Played
With three defeats to one victory
thus far this season,, the Edenton
Aces will journey to Tarboro Friday
night in the hope of adding another
marker on the win side of the ledger.
With the improvement noted in last
Friday’s game, Coaches Tex Lindsay
and Nick George feel optimistic, as
do the boys, that they Will take the
measure of the Edgecombe County
outfit.
To date the two schools are on even
terms, for of the nine games played
each school has won four and tied
one game.
The first game was played in 1933,
when the Aces won 16-0. In 1936
the Aces won 21-0, in 1937, 19-0 and
in 1938, 10-6. Tarboro broke the
winning streak in 1939, when the
Aces lost 31-7. The following year
Tarboro won 15-0 and in 1941 the
two teams played to a 6-6 tie. In
1942 the Aces lost 19-7 and again in
1943 Tarboro came out on top with
a 25-6 score.
The Aces are in good shape after
the Roanoke Rapids battle, so that
another good game should result.
Tarboro has been defeated by Roa
noke Rapids and the fact that the
Aces outplayed the Halifax County
boys has boosted stock in the Aces
Friday night.
The trip to Tarboro is expected to
be made by the newly acquired bus.
Betty Shoppe Receives
Large Stock Dresses
The Betty Shoppe has just received
a large shipment of Doris Dodson
dresses in various designs, materials
and colors which should attract the
feminine group. The windows of the
Betty Shoppe display some ot the
dresses, but their stock includes many
other items which are bound to ap
peal to many women, young and old.
A few of the dresses are illustrated
in a page advertisement in this issue
of The Herald.
UNDERGOES OPERATION
Elbert Copeland is a patient at
Chowan Hospital, where he was
operated on Saturday night for ap
pendicitis. According to reports
Tuesday, he was making satisfactory
progress.
AT JOHNS HOPKINS
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Harrison left
Tuesday for Baltimore with -their
daughter, Hazel, who will undargo an
opemtion in Johns Hopkins Hospital.
They were accompanied by Mrs. Jesse
| Miles Clark, McCracken
j And McCullers Speak In
Behalf Os Organizing Band
[Waste Paper Drive]
< The newly organized Edenton
Sea Scouts are planning a waste
, paper drive on Saturday, Octo
ber 18, when they will canvass
: the entire town for waste paper,
• magazines and paper boxes,
[ which are asked to be placed on
front porches at 1 P. M.
j The drive is planned in order
to help raise some necessary op
j erating funds, so that all house
r wives are urged to cooperate by
’ contributing paper.
Two 4-H Clubbers
. Chosen To Attend
: Electric Congress
e
1 Information Will Be Re-!
t. layed to Other Club
r Members
Two 4-H Club members from Chow
an County have been chosen to at
-1 tend the Better Methods Electric
• Congress to be held in Raleigh, Oc-
Itober 27-28. The members to repre
sent this County are Clara Dixon
from the Edenton High School and
t Herbert Ray Lane from the Chowan
High School.
The purpose of the Better Methods
Electric Congress is to improve the
work methods of every job or chore
, to be done. Miss Helen Jones, as
* sistant home agent, feels that the
representatives will gain valuable
information at this meeting, and they
will give this information at the next
4-H Club meetings.
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J Money Now Raised For
r Bus For Edenton School
Friends of Edenton High School
r are now enabled to enjoy the fulfill
-3 ment of a dream of long standing in
3 that enough finances have been raised
| letic and other school groups. The
J final contribution was made by the
• Town Councilmen at a special meet
* ing Friday afternoon when $1,650
was authorized to be transferred
> from E. & W. funds to the Edenton
J school trustees to buy the bus.
1 The project was started several
3 months-ago by the Varsity Club and
5 after a canvas for funds, just about
r half enough was realized. The club
5 agreed to turn over the amount to the
1 school in the expectation that he re
-1 mainder would be raised in he school
1 budget. It was included in the school
budget, but the Co'unty Commission
r ers felt that it was no a county ma
‘ ter and, therefore, eliminaed he item.
John A. Holmes stated Tuesday
that an effort will be made tp round
3 up all money contributed for the pur-.
