“The fight against polio is
far . from won and only
through the March of
Dimes can we supply the
sinews of war to carry it
through to the finish.”
—President Truman.
Volume XV. —Number 4.
Chowan Bond Issue Carried Better Than 4 To 1
Chowan’s March Os Dimes
Now In Progress In Effort
To Raise Quota Os $2,200
Rfev. W. L. Freeman!
Speaker at Meeting ;
Monday Night
DRIVE ENDS JAN. 30
All Canvassers Urged to
Complete Job Soon
As Possible
With Chief of Police Robert L.
Pratt chairman of Chowan' County’s
March of Dimes, the drive got under
way this week in an effort to reach
the county’s quota of $2,200, the
largest amount ever asked from Cho
wan. Os course, the State’s quota
has been increased to something like
half a million dollars, so the increase
is passed on to all chapters in the
State.
Prior to starting the drive, Chair
man Pratt called a meeting Monday
night in the Court House, at which
time the Rev. W. L. Freeman, pastor
of the Methodist Church, presented a
very interesting and informative ad
dress concerning the drive. Mr. Free
man referred to the many victims of
infantile paralysis and stressed the
wonderful work being done in the
fight against the disease through the
annual March of Dimes.
Mr. Pratt called a meeting for Fri
day night of last week, but for some I
reason very few turned out, so that
the Monday night’s meeting was
scheduled. (■
.'■? The entire county has
into sections with canvassers allotted
certain areas. It is the hope that
every person in the county will be
contacted by the canvassers and that
they will meet with a generous re
sponse.
Any canvasser may make his or
her return to either Mr. Pratt or J.
Fdwin Bufflap, who is chairman of the
Chowan County Chapter of the Na
tional Foundation for Infantile Para
lysis. The chapter chairman was un
able to attend Monday night’s meet
ing due to a special meeting of Town
Council, but he is very much con
cerned about the drive and hopes
Chowan County citizens will sense
the need in raising funds not only for
any possible use in this county in case
of an emergency, but to be able to aid
other sections of the State who may
become victims of the scourge.
W. H. Gardner is treasurer of the
Chowan chapter, and also urges citi
zens to be liberal in their contribu
tions in order to maintain the county’s
record in meeting every quota thus
far.
Canvassers are urged to make their
solicitations as early as possible and
to make their returns promptly in or
der to be able to determine the pro- ]
gress of the drive. The drive does
not officially end until the late Presi
dent Fj-anklirr D. Roosevelt’s birthday
on Jantiary 30, but Mr. Pratt is very
anxious to wind up the local drive be
fore then, if possible.
Jimmy Crummey Is
* Stabbed By Negro
e
Patient in Williamston
Hospital Due to Loss
Os Blood •
Jimmy Crummey, local taxicab
driver, was a patient in the Williams
ton Hospital Wednesday morning as
the result of being stabbed near
Jamesville shortly after midnight
Tuesday by a colored man. The Ne
gro missed the last bus out of Eden
ton, according to a report, and en
gaged Mr. ‘Crummey to take him to
his home near Jamesville.
As reported, the Negro hit Mr.
Crummey when he stopped to let him
out of the taxi. As a result a tussle
ensued during which Crummey was
stabbed witn a knife, his jugular vein
being' severed and badly cut about
the eye. The Negro escaped and
Crummey drove to the Williamston
police headquarters, reported the in
cident and was taken to the Williams
ton hospital vpry weak from the loss
of blood. 1 t
Sheriff Roebuck of Martin County
informed local officials that they had
arrested the Negro, George Jack
son, Jr,, Wednesday morning. I
THE CHOWAN HERALD
|| Here January 30
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NICOL SMITH
Citizens in this section will
have the rare opportunity to hear
Nicol- Smith, celebrated adven
turer and lecturer, present “Val
ley In the Clouds” in Edenton
Friday, January 30, in the school
auditorium.
Local Group Backs
Veterans Hospital
For Eastern N. C.
Walter Holton Spokes
man at Washington
Conference
General Carl Gray, Veterans’ Ad
ministration head, was much impress
ed by the representatives of veterans'
organizations from 24 towns and
Chamber of Commerce officials, in pe
titioning last week for a hospital for
the veterans to be placed in the east
ern part of North Carolina. Walter
Holton, representing the American
Legion and the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, accompanied by H. A. Campon.
William P. Jones and Peter Carlton
of the Chowan County Chamber of
Commerce Merchants Association,
i was the spokesman at the meeting
from the Edenton contingent.
