[{March Dimes
If Soon Here
Volume XV.—Number 2.
Chowan County March Os
Dimes Campaign Will Get
Underway On January 19th
W Chairman R. L. Pratt
Announces Major Ap
pointments
J, QUOTAUPTO $2,200
Meeting of All Workers
Is Called For Wed
nesday Night
Chief of Police Robert L. Pratt,
chairman of Chowan County’s March
of Dimes, announced this week that
he plans to begin the drive Monday,
January 19, and hopes to wind up the
campaign by January 30, the late
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s
birthday anniversary.
Mr. Pratt has 'already made his
major appointments and feels sure
that they will enter the drive whole
heartedly and hopes the people of the
i county will respond so that Chowan
will again meet its quota. Mr. Pratt
has been informed .that due to the
4 great need for funds, Chowan Coun
l ty’s quota this year will be $2,200.
I' The State quota has also been raised
from $363,000 to a little more than a
half million dollars. Though the
county’s quota has been increased,
Mr. Pratt is hopeful that it will be
met and even surpassed.
This year’s campaign will be con
ducted along similar lines as last
year, in that chairmen for various
sections will be appointed and in turn
these chairmen will enlist a group of
workers in an effort to give every per
son in the county an opportunity to
make a contribution.
Mr. Pratt’s initial appointments
announced early this week include the
L, following:
East Side, White —Mrs. William P.
Jpp.es. Mrs. Jones is a member of the
k American Legion Auxiliary. *•
West Side, White—Mrs. Ralph Par
\ rish, who is a member of the Junior
Woman’s Club.
County, White—Miss Rebecca Col
well and C. W. Overman.
Business Section —George Twiddy,
appointed by the Rotary Club.
County White Schools—W. J. Tay
lor.
Edenton White Schools John A.
Holmes.
Edenton Colored Schools —D. F.
Walker.
Dr. O. L. Holley will serve as chair
man for the colored citizens in Eden
ton.
County Colored Citizens J. B.
Small and Mrs. Esther B. Rascoe.
Mr. Pratt is planning to hold a
meeting of all workers and those in
terested in the March of Dimes Wed
nesday night of next week at 8 o’clock
P in the Court House. He expects to
have a speaker for the occasion and
to discuss plans for the drive.
W BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
W Born to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard J.
Bass, on Tuesday, January 6, a nine
k"" pound daughter, Artie Frances, at the
< home.
NKOL SMITH, AUTHOR AW ADVENTURER,
SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN DENTON DR
ILLUSTRATED LECTURE ON JANUARY 30th
“Valley In the Clouds” Will Be Presented For
Benefit of Panel Room In Court House; In
vited By Mrs. Inglis Fletcher
Nicol Smith, nationally known ad
venturer and raconteur, is scheduled
to appear in Edenton Friday. Janu
ary 30, when he will present his new
est and most beautiful all-color mo
tion picture and thrilling commentary
“Valley In the Clouds,” the story of
Jammu and Kashmir. Pictorial reve
lations far surpassing ordinary illus
trated leptures, this is an exciting and
documentary drama of a world
strange yet beautiful.
Mr. Smith is the author of “Burma
Road” and “Into .Siam,” and will pre
sent his newest picture in the High
School auditorium January 30 at 8
P. M.for the benefit of the panel
ki. room at the Court House,
a The prominent lecturer is in great
■ demand and it was through the ef
~ forts and influence of Mrs. Inglis
Fletcher that he agreed to come to
■ lMj|g|ta on January 30, which was
■ one of his very few open dates of
of the film are fantastic
jewmii of the Ipdian princes, ex
quisßely fashioned jewel-encrusted
; animals collected by the maharajahs,
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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J. H. McMULLAN
After being out of politics for
several years, J. H. McMullan
this week announced that he will
be a candidate as Chowan Coun
ty’s representative in the General
Assembly.
PTA Will Present
Girl Scout Buttons
Also Plan For Appear
ance of Nicol Smith
January 30
"At a meeting of the PTA Tuesday
afternoon the organization voted to
present Girl Scout buttons to the 27
members now enrolled. Mrs. L. A.
Patterson, president, announced that
the troop is progressing nicely now
under the leadership of the splendid
Girl Scout Committee.
Mrs. Lloyd Griffin’s fourth grade
and Miss Elizabeth Elliott’s eighth
grade tied for the Otten dance ban
ner.