’ pose and that he hoped to have the
3 bus in Edenton in time to take the
football team to Tarboro Friday.
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Legion Abandons Free Barbecue Dinner
; Due To President Truman’s Proclamation
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! Food Situation Results In Decision By Legion
naires Tuesday Night; Remainder of Armis
-7 tice Day Program Proceeding
, At Tuesday night’s meeting of the
| Edward G. Bond American Legion
k Post’s “Build or Bust v Committee, it
was unanimously decided to forego
the free barbecue dinner that has
been referred to in the newspapers as
t part of the celebration scheduled for
j Armistice Day, November 11, which
. was to climax the Legion Memorial
; Home fund raising campaign.
' The decision was reached in view
of the recent proclamation by Presi
dent Truman requesting the nation to
conserve all food possible. The Am
t erican Legion feels that to continue
■ the plans to provide free barbecue for
t the public on this occasion would not
. be in keeping with the intent of the
i proclamation.
$1.50 Per Year.
Program Monday Night
Created Added Inter
est In Movement
STUDENTS"PARADE
Subscription Drive Be
gins Friday to Raise »
$6,000 Goal
An enthusiastic group of band
supporters met with the band com
mittee on Monday night at the school
auditorium to discuss the possibilities
of organizing a band.
Mrs. L. A. Patterson, president of
the P. T. A., sponsor of the proposed
band, conducted the meeting and an
nounced that the first obstacle, the
securing of a rehearsal room, had
been overcome. Mrs. John White,
chairman of the committee, has been
successful in obtaining a suitable
building, the second floor of the John
Habit building on Main Street, for a
nominal fee. Mrs. Habit was very
cooperative in the matter, being an
! ardent supporter of the band.
The meeting was turned over to
the Chamber of Commerce president,
H. A. Campen, who introduced Miles
Clark of Elizabeth City. Mr. Clark,
well-known benefactor of the Eliza
beth City band, outlined the expenses
of the band, chief ones being the
salary of the instructor, instruments,
which he advised the school to buy
rather than have privately owned
ones, and traveling expenses. He
praised the last band and the recog
nition it brought to the town, when
participating in various large cele
brations throughout the state? Mr.
Clark brought along three drum maj
orettes from the band, who gave an
excellent exhibition of twirling.
Charles L. McCullers, former dir
ector of the old Edenton band, was
also a guest and expressed his pleas
ure at seeing his old friends again.
.He related the history of the band he
had organized here in 1936, the
struggle in the beginning, undertaken
by the few determined supporters
and the final satisfaction and happi
ness he, as well as others, had gained
from the accomplishments of his ef
forts. Mr. McCullers praised the
invaluable assistance of the school
superintendent John A. Holmes. He
advised that the town go in this
whole-heartedly and that the results
would pay the town not only indus
trially but spiritually as well. Mr.
McCullers’ talk is a challenge to the
leaders of this town to wake up and
realize what it is missing and not to
continue to overlook this asset.
J. J. McCracken, superintendent
of the Elizabeth City school, told
how much their band means to the
school, that the value cannot be
measured in dollars and cents. Band
students, he said, do better academic
work and discipline problems are
very rare among them. He agreed
that yearly band expenses should be
included in the tax levy, as is cus
tomary in many towns.
Mrs. John, F. White, chairman of
, the committee, Mrs. Earl Goodwin,
co-chairman, met with the other
members of the committee Tuesday
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i The Legion will have cold drink
i stands on the fair grounds and will
; provide everything possible to make
> picnicing pleasant. Everyone is in
i vited to come to the parade as
; planned and to stay through the day’s
• activities. If families would bring
i their own food to the fair grcftnds,
1 a regular old-fashioned community
picnic could be enjoyed by all.
r Next Tuesday night is the regular
- monthly meeting night of the Legion.
> All Legionnaires ao*. expected to at
- tend the meeting and to hear a report
! on the progress made by their Legion
r Memorial Home “Build or Bust” com
t mittee. The committee will hold its
> regular weekly meeting immediately
after the close of the Legion meeting.