Infill THE CHOWAN HERALD,
—President Truman. \ 6 * JSaM
Volume 8. Edenton, North Carolina. Thursday,February 19, $1.50 Per Year.
Auto Inspection Lane
Will Be In Edenton
March 22 To April 3
Work Will Be Done on
South End of Gran
ville Street
According to George I. Daii, one of
the State’s motor 'vehicle mechanical
, inspection lanes will be put in opera
tion in Edenton on March 22 through
April 3. During this period, March
22,. 23, 24 and 25 will be devoted to
orientation of mechanics and inspec
tion of public-owned vehicles. Me
chanics will be urged to contact the
inspection team in order to become
better acquainted with what the State
requires in way of properly function
ing automobiles.
The lane will be open to the' public
from March 26 to April 3.
In view of the fact that the sched
uled inspection lane for Edenton will
not be installed in time, it is pro- 1
posed to conduct the inspection lane
on Granville Street between King and
Water Streets. Mr. Dail contacted
Mayor Leroy Haskett and J. Edwin
Bufflap, Street Commissioner, and it
was decided that this portion of the
street was the most logical site in
Edenton due to the fact that it pro
vides adequate space and at the same
time will not greatly interfere with
traffic.
The inspection lane will be brought j
back again on June 4 and be in op
eration until June 9, but it is hoped
that by that time the State will have
had time to install the lane on Hicks
Field.
All automobiles are required to be
inspected during the year 1948, so
that owners are urged to have this
important matter attended to as soon
as possible.
Dixieland Six Will
Play At Legion Hut
For Saturday Party
Teen Agers Not Permit
ted at Parties Satur
day Night
Next Saturday night at the Legion
Club, Satterfield and his Dixieland
Six will furnish music for the weekly i
party* which is gradually gaining'
popularity, several hundred partici-j
pating in the festivities each night.
Under the new rules, teen-agers
have a night set aside for them, each
Friday, and effective this week, they
will not be admitted to the club on
Saturday nights. This is also in com
pliance with the N. C. law regarding
the sale of beer.
Those planning to attend are re
quested to come as early as possible
to be assured of service, for late
comers had to stand last week.
Stars Os Sunshine
Sue Here Friday
Sho\y Presented Free By
Byrum Implement &
Truck Co.
Sunshine Sue’s stars of the radio
“Ole Dominion Barn Dance,” Benny
Kissinger, “Cousin Joe” Mophis,
“Curley” Collins and “Crazy Joe,”
will appear in person in Edenton at
the High School auditorium at 7:30
o’clock Friday night, February 20.
These favorite radio stars will be pre
sented by Byrum Implement & Truck
Company, the local International deal
er, in order to show appreciation for
the loyalty of its many customers in
this area. It is the post-war re
sumption of their annual appreciation
party which was their custom before
the war. This party is put on for
both young and old —for the whole
family.
In addition to the stage show, a
free movie, which will be equally en
tertaining, will be shown. The entire
program will be kept moving at an
interesting pace and will not be
drawn out and too long. This is a
free party fbr the whole family and
everybody is invited to come out and
enjoy 1 an evening of fun.
TEEN-AGE DANCE FRIDAY >:
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Another dance will be staged for
the Teen-age Club Friday night at
the Legion hut A small admission
will be charged each person.
PERFORM IN EDENTON FEBRUARY 27 |
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Pictured above are Six attractive members of the Wake Forest Capella Choir which will present
a concert on the night of February 27 in the Edenton High School auditorium under the sponsorship
of the local American Legion Post. These six Wake Forest co-eds comprise a sextet that will be heard
in two selections, in addition to the regular program by the entire choir. Reading left to right: Mavis
Sykes, Wilmington; Billie Barnes, North Wilkesboro; Emma Brauer, Ridgeway; Onita Mussel white,
Lumberton; DeLena Jones, Murfreesboro, and Miriam Smith, Lenoir.
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Permanent Organization Junior Chamber
Os Commerce Will Be Effected Tonight
i
Directors of Senior Chamber of Commerce Are
Invited to Attend Meeting In Court House at
8 O’clock; Cooperation Major Objective
Tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock, in
the Court House, another meeting of
the local Junior Chamber of Com
merce will be held, at which time it is
planned to effect a permanent or
ganization. The meeting was origin
ally scheduled to be held Friday
night, but was stepped up n ’Hy >ii>
order not to conflict with the Univer
sity of North Carolina alumni ban
quet. A group of eight or ten Rocky
Mount Jaycees plan again to be pres
ent for the purpose of offering any
possible assistance in organizing the
Edenton group.