The forthcoming appearance of
Nicol Smith, noted author and le<w
turer, on January 30, was also dis
cussed. The PTA endorsed Mr. Smith
and, together with the Assembly
Room Committee will make arrange
ments for the sale of tickets.
A health film was shown after the
business meeting.
First Degree Tonight
At Masonic Meeting
The weekly meeting of Unanimity
Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M., will be
held tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock.
The first degree will be exemplified
and the Rev. W. C. Francis, master of
the lodge, urges a full attendance.
million-dollar necklaces of diamonds
and famous Kashmir-blue sapphires,
the Valley of the Clouds where these
gems are found, arts and crafts of
Jammu, caravans bringing costly and
glamorous furs over the passes of the
Himalayas, scenes of natives plying
the almost lost art of embroidery
over-embroidery— the difficult art of
“rose within a rose” needlecraft
brought from Persia in the 17th cen
tury, the Vale of Kashmir, magnificent
palaces of the maharajahs, colorful
natives in the villages of remote cor
ners of Jammu and Kashmir, ski
lodges in the mountains, Christ’s tomb
where, according to a strange Indian
legend, His body lies ... all the mys
tery and enchantment of fabulous
Jammu and Kashmir.
Mr. Smith brings with him his own
experienced operator, a 1200-watt
projector, an arc projector for audi
ences from 300 to 5,000, which permits
use of screen up to 22 feet in size.
Tickets will soon go on sale for the
rare opportunity of hearing Mr.
Smith, and it is hoped the auditorium
will be filled to capacity.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 8,1948.'
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Attention, Voters
Due to some misunderstanding in previous elections, The
Herald calls attention to the forthcoming special election on the
proposed $400,000 bond issue for school improvements in
Chowan County. While this election, which will be held on
January 20, is a special election,, there is no special registration.
The important thing, however, in order to be qualified to vote,
is to be registered on the county election books. There are two
sets of books, one for the county and one for the Town of Eden
ton, so that if a voter cast a ballot in the Town election, it does
not necessarily mean that his or her name is on the county book.
The January 20 election is a county election, so that any
voter who desires to vote should see to it that his or her name
is on the voting book in the precinct in which he or she lives.
Any who have moved into a different precinct will, of course,
have to be registered in the precinct in which he or she now lives.
If any voter has moved to a different precinct he will not he en
titled to vote unless he has lived in the new location for a period
of three months.
Registration books are now open, so that all voters should
make sure their names are on the hooks and qualified to cast a
ballot. The majority vote in the election .will decide the result,
so that there will be no advantage in.registering and then fail
ing to cast a ballot in the election. 7
Walter W. Cohoon In
Race For Solicitor In
First Judicial District
Entry In Race Brings
Number of Candi
dates to Three
Walter W\ Cohoon of Elizabeth
City has announced that he will be a
candidate for the office of Solicitor of
the First Judicial District of North
Carolina in the May Democratic Pri
mary election. The office is now held
by John W. Graham of Edenton, who
was appointed by Governor R. Gregg
Cherry when Chester Morris was ele
vated judge. Mr. Cohoon’s an
nouncement brings to three the num
ber of candidates seeking the office.
Mr. Graham, of course, will seek re
election and John F. White of Edenton
has also announced his candidacy.
“As Pasquotank County Prosecut
ing Attorney for the past 15 years
and as assistant to the solicitor in
the Superior Court of Pasquotank
County for the past eight years, my
conception of public office has always
been that public office belongs to the
people and is a public trust,” said Mr.
Cohoon in his announcement.
“With this conception as my guide,
I sincerely solicit the vote and sup
port of the good people of the First
Judicial District for the office of So
licitor, subject to the Democratic Pri
mary. If elected, I promise to the
people of this district a vigorous and
impartial enforcement of the crim
inal laws of our State.
“The vote and support of each and
every one will be greatly appreciated.”
Mr. Cohoon received academic and
legal training at Wake Forest College.
He has a wife and two children. He
is a member of the Pasquotank Ruri
tan Club; Pasquotank Tribe, No. 8,
Improved Order of Red Men; Eliza
beth City Eureka Lodge, No. ,817, A.
F. & A. M.; member of the First
Baptist Church of Elizabeth City and
eacher of its Men’s Baracca class.
C And D Drivers Now
Examined For License
Ed Ballenger, local auto license
examiner, calls attention to the fact
that those persons whose last name
begins with C or D have until June
30 to secure their new driver’s license.