Alt partisanship was put aside for
the common objective of seeing that
justice was done to the veterans of
the eastern part of North Carolina,
I and all joined the fight without men-
I tioning any specific location.
According to the members of the
Edenton committee, it seemed that
the feeling prevalent was that from
the standpoint of service to the vet
erans, it was right that the petition
be granted. In addition to the vets
and Chamber of Commerce officials,
General Hines, former administrator
of the Vets Administration, and four
Congressmen, including Herbert Bon
ner, spoke in favor of the petition.
Walter Holton said in substance:
“I’ve been active in Legion work for
several years. The need for hospital
facilities for our boys is great. Many
times we were put off for weeks and
linger periods before a vet could be
hospitalized. Since there are already
two hospitals near each other in the
western part of the State, doesn’4 it
seem right and just, General Gray,
for a hospital to be put "in the eastern
area. We know that the Veterans
Administration wants to help the vet
erans. We are convinced of that.
And we feel sure that you will give
serious consideration to this joint pe
tition presented by all the veterans
organizations and other representa
tives here today.”
Tug Lambert’s Point
Damaged By Blaze
Edenton’s * Fire Department was
called to the County Dock Monday
morning, where the tug Lambert’s
Point caught fire. The blaze started
in the- engine room and rapidly
spread to the pilot house. After the
fire was extinguished, Emmett Wig
gins, owner of the tug, estimated the
damage to be in the neighborhood of
S3OO.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, January 22, 1948.
[Drive For Clothing I
For Overseas Relief
Jan. 25th To Feb. Ist
Collection Will Be Made
; In Edenton Sunday,
February 1
Clothing collection for overseas re
lief will be conducted in Chowan j j
County next week, January 25 to j
February 1, announces C. W. Over-j -
man, drive chairman.
J. L. Chostnutt, Edenton Chairman,;
states that a house-to-house canvass
will be made on Sunday afternoon, -
February 1, to pick up clothing.
Clothes should he bundled and ready
and placed on the front porch by 2:00
o’clock, says Mr. Chestiiutt.
The clothing drive in rural Chowan I
County will be conducted January 21-1 -
31. This drive is being conducted]
through committees in each of the
churches of the county. Clothing
should be assembled/ bundled and
’ready by Wednesday morning, Janu
ary 28. Someone will stop at each
house on Wednesday, or some later
day in the week, to pick up the cloth
ing. Each church committee has
agreed to a designated area in the
county so that a complete canvass
should be made. If no one calls for
your clothing be sure to deliver your
biindies to your chiirch committee not
later than Saturday, January 31.
This clothing is being collected
and assembled for shipment to needy
families abroad. At the shipping
center the clothing .will be assorted
and packaged to fit the needs, as far
1 Continued on Page Eight)
Action Taken To
Close Legion Hut
■
Inventory and Repair
ing Equipment; Oper
ating- at a Loss
At a meeting of Ed Bond Post of
the American Legion, held Tuesday
night, action was taken to immedi
j ately close the Legion hut at the
.1 Naval Air Station. This decision was
1 made in order to take an inventory
and make some repairs to equipment.
1 Though the hut has* been an ideal 1
place for various banquets and gath
r erings, it has been operating at a eon
-1 siderable loss, so that the future op
-1 eration at present appears probleni
■ atical.
1 The Post’s decision goes into effect
immediately, so that the Friday
’ Night Teen-Age Club and the Satur- 1
; day Night Club will he abandoned;
this week. |
■ CAMERA AND BIRDIE AWAIT COMMUNITY
KIDDIES AT JOSEPH HEWES HOTEL NEXT
: SATURDAY TO HAVE PICTURES TAKEN
l
!. Groups of Pictures Will Be Published In Herald
Without Charge; Business Men and Officials
Also Photographed Free 1 to 8 P. M.
: This coming Saturday, January 24,j
between I and 8 P. M., will be a big :
I day for the picture-taking of young
’ sters of the community. The Herald '
1 wants a photograph of every young- 1
“ ster in this trading area for publi-j
■’ cation in a forthcoming feature titled
* “Citizens of Tomorrow.”
t The Herald has made arrangements
i with the Woltz Studios of Des Moines,
i lowa, nationally known children’s
5 photographers, to take pictures free
-of charge, so that the more pictures
* taken, the better the feature will be,
' and the cooperation of mothers and
- fathers is urged. The photographer
> will set up his studio at Hotel Joseph
Hewes and will take pictures as rap
idly as the youngsters are presented
from 1 to 8 P. M.