Frank Holmes, temporary president
of the new organization, informed The
Herald early this week that a consti
tution and by-laws have been pre
pared and will be presented at the,
meeting tonight. He also stated that
about 75 young men between the
ages of 21 and 35 had bee* invited
to be present and that it is expected
| a big majority of this number will be
l on hand. ,
Despite the special invitations, 1
Visiting Preacher
At Baptist Church
Rev. Harold White Will
Conduct Two Services
Next Sunday
In the absence of the pastor, the
Rev. R. N. Carroll, the Rev. Harold
M. White of Windsor will preach at
both the morning and night services
at the Baptist Church Sunday, Feb
ruary 22.
Mr. White Jias just recently gradu
ated from the Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary in Fort Worth,
Texas, and will be remembered as a
soloist and an active worker in the
Training Union program in the
northeastern section of the State in
recent years.
The public is cordially invited to
attend both morning and evening ser
vices and hear Mr. White, who is con
sidered to be one of the most talented
and promising young ministers. The
morning service is at 11 o’clock and
the evening service will start at 7:30
o’clock.
X-Ray Clinics Forced
To Be Postponed
Due to the snow storm of last
week, the scheduled tuberculosis X
ray clinic at the Edenton Health De
partment, which was to have been
held Tuesday, was forced to be can
celled. According to Dr. S. V. Lewis,
health officer, the clinic will now be
held Tuesday and Wednesday, March
2 and 3.
SENIOR CLASS OF CHOWAN HIGH
PRESENTS PLAY FEBRUARY 27
The Senior Class of Chowan High
School will present a three-act com
edy, “Aaron Slick From Punkin
Crick,” Friday night, February 27, in
the school auditorium.
The theme of the comedy is an old
farmer outsmarting a city slicker, and
will provide laughrand fun for every
> one. The public is invited to attend.
however, Mr. Holmes stated that all
directors of the senior Chamber of
Commerce are cordially invited to at
tend the meeting and that, further,
any other person interested will also j
be welcome. All who affiliate with the <
organization at tonight’s meeting will, ,
of course, be listed as charter mem-
bers, and it is hoped a goodly num- }
her of those eligible will line up with ,
the Jaycees.
Mr. Holmes, one of the most active
promoters of the new organization,
was very much encouraged early this
week when he received the following
letter from Congressman Herbert C.
Bonner:
“I wish to add my congratulations
to you and the other young men of
Edenton for your progressive move in
the organization of a Junior Cham
ber of Commerce. Should you think j
' I might be able to assist your
I chamber in any project at any time, I,
I assure you it will give me pleasure to
I lend such aid as I can.”
Dr. Lewis Speaker
At Lions Meeting
Stresses Need For Faci
lities to Handle Tu
berculosis Cases
Dr. S. V. Lewis, local district
health officer, gave a most interesting
talk to members of the local Lions
Club at their meeting Monday even
ing. He, stressed the need for local
facilities to handle incurable cases of I
tuberculosis, so much so that there I
are cases at home now in contact with
their families and possibly with the
public with nothing that can be done
about it.
Dr. Lewis pointed out the steps 1
takpn by the department relative to
prevention and in seeking to cure
those stricken. He also described the
work of the tuberculosis X-ray unit ,
which will be held here March 2 and
3 for free X-raying of the public.
Bobby Byrum and J. M. Boyce were
visitors at the meeting.
Social Security Official
Plans Trip February 25
Due to inclement .weather, J. A
; Morrison, manager of the Norfolk of
. fice of the Social Security Adminis
tration, was unable to make his
scheduled trip to Edenton Wednesday
of last week. Mr. Morrison will,
therefore, make a special trip to 1
Edenton Wednesday, February 25. 1
Due to the increased work load in
Edenton and vicinity, thereafter Mr. 1
Morrison will devote a full day here.
The day will remain as before, the
second Wednesday of each month at
the Employment Office at 12 noon.
MEMBER OF SIGMA NU
With several University of North
Carolina fraternities initiating new
I pledges last week, Bruce Fletcher
I Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce
Jones became a member of the Sigma
Nu.
