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Volume XV.—Number 3.
Mass Meeting Tonight At Court House
St Louis Sinfonietta
Presents Concert In
Edenton January 21st
Popular Group of Art
ists Expected 1 to Draw
Capacity House
Music lovers of this section are in
for a treat next Wednesday night,
when the St. Louis Sinfonietta will
present a concert in the high school
auditorium, beginning at 8:30 o’clock.
The concert is the second of a series
sponsored by the Community Concert
Association, and is expected to attract
music lovers from a wide area.
Regarded as one of the finest play
ing groups of its kind in the Middle
West, the St. Louis Sinfonietta was
founded less than a decade ago by
Paul Schreiber, American conductor.
The Sinfonietta is made up of young
and enthusiastic artists, some of
whom were members of the great St.
Louis Symphony Orchestra.
The repertoire of the ensemble in
cludes many of the precious writings
of the elder masters—Bach, Haydn,
Mozart and Vivaldi and almost limit
less examples from the recent and
contemporary composers Debussy,
Ravel, Stravinsky, Hindemith and
Shostakovich, to name only a few.
Its distinguished conductor, Paul
Schreiber, a native of St. Louis, re
ceived his training from world re
nowned musicians. A brilliant and
extremely musical interpreter of his
programs, he conducts with a delicate
sense of balance and a constant con
sideration for the true meaning of
the composer.
Since their introduction to the audi
ences of the South and West in 1937,
the St. Louis Sinfonietta has received
such enthusiastic acclaim that it is
now scheduled for as many as ninety
tbncerts in one season before audi
ences all over the nation.
Edenton Lions Back
School Bond Issue
Matter Presented Mon
day By Dr. Griffin
And R. C. Holland
At Monday night’s meeting of the
Edenton Lions Club, those members
present voted to support the forth
coming bond election on January 20.
The entire program was devoted to a
discussion of the bond issue, with Dr.
Wallace Griffin and R. C. Holland
taking the most prominent parts in
the discussion.
Both speakers stated that they had
made investigations of school condi
tions and were no little surprised at
the deplorable conditions they found.
Both stressed the importance of do
ing something now to relieve condi
tions rather than delaying action un
til the county is forced to do some
thing. They also explained the effect
on the tax rate, pointing out that if
the bond issue is carried, the tax in
crease for bonds will be something
like 13 cents. It was also pointed out
that if the issue is defeated, the tax
rate will unquestionably be increased
more than 13 cents, in that the Coun
ty Commissioners will undoubtedly
have to do something as a tempor
ary measure which will take from the
budget all funds not coming from
taxes, which includes ABC earnings.
This money at present is used for the
general fund,- so that no levy has been
nlade for that purpose.
During the meeting Percy Smith
was inducted as a new member, and
it was decided to call off the meet
ing next Monday night due to the
zone meeting to be held in Hertford
Friday night, which will be attended
by many local Lions.
New Bern Romps Over
Edenton Court Teams
Edenton’s Aces suffered their- fhird
conference defeat Tuesday night in
the armory when they fell prey to
the New Bern Bears 43-27. The
Edenton girls also were defeated by
the New Bern girls 40-23.
, Jack Habit was high scorer for the
Aces with 9 points, while John Con
polly led the visitors with 18 and
jf[ Brown 12.
"l For the girls Margaret. Ann Mans
j field led the scoring with 13 points,
W* while Sater and Patterson paced New
; Bern .with 12 points each.
Both teams will meet the Kinston
outfits in another conference game
Friday night
THE CHOWAN HERALD
APPEAR IN EDENTON JANUARY 21
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Pictured above is the St. Louis Sinfonietta, under the direction of Paul Schreiber, which is sched
uled to present a program in the High School aud.torium Wednesday night, January 21, at 8:30 o’clock.
The Sinfonietta is the second of a series of three concerts arranged by the Community Concert Asso
ciation. The St. Louis musicians have won an enviable reputation, so that the lofcal auditorium is ex
pected to be filled to capacity. Only membership cards will be recognized to gain admission.
REV. W. L FREEMAN WILL BE SPEAKER AT Overseas Relief
MEETING OF MARCH OF DIMES WORKERS Drive WM Begin
TO BE HELD IN COURT HOUSE FRIDAY NIGHT In Chowan lan. 20
Drive to Raise $2,200
Quota Begins Monday
Os Next Week
Chief, of Police Robert {/. Pratt,
'chairman of the March of Dimes cam
paign in Chowan County, has per
fected his organization and will be
gin the drive Monday of next week.