All children in this trading area
( are eligible. There will be no charge
-of any kind. There are no strings.
Nothing need be subscribed for; you
5 do not even have to be a reader or
r subscriber of this newspaper. If you
3 wish to, you may purchase prints of
1 your children by arrangement with
r the studio when you select the post
; you want published. But even that is
- entirely up to you, for there are no
* obligations of any kind —now, then
f or thereafter. Appointments are not
necessary. All children, however,
Nicol Smith Will j
Lecture In Edenton i
Friday, January 30]
Faihous Lecturer Will;
Present Film “Valley
In the Clouds”
Preparations are already completed •
for the appearance in Edenton of i
Nicol Smith, nationally known ad-!
venturer and. illustrated lecturer, on |
Friday night, January 30, at 8 o’clock j
in the school auditorium. Mr, Smith
is a noted author and world traveler!
and will present liis new all-color!
film “Valley In the Clouds." which in- ;
eludes original and fascinating high- ]
lights of a colorful region in India,;
the land of conflicts and mystery. |
Mr. Smith’s film is the story of j
Jammu and Kashmir;- of the fantastic
jewels of Indian princes, of the ex
quisitely- fashioned jewel - encrusted
animals collected by the maharajahs ;
of the gorgeous palaces, and humble ]
native villages. Smith visits the Valrj
ley of the Clouds where the. fabulous |
Kashmir sapphires are wrested from :
the earth to find their way into mil-1
lion-dollar necklaces of diamonds and |
other precious gems.
Smith journeys to the remote fast
nesses of these regions of India to
show startling pictures of wild ani
mals, of snow leopard hunts, of herds
of wild asses, of a bear hunt at Kash
mir. He visits Ladakh to photograph
the tablets left by the Nestorian
Christians in the Bth century. Ac
cording to legend, a Christian bishop
travelled through Ladakh into Tibet
(Continued on Page Eight)
County Council Will,
Meet January 28th
Slew Officers of Group
Scheduled to Be
Installed
Miss Rebecca Colwell, Home Dem
onstration Agent, announced this
week that the County Council of
Home Demonstration Clubs will meet
Wednesday afternoon, January 28, at
2:30 o’clock in the Community House
at Cross Roads.
Beech Fork Club will be hostess
for the meeting.
A feature of the meeting will be
the installation of new officers, which
include the following:
President, Mrs. Wallace Goodwin;
vice president, Mrs. S. F.. Small: sec
retary and treasurer, Mrs. Percy
Smith: song leader, Mrs. J. Cameron
Boyce; pianist, Mrs. Maeb e1 I e
; Winslow.
| must be accompanied by a parent or
. other adult.
I It often seems to parents shat
1 children are little one minute and are
1 grown up the next, so fast does a
j child’s growing stage pass. Here is
a splendid opportunity to catch a
likeness of your child or children at
this present stage for the pleasure
you will get out of it in future years
and for the pleasure you will enjoy
in seeing it in print. You will want
to clip it from this, your home town
newspaper, and preserve it for the
youngster when he or she grows up.
That children are looking forward
to the fun, since our previous an
nouncement of this coming event, is
shown in numerous instances. One i
child’s mother was uncertain about
the date and they had a slight dis- 1
cussion which ended with the child
saying firmly, “Well, I’m going up to
The Herald and see about it. I want
to see my picture in the paper.”
The Herald has also made arrange
ments with the Woltz Studio to take
pictures of local men and women,
also free of charge. Prints will be
turned over to The Herald for having
cuts made for future use, so that all
business men and women and various
officials are urged to take off enough
time to have their pictures taken.
|Of 640 Votes Cast Tuesday
518 In Favor Selling Bonds
For School Improvements
!; •V
Seeks Re-election
*
l . - / -
JOHN W. GRAHAM
. This week John W. Graham, in
cumbent, formally announced that
he will be a candidate for re
election as Solicitor for the First
Judicial District.
John W. Graham Will
Seek Re-election As
Solicitor Os District
Formal Announcement
Os Intention Released
Early This Week
Though it was generally understood
that John W. Graham, incumbent,
will be a candidate for re-election as
Solicitor for the First Judicial Dis
trict, Mr. Graham this week made
formal announcement of his candi
dacy.
To date there are three candidates
for the Solicitorsiiip, Mr. Graham and
John F. White of Edenton and Walter
Column of Elizabeth City.