Not Much Progress
In March Os Dimes
Drive During Week
Only $130.28 Added to
Contributions, Which
Are $729.87
Very little progress was made dur
ing the week toward realization of
Chowan County’s March of Dimes
quota of $2,200. According to re
ports turned in up to, Wednesday
morning, total contributions amount
to only $729.87. Os this amount
$599.59 was reported last week, while
the following was turned in since that
time:
Rev. Harold W. Gilmer $ 5.00
Received by R. L. Pratt _. - 7.00
Rocky Hock Church 58.75
East Side, Colored - 43.73
West Side, Colored _ 15.80 j
Total - $130.28
Os course, reports are still incom
plete and with more favorable weather |
! Chairman R. L. Pratt is hopeful that;
■ all of the solicitations will be com
pleted in short order. Mr. Pratt is al
so appealing to any who have not
I been solicited to either bring or send
their contribution to him in an effort I
to make a better showing. “I realize !
that weather conditions have made it j
impossible to solicit as many people as |
desired, which is reflected in the con-:
tributions,” said Mr. Pratt, “but now
that the weather is more favorable, I
hope Chowan County people will rally
to the cause and help reach our
quota.”
Mr. Pratt also calls attention to the
fact that a two-year-old colored boy
was stricken with infantile paralysis
in Plymouth last week, so that Cho
wan County should have as large a re
serve as possible to be in position to
meet any emergency.
Chamber Commerce
Joins In Movement
To Help Fishermen
Local Group at Meeting
Held Last Week In
Elizabeth City
H. A. Campen, president of the
Chowan County Chamber of Com
merce and Merchants Association, ac
companied by manager Peter Carlton,
J. M. Jones, Sr., chairman of the
Fisheries Committee and William
Shepard, also a member of the com
mittee, attended a preliminary meet
ing to organize a plan of action to
overcome the condition existing at
Oregon Inlet which is endangering
the fishing industry in eastern North
Carolina. The meeting which was
held in the Virginia Dare Hotel at
Elizabeth City Friday of last week,
was also attended by Alvah Ward,
Sr., of Matiteo, who sparkplugged the
movement, Miles Clark and G. C.
Meads of the Elizabeth City Chamber
of Commerce and L. C. Bruce of the
Progressive Association.
A special meeting was held by the
local Chamber of Commerce and
Merchants Association prior to the
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President Campen Praises
Work Committee Members
Local Chamber Commerce
[Circulating Library]
Miss Harriet Leary, circulat
ing librarian, on Tuesday set up
a circulating library at Chowan
Hospital in which will be an av
erage of 30 books which are
placed there for the benefit of
patients and nurses at the hos
pital.
The library is sponsored by the
Shepard-Pruden Library and will
be visited by Miss Leary every i
two weeks. Miss Frances Tillett.
manager of the hospital, is very j
much enthused over the librar\,
and hopes patients and nurses I
will make use of the library and i
enjoy reading the books avail
able.
Deputy Collector At
Post Office To Help
Filing Income Return j
March 15 Is Deadline
For Taxpayers to File !
Return For 1947
John N. Robbins, deputy collector of
Internal Revenue, has arranged his
schedule for assisting taxpayers in
preparing their returns and while he
was in Edenton Monday, he will re
turn two more times to offer his as
sistance.
According to the schedule, he will
again be at the Post Office Monday,
March 1, from 9:3(1 A. M. to 1 P. M„
and will return for his final trip on
Monday, March 8 between the same
hours. On the above days Mr. Rob
bins will be glad to render any as
sistance or give information desired
relative to Federal income tax re
turns. No charge is made for this
j service.
Federal income tax returns for the
calendar year 1947 must be filed not
j later than March 15. Most taxpayers
I have already made substantial pay
| ments on their 1947 tax through
withholding from their wages or di
rect payments to the collector, but
nevertheless, all taxpayers must file
annual returns on or before March 15
as " provided by law. Any person
I whose total income in 1947 was $51)0
j or more must file a return.
Workmen Installing
Heat At Court House
i
System Will Eliminate
Dangerous Stoves In
Old Building
Chowan County citizens will be in- 1
terested to know that the W. M. Wig- j
gins Company of Wilson, who has the
contract to install modern heat in the
ancient Court House, began the job
last week. The boiler, pipe and 1,000
gallon oil tank has arrived and the
radiators are expected to arrive very
shortly.