He expresses the desire that all re
ports will be completed by the late
President . Franklin D. Roosevelt’s
birthday anniversary on January 30.
As an incentive for the drive, Mr.
Pratt has called a meeting of all
workers and those interested in the
movement to meet in the Court House
Friday night at 7:30 o’clock, at which
time final plans for the drive will be
discussed. A feature of the meeting
will be an address by the Rev. W. L.
Freeman, pastor of the Methodist
Church.
Chowan County's quota has been
increased, along with the State as a
whole and individual chapters, so
that this year citizens will have to be
even more generous if the county
is to maintain its reputation in meet
ing quotas. Chowan is asked to raise
$2,200, which is considerably more
than the $1,420 quota last year.
“The quota is rather large,” stated
J. Edwin Bufflap, chairman of the
Chowan Chapter of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis,
“but the county has been extremely
fortunate in escaping the ravages of
’.cxmiinuen on sane houi ,
Joe Conger, Jr., New
Head Os Varsity Club
Group of Officers Elect
ed at Meeting Held
Friday Night
At a meeting of the Varsity Club
held Friday night Joseph Conger, Jr.,
wa3 elected president for the year
1948, succeeding Nick George, first
president of the new organization.
Other officers elected include J. M.
Boyce, vice president; Wendell Cope
land, secretary; James Bond, treasur
er and Bill Cozart and J. D. Elliott
new members of the board of
directors.
Very encouraging reports were
submitted concerning the past year’s
activities of the club.
Watson Bell Buys
A.L. Boaz Business
,Watson Bell this week purchased
the Boaz Tire Sales & Service, lo
cated on Broad Street. The concern
has been in business several years
with A. L. Boaz as proprietor.
Mr. Bell has been a cigar dis
tributor for about 16 years and mov
ed back to Edenton from Cherry
Point, in July. He is a son of Mrs.
J. H. Bell and is making his home
at 209 West Queen Street.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, January 15,1948.
_ Pul-ease! J
Mrs. R. C. Holland, treasurer
of the Christmas Seal. Sale, re
ports this week that there are
still a few people who have not
returned unused Christmas Seals
or their contributions. She is
very anxious to complete her re
port, and urges all who have re
ceived seals to make a return as
once.
Hospital Auxiliary
Meets January 21
Need Expressed For Va
rious Magazines and
Books
The regular meeting of the Wom
an’s Auxiliary of the Chowan Hos
pital will be held at the Nurses’ Home
Wednesday' afternoon, January 21, at
3 o’clock. Projects for the year’s
work will be discussed, so it is urgent
that all members attend.
The Hospital is in acute need of
books and magazines in good con
dition. All members are requested
to bring what they have on hand, or
are able to solicit from the group
they represent, to this meeting,
Committees are being formed and
Mrs. W. D. Holmes, Jr., chairman, re
quests all members who have not
signed for work in two committees,
with alternate choice of a third, to
bring this information to the meeting,
or mail same before January 21st.
These committees are as follows:
Finance, Serving and Supply, Ward,
Grounds, Motor Corps and Nurses.
Hospital officials and Mrs. Holmes,
in behalf of the Auxiliary, wish to
publicly thank all individuals and
groups for their substantial aid in
the Christmas program at the Hos
pital. It is their observation that
everyone’s time and effort in bring
ing cheer to the less fortunate dur
ing the holiday season were well in
ward ed.
Feb. 1 Deadline For
City Automobile Tags
reminded that city tags are required
to be purchased and displayed on all
vehicles. Chief of Police R. L. Pratt
warns that February 1 is the dead
line for displaying these tags, after
which arrests will be made.
1 The license tags are now on sale
in the office of Miss Louise Coke, tax
collector.
ED HABIT RETURNS
| Ed Habit returned Thursday of
I last week from Johns Hopkins Hos
(pital, Baltimore, Md., where he has
been a patient several weeks. Mr.
I Habit is getting along as well as can
| be expected and will be glad to have
friends pay him a visit.
Workers Will Call at
Homes to Receive
-Packages
Cooperating in North Carolina’s
drlvfe to “Fill a Ship with Friend
ship”, Chowan County will begin its
appeal for overseas relief materials
on January 26, C. W. Overman, chair
man, has announced.