Mr. Graham's announcement fol
lows :
“Realizing fully the responsibilities
of the high office of District Solicitor
of the First Judicial. District,-I hereby
announce to.the Democratic voters of
the district my candidacy for re-elec- j
tion as Solicitor, In respectfully ask j
ing the support of the -fie in be vatic :
voters for re-election to the unexpired .
term for which I was appointed to
succeed Judge Chester R. Morris, it
is with the full realization that this
office through the years has been filled
by men who brought to it both honor!
and distinction.
“During the ten months since my <
appointment I have endeavored, and
if re-elected, shall continue to make
every effort to carry forward the fine ,
traditions of the office of Solicitor.
“It is my conception of the office 0f..,
Solicitor that he should, in coopera
tion with the law enforcement officers,
bring to trial and vigorously prose
cute alt persons Whether they be of]
(Continued on Page Five) I
Building And Loan
Meeting January 27
Report Shows Rate of
Interest Earned Dur
ing Year .066139
Stockholders of the Edenton Build- 1
ing & Loan Association are urged to 11
attend the annual meeting of the or- 1
ganization, which will be held in the i
Court House Tuesday night, January <
27, at 8 o’clock. Every stockholder :
has been notified and urged to be i
present or appoint proxies to rep
resent their stock at the meeting.
Secretary R. E. Leary has pre
pared the annual statement, which
has been mailed all stockholders. The
report shows that the rate of interest
earned during 1947 was .066139, a
slight decrease from last year when
it was .066806. President F. W.
Hobbs will preside over the meeting
next Tuesday night.
I Car Inspection
~*‘ T ce
$1.50 Per Year.
-1 Every Precinct Except
j Rocky Hock Turns In
Bin' Majority
SMALL VOTE CAST
Center Hill Votes 10() f
With Not a Single Dis
senting Vote
—-
Chowan County citizens on Tuesday
| voted more than 4 to 1 in favor
] the county selling .'Jiio.imn worth
I bonds for leaking necessary sch---
improvements. During the very in
clement dav <i4u voters braved
elements to cast a ballot, of wh- :
'5lB voted in favor of the bond issu
and 122 voted “No.” Clerk -if C<
E. W. Spires reported that the e d -
ition set a new record in Chowa.i
(County in the matter "f time co:-
] smiled before a complete election 're
port was‘tabulated. Due-to the > -
■ operation of election officials at t. -
' various precincts, the reports were
Mr. Spires’ office by ti;su Tuesday
i night, only 2(> minutes after the poi -s
I closed.
The election carried in every pre
j cinct in the county except Rocky
Hock, where four more votes wer
least in opposition than in favor
| the issue.
Opposition in the Rocky Hock sec
tion apparently developed when omy
three of the five projects in a pro
posed ltl-year improvement prograr
were included in the bond issue. Thy
, j School Bond Vote
YES NO
; East Side I*4 3'.
West Side .. ... 192 21
Rocky Hock 32 36
Center Hill _ 48 0
Wardville 36 18
Yeopim 26 9
M
Total 518 122
10-year program was adopted several
months ago after a county-wide com
mittee made a thorough study of the
situation and listed the five project;
in order of their importance. The
over-all program includes an audi
torium at the Rocky Hock school, as
well as a central school for colored
children In upper Chowan County.
These two projects were eliminated
; from the first work to be done only:
• because it was .the opinion oft:
Commissioners that a bond issue
more than 8400,0't0 would bo d- •
seated;
With til. ,f40b,000 bond issue ■t. -
proposed to build a now high soho
for white students on Hicks Field, a
new colored school in Oakum Stnv
and a physical education building'. ,w.
Chowan High School.
In the Center Hill precinct not a
dissenting vote was vast among the
48 cast during the day. East and .
West Edenton precincts rolled, up an
overwhelming majority in favor li
the issue- In tile two precincts 4
votes were cast, with 376 being it
favor of the issue and only. ">!• op
(Continued on Page Five)
Chest And X-ray
Clinic Feb. 3 And 4
Harold Satterwhite of
State Sanitorium
In Charge
According to the local Health De
partment, the chest and X-ray clink
will be held at the Health Depart
ment Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb
ruary 3 ajid 4. Harold Satterwhite
of State Sanitorium will he in charge
of the clinic, which will be for the
arrested cases of tuberculosis, the
contacts of tuberculosis cases and
those who were skin tested by the
Health Department and reacted posi
tive.
Tuesday, February 3, is reserved
for white people, while colored people
will be examined the following day.
Due to the scarcity of X-ray films,
the Health Department could not hold
the X-ray clinic in November as was
hoped, and could secure only erlough
films for the above cases.