Workmen early this week experienc
ed some difficulty in drilling holes for
the pipe, in some instances striking
slabs of cement which are under the
main floor.
The boiler room has been ready for
several weeks and was built by C. B.
Mooney & Son, so that prospects ap
pear bright for the early completion
of the heating system, which will
eliminate out-moded and dangerous
stoves in the historic building.
Community Concert
Meeting March Ist
J. W. Davis, president of the Eden
ton Community Concert Association,
desires to call attention to the fact
that a meeting will be held in the
Municipal Building Monday night.
March 1, at 7:30 o’clock, at which
time the future of the association
will he determined.
All persons who are interested in
continuation of the Community Con
certs in Edenton are especially urged
to attend this meeting, for present
officers are unwilling to serve any
longer. A new group of officers will,
therefore, have to be elected to pro
vide future concerts.
Number of Activities to
Which Publicity Is
Not Given
MANY AT WORK
Cooperation Offered to
Junior Chamber Com
merce Group
H. A. Campon, president of th 1
Chamber of Commerce and Merchants
Association, this ‘week expressed
praise for the enthusiastic committee
work being performed by many mem
bers of the organization. Said Mr.
Campen: “Many of the activities are
of such a nature that publicity would
be detrimental rather than helpful.
However, most will agree that in the
case of organizational work of this
type, publicity is legitimate, jn fact
vital often times, to the success of i
project in trying to arouse a com
munity to join in an action. • Then;
too, it helps, to keep informed those
few doubting,Thomases found in al
most every community who keep ask
ing what is being done by the local
| Chamber of Commerce and Merchants
Association."
President Campen informed The
Herald that a committee is working
on the annual banquet which will be
held in the near future; another is
trying to improve shipping conditions
in and out of Edenton; a third is try
ing to promote tourist and convention
activity and reports that a sizeable
convention will bring around 500 visi
tors to Edenton in March; another is
working on promoting industry. Mr.
Campen pointed out that this was one
of those committees whose work was
not given too much publicity for obvi
ous reasons. A fifth committee helps
protect citizens and merchants against
fraudulent solicitations. Many cases
of solicitation have been scrutinized
by this secret committee. Citizens
and merchants are advised to refer ail
solicitors to the merchants committee
for screening. A committee functions
on coordinating holiday closing, sum
mer closing, retail institutes, laws af
fecting business men, special festivi
ties such as Christmas Santa Claus
night and working with the town on
Christmas lighting and all matters
pertaining to business, A special com
mittee works closely with the town
and county administrations in promot
ing special events such as World
Trade Week, Fire Prevention Week,
John Paul Jones-Joseph Hewes Day.
Another committee functions on pub
lic relations for the citizens of town
and county and represents them in
area-wide activities. The support of
the Chamber of Commerce has ever
been behind church activities, school
activities, recreational activities, Na
tional Guard, Red Cross, the band,
, PTA activities, Junior Woman’s Club
activities, Boy Scouts and works in
1 harmony with fraternal and veterans’
I groups, and with the North Carolina
Employment Service.
“The work 6f the Chamber of Cotv,*
merce and Merchants Association is
(infinite,” stated Mr. Campen, “since
I it is so vitally related to the whole
- life pattern of the community.”
Commenting on the Junior Cham
ber of Commerce, President Campen
declared, “A Junior Chamber of Com
merce is a mighty fine organization
and in many cities officers of Cham
bers of Commerce are also members
of the junior group.” Pointing out
the fact that nearly half of the offh
cers of the regular Chamber of Com
merce were young men, he questioned
the need for another group. He ex
pressed the. value and desirability for
putting young men to work training
immediately on the many and prac
tical problems of the community in
stead of going through a training
period outside the organization.
“However,” fie concluded, “if they
would rather form under another
name and be active as such,
what difference does it make, just so
long as they’re working for the com
mon good. Our organization is wil
ling to cooperate in every respect.”
Reservoir Roof Caves In
At Naval Air Station
As the result of last week’s deep
snow, a portion of the roof of the
water reservoir at the Naval Air Sta
tion caved in due to the weight of the
snow and a rotted joist. The damage
resulted in a special meeting of Town
Council and the Electric & Water De
partment Monday morning, at which
time the E. A W. Department was au
thorized' to make necessary repairs.