He urges those drivers affected to
come early in order to avoid the last
minute rush, which was the case with
the A and B drivers.
Those Whose last name begins with
A or B may still get their new license
and are warned that their old license
is out of date, and, therefore, are sub
ject to arrest for driving until they
have secured new license.
Mr. Ballenger is stationed at the
8.8. H. Motor Company in North
Edenton Monday, Tuesday and Wed
nesday all day and on Saturday
mornings.
Carroll Speaker At
Chowan PTA Meeting
Chowan High School PTA will meet
Tuesday night, January 13, at 7:30
o’clock in the school auditorium, at
which time the Rev. R. N. Carroll,
pastor of the Edenton Baptist Church,
will be the guest speaker. Mr. Car
roll’s subject will be “The Home’s
Responsibility For Citizenship Train
ing”.
All members of the PTA are
especially urged to attend and the
public generally will be welcome.
J. HJcMullan Will
Be Candidate For
State Legislature
Says He Will Work For
Improving Chowan
River Bridge
Another ripple in Chowan County's
political waters was caused Tuesday
of this week when J. H. McMullaii
announced that he will be a candidate
as Chowan County’s representative in
the General Asseriibly. Chowan has
no representative at present due to
the resignation of John W. Graham,
who resigned following his appoint
ment by governor R. Gregg Cherry a>
District Solicitor following Chester
Morris’ advancement to the Judgeship.
In announcing his candidacy Mr.
McMulian stated that one of his
greatest hobbies is the Chowan River
bridge, and that he will do all he pos
sibly can to see to it that this long
neglected and important artery of
commerce is brought up to the stand
ard of other important bridges in the
State.
Mr. McMulian, incidentally, intro-:
duced the bill to build the Chowan
River bridge when he was a member
of the State Senate in 1925. He also
introduced the bill for the first pav
ing program iii Chowan County when
he was a member of the House of
Representatives in 1919.
Aside from the above terms, Mr.
McMulian served in the special ses
sion of the Legislature in 1920 and
has been judge of Chowan Recorder’s
Court for three terms and also served
a number of terms as Mayor of Eden
ton.
Methodist Stewards
Plan Improvements
Congregational Meeting
Will Be Held Sunday,
January 18
Stewards of the Methodist Church,
at a meeting held Tuesday night, dis
cussed a program of improvements
and additions to the church and in an
effort to carry on an intensive pro
gram, a new building committee was
named, which includes J. L. Pettus,
David Holton, T. B. Williford, J. Ed
win Bufflap and a representative to
be named from the Guild and Wo
men’s Society of Christian Service.
This committee will meet Friday
night, January 16, for the purpose of
planning a concrete program and es
timate the cost of work to be done.
A congregational meeting will be
held Sunday morning, January 18, at
which time the need for improvements
will be presented to the congrega
tion and a campaign inaugurated to
provide a building fund in order to
secure the amount of money needed.
Among the improvements discussed
Tuesday night were painting the in
terior of the church, new carpet in
the church auditorium, a new furnace,
repairs to the belfry and outside of
the building, water and toilet facilities
and the addition of class rooms for
the Church School and a recreation
room.
A departure from the usual policy
of the building committee is to have
two women members, it being the
opinion of the stewards that the wo
men can and will be a great help in
the program.
Herald Planning To Feature
Series Os Local Youngsters
To Appear In Later Issues
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WALTER W. COHOON
Late last week Walter W. Co
ht>on of Elizabeth City an
nounced his candidacy for So
licitor for the First Judicial
District.
Stevenson Begins
Teaching Music In
Edenton Schools
Hopes to Have 45-Piece
Band In Operation In
Twelve Months
lien Stevenson, recently employed
as Edenton’s band director, began his
duties Monday, and will hold classes
three times weekly, each Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. Mr. Steven
son will teach the fundamentals of
music in all grades from the fourth
up, and after sufficient progress is
noted, he plans to teach classes daily.
It is Mr. Steve "son's purpose to
teach the fundamentals of music and
after due time he will be able to dis
cover the best talent, from which he
hopes to recruit a 45-piece band. He
is greatly encouraged over the re
sponse and enthusiasm of the mem
bers of the classes and expressed the
hope that he will be able to perfect
a creditable band in about a year.