• North Carolina Was a leader in
the field of overseas giving during
1946 and 1947, and the state-wide
campaign scheduled for January 26-
31 will be its primary effort toward
maintaining that reputation in 1948.
In Chowan County the drive is
being sponsored by all the churches,
with the assistance of all civic clubs.
The Rev. Henry G. Roark of Chapel
Hill is state chairman of the project,
which was instigated by the North
Carolina Council of Churches, the
Rev. Ernest J. Arnold, executive
secretary.
The plan of action is as follows:
A worker will call at every home in
town and the County on a designated
day to pick up the package of cloth
ing. Each community or Church
group will deliver the clothing to a
designated point in Edenton, where it
will be assembled for shipment.
It is expected that the materials
received from the entire state will
be enough to form a complete ship’s
cargo. The goods will be sent to the
Church World Service Center at New
Windsor, Maryland, to be packed for
shipment.
All kinds of clothing and house
hold articles and supplies are needed
—anything of a practical nature such
as is used in American homes.
Holton Resigns As
Legion Commander
Unexpired Term Will Be
Filled By Kermit
Layton
Walter Holton late last week tend
ered his resignation as commander
of Ed Bond Rost of the American
Legion. Though vitally interested in
Legion affairs, Mr. Holton said his
business demanded so much of his
[time that he could not devote the
necessary attention to the office.
Aside from his business, Mr. Hol
ton is president of the Albemarle
Baseball League and is connected
with a number of organizations, all
of which claim some of his time.
First Vice Commander Kermit
Layton will fill the vacancy caused by
Holton’s resignation.
BANK CLOSED TUESDAY
The Bank of Fd-mton will be closed
all day next Monday, January 19, in
observance of Pobert E. Lee’s birth
day, a legal holiday. Patrons of the
bank are urged to transact their
banking business accordingly.
Chowan’s $400,000 Bond
Election Will Be Subject
if iound Table Discussion
Town Starts Suit
Against J. T. Gibbs
For Truck Damage
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Brief Session of Town
Council Held Tues
day Night
In one of the briefest meeting.- held
in recent .months, Town Council. on
Tuesday night completed its busint-.-.-
in two hours, adjourning about !•»
o’clock. With no delegations appear
ing at the meeting or any .special re
quests presented, the most important
item of business transacted was in
structing Town Attorney J. N. I’ru
den to institute a suit against James
T. Gibbs for damages to one of the
fire trucks amounting to something
like $2,000.
The suit is the outgrowth of a
wreck on Thanksgiving morning in
volving the fire truck and a station
wagon driven by Mr. Gibbs. In the
accident B. Henry Smith was killed,
A1 Owens seriously injured and the
fire .truck badly damaged. In the
meantime Mr. Gibbs has been cleared
of charges in a trial in Recorder’s
Court.
The Counciltnen also discussed the
possibility of Employing an automo
bile mechanic to service the town’s
rolling equipment, and J. E. Bufflap
was appointed to investigate’ the
housing of such a department. W. J.
Yates was also appointed to investi
gate the idea of building a partition
in the balcony of the armory to pro
vide locker space for those who par
ticipate in recreational activities
there.
The Street Commissioner also pre
sented a request from T. W. Jones to
hard surface West Hicks Street from
Broad Street to the railroad. After
considering the condition of the bud
get, the matter was .deferred until
the next budget is prepared.
H. G. Quinn Elected
VFW Commander
Efforts Made to Assist
Any Veteran Need
ing Help
At a meeting of William H. Cof
field, Jr., Post, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, held Friday night, Henry G.
Quinn was elected commander, suc
ceeding James T. Gibbs. Other of
ficers elected were: Willie Spruill,
senior vice commander; FI wood Nix
on, adjutant; James Bond, quarter
master; Thomas Edward Parker, Jr.,
service officer; T. W. Cartwright,
chaplain, and William M. Rhoades,
officer of the day.
According to T. E. Parker, service
officer, the veterans assistance com
mittee operating in Edenton and
Chowan County on behalf of veterans
and their dependants or survivors,
has made 25 applications for dental
work, placed two veterans of World
War II and one of World War Tin
veterans’ hospitals for treatment and
observation, made numerous applica
tions for reinstatement of national
service life insurance and performed
many other services to and for vet
erans.