Teaching the fundamentals of music
will be a great aid to public school
music, according to Superintendent
John A. Holmes, and at the same
time it will provide material from
which to choose band members.
Mr. Stevenson has sent old instru
ments off to be repaired ar.d new ones
have also been ordered, so that the job
of reviving a band in Edenton is now
definitely under way.
55 JAILED IN DECEMBER
According to Jailer Herman White,
55 persons were jailed in Chowan
County during the month of Decem
ber. Confinements ranged from one
to 16 days, with the expense totalling
$194.88, which includes jail and turn
key fees.
MASS MEETING MONDAY NIGHT AT ROCKY
HOCK SCHOOL TO DISCUSS FORTHCOMING
HARMS BOND ISSUE TO IMPROVE SCHOOLS
Hope Expressed That Many Voters Will Attend
Whether or Not They Are In Favor of Pro
posed School Improvements
What should be of especial interest
to voters in Chowan County is a mass
meeting scheduled to be held at Rocky
Hock Central School Monday night,
January 12, at 7:30 o’clock.
The purpose of this meeting is to
discuss the proposed $400,000 bond
election, which will be voted on in a
special election to be held January 20
for necessary additions to schools.
This meeting will be in the form of
a round table discussion of the pro
posed bond issue, and it is hoped
many voters will attend, whether they
are in favor of the improvements or
not.
At this meeting the needs of the
schools will, no doubt, be brought out,
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Car Inspection
fei^irpe
Mnher Year.
Pictures Taken Free of
Charge on Saturday,
January 24
FROM 1 TO 8 P. M.
Arrangements Made to
Photograph Adults
Without Cost
I
the Chowan Herald today an
nounces the forthcoming publication
j a series of local children's pictures
yet to be, taken. Arrangements have
| been completed with the Woltz Stu
dios of Des Moines, lowa, a nation
j ally known firm who specialize in ehil
-1 dreri’s' photography for.m wspapers to
take the pictures and furnish the en
gravings.
Expert children’s photographers for
the studios, with all the .necessary
I equipment for this specialized .work,
will be here • Saturday, January 24.
The special studio will be set up in
Hotel Joseph Hewes and will be open
from 1 I'. M. to 8 I’. M.
1 here is no charge to the parents,
i There is absolutely no obligation to
this invitation. There is no age limit.
It is bonafide in every sense of the
word. Parents do not have to be sub
scribers, nor even readers of this
newspaper. Neither are they obli
gated to purchase pictures after they
are taken. Those who want some ad
ditional prints may obtain them by
arrangement with the studio represen
tative when they select the pose they
want printed in the paper. It is en
tirely up to them.
You will be happy, afterwards, if
you let your child or children parti
cipate, and very sorry if you don’t.
The kiddies will have fun and mother
and dad will be very proud to see their
pictures .in print later. Many will
clip them out and preserve them un
til junior grows up. The Herald
wants as many pictures as possible,
so don’t forget the day and date—
Saturday, January 24, from 1 to 8
P. M. at Hotel Joseph Hewes.
In addition to taking pictures of
children for free-publication- in The
Herald, the Woltz photographer will
also take pictures of any local busi
ness or professional man or woman
free of charge. These prints will be
turned over to The Herald in order to
have up-to-date cuts made for future
use. All business and professional
"'on, as well as town and county of
ficials, are invited to have fhP’r pic
ture taken, which costs them only the
short time to go to the hotel.
Miss Sadie Day
Granville Hospital
Miss. Sadie Day, manager of the
Hetty Shoppe, left Saturday for Ox
ford, where she entered the Gran
ville Hospital. Miss Day expects to
be able to return to Edenton hi about
two weeks.
During her absence arrangements
have been made for the Betty'Shoppe
to be open for business as usual.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Jor
dan, a 7 ’A-pound son, Larry’ Wayne
Jordan, on Tuesday, December 30, at
Chowan Hospital. I
as well as the mechanics of {he elec
tion and the resultant effect on the
tax levy if the issue is carried in the
election.
Proposed improvements include
erection of class rooms for both white
and colored schools in Edenton and a
physical education building at Chowan
High School. These are the most im
portant projects of a 10-year, building
program, which also includes’an audi
torium at Rocky Hock Central School
and a consolidated school for colored
children in the upper . end of the
county.
It is hoped that many will attend
Monday night’s mass meeting in o--
der to become fully acquainted with
all phases of the election.