According to Commander Quinn,
any honorably discharged veteran
who wishes to use this service may
do so without cost or obligation on
his part. Whether the veteran serv
ed overseas or within the Continental
United States, whether he is a mem
ber of VFW or any other veterans’
organization, he may obtain further
information by telephoning the fol
lowing numbers: 378, 479-W, 50-J.
99-W, 395-J or contact Service Of
ficer Parker at the post office or his
home, 208 East King Street.
Commander Ouinn says this is not
a membership drive or a drive for
funds, but is offered at the request of
the Veterans .Administration s ! nre re
moval of the V A office in Edenton
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Car Inspection
Ma**> I— r * ftp
lard Printing <’•> eflfG
180 S First St —■*
$1.50 Per Year.
Small Crowd on Hand
For Meeting Monday
At Rocky Hock
ALL INVITED
Election Scheduled to
Be Held Tuesday of
Next Week
| In the interest, of tile Chowan
| County election' on a s4ne.i.: 0 lionii-;s
--■ sue which will be held Tuesday, .iaiiu
: ary 2n. a mass meeting \vi 1 he held
[tonight (Thursday) in the Court
House, starting at 7:30 o'clock. The
. meeting will be in the form of a
round table discussion, so that any
one will have an opportunity to ex-
I press his or her views, as well as ask
any questions relating to the election.
The purpose of the meeting i§ to
enlighten voters as to the pressing
need to provide class rooms, as fcvell
ias the method of payment andkie
effect it will have on the
rate. W hile there is some opposiJK
I to issuing the bonds, the priiuMß
reason, so far as The Herald fan
i learn, is that it will raise taxes. \
i This phase was explained at >the
mass meeting held at Rocky. Ifeck
Central School Monday night when it
was explained that if the eiectioj is
carried, the rate for liquidating bonds
will be only 13 cents higher thanlthe
present rate. The new rate wilßbe
approximately 61 cents per hundred
dollar property valuation and flvill
gradually decrease over a period of
20 years, when all present tiondetj in
debtedness will have been wiped wut.
The principal speakers at Monday
night’s meeting were W. H. Betry
man, whe presided over the meeting,
John A. Holmes, West Byrum, W f . J.
Taylor, Thomas Chears and the Rev.
W. C. Francis. The latter appealed
for cooperation throughout *the
county to the end that eventually* the
needs of every section will be met-
It was pointed out that the average
tax rate for bonds for the pas ten
years Was 66 cents, while if the Bond
issue 'is successful, the average]tax
rate for bonds for the next 20 yfars
will be 45 cents, so that the tax load
will not be as heavy is some voters
believe. i
The belief was also advanced
strange as it may appear on the sur
face, Chowan County's tax rate will
be higher if the bond issue is defeated.
This was explained by the fact that
more or less of an emergency exists
so far as schools are concerned, and
that if the bonds are not sold to make
necessary improvements, then the
County Commissioners will, next to
being compelled, make some tempor
ary improvements. Without funds
from the sale of bonds, the Commis
sioners will be obliged to gather to
gether all non-tax money, which in
cludes ABC store earnings. The ABC
profits go into the general fund for
the operation of the county, and with
this money going for school purposes,
it is obvious that at least j. 5 cents
will be levied for general purposes.
This can be even greater also, for in
the present general fund are some
items for which the Commissioners
have a legal right to make a levy,
which will add to the overall levy to
meet the budget.
A slight undercurrent of feeling in
opposition to the physical education
building at Chowan High School was
apparent at Monday night’s meeting,
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Chas. H. Jenkins Named
National Group Officer
Friends of Senator Charles H.
Jenkins will be interested to know
that he was elected first vice presi
dent and chairman of the board of
the Council of State Governments at
a meeting held in Washington, D. C.,
Saturday.
Governor Horace Hildreth of Maine
j was elected president of the group.
j ON SOUTHERN TRIP
■| The Rev. Harold W. Gilmer, rector
of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, his
daughter, Mrs. Ralph T. Warren and
her daughter, Sandra, left Wednes
: day for Orlando, Fla., and Tifiton, Ga.,
where they will visit relatives and
; friends.
The trio expects to be away about
’ three weeks, but during Mr. Gilmer’s
absence regular services will be held
at St. Paul’s Church.