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Support Your Red Cross Volume XV.—Number 12. Local Commissioners im More Time To Legajitaglei For Selling County ionds; Group Plans to Go to Raleigh This Week to Iron Out Details SELL BONDS APRIL 1 Commissioners Increase Appropriation For 4-H Camp at Base Though only two persons appeared before the County Commissioners Monday, when they sat as a Board of Equalization and Review to hear com plaints relative to property valuation, they remained in session until well past the noon hour. The Board of Equalization and Review meeting was adjourned until the first Monday in April and immediately thereafter Chairman West Byrum announced a called meeting to consider the school issue and a few other matters needing attention. County Attorney J. X. Pruden pre-; sented a resolution calling for the j schedule of bond payments, which was passed. The resolution calls for j retiring the $400,000 bonds in 25- years. The Commissioners were also advised that plans and specifications of the buildings will have: to be sub mitted before the bonds can be Offered for sale, as well *is other legal angles. In order not to lose any more time than necessary, it was decided that Chairman Byrum, W. ,1. Taylor, John A. Holmes and Mr. Pruden go to Ral eigh the latter part of this week to confer with the Local Government Commission, in charge of the bond sale. Vrank Benton, architect, will also join the group, so that all de ‘ tails can be worked out in person rather than by correspondence. Plans now are for the bonds to be sold April 1. Os the $490,000 issue, ) $1125,000 will go toward building a white and colored school, while $75,- j 000 will be earmarked for the physical education building at Chow-! an High School. Os course, this amount will hardly be sufficient to ! cover the entire cost, but the Com missioners are planning on using all available non-tax money to supple ment the amount needed. Another matter claiming the at tention of the Commissioners was the) proposed 4-H Club encampment at • the Naval Air Station. The Commis-1 sioners at a previous meeting agreed I to appropriate SSOO to help put the building and grounds in shape for! such affairs, upon condition that the town appropriates a like amount. Mayor Leroy Haskett,’ J. Clarence Leary and J. P. Partin appeared at the meeting, stating that Town Coun cil, while in accord with the plan, was unable to appropriate SSOO and asked the Commissioners to bear the ex pense of putting the camp in shape.. The Commissioners called in C. W. Overman in order to go further into what work and expense is necessary, and finally agreed to appropriate $750 (Continued on Page Seven) Edenton Woman On Federal Court Jury Two Edenton women were chosen for jury duty in Federal Court which will be held in Elizabeth City next week. The two selected were Mrs. John F. White and Mrs. W. E. Bond. Mrs. Bond has been excused from j serving on the jury, but Mrs. White will leave Monday to serve. 1 COMMUNITY CONCERTS IN EDENTON ARE ABANDONED HIE TO LACK OF INTEREST Announcement Made This Week By Mrs. Richard Elliott; Final Concert of Present Series Will v Be Apollo Boys’ Choir on April 7 Due to the fact that so few patrons in Edenton show genuine interest in the Community Concert Association, j it is with real regret that the former chairman of the drive, Mrs. Richard P. Elliott announces the discontinua tion of the concerts here. The concerts, most of which were j splendid entertainment, were well at- j tended and appreciated but a glance i at the audience with the greater part from neighboring towns speaks for itself. With only a dozen members attending the initial meeting held two weeks ago at the Municipal building, it is obvious that this is too big a thing for Edenton. Several attempts have been made to interest various civic clubs in-sponsoring the THE CHOWAN HERALD I E.H.S. Monogram Club Will Sponsor Concert In School On March 25. Edenton High School’s Monogram Club will sponsor the Providence Bap tist Young People’s Choir in a con cert Thursday, March 25 in the high school auditorium. The concert will begin at 8 o’clock, tickets for which are now on sale. Cannon Company ! Enters Interim Os Special Training Advantages Cited For Young Men to Join Now j According to an interview with: ) Captain William P. Jones, command jmg officer of the Edenton Cannon | Company, which is a component of the 119th Infantry, 50th Division of the North Carolina National Guard, the organization lias entered the in- . terim phase of activity. "This j means,” said Captain Jones, “that the! first two years of a six-year training | program will begin as of April 1. Up ) to now, enlisted men and officers were 1 1 going through a teacher-training pro- 1 gram on the various specializations in : i which the men will participate .as members of the Cannon Company I Men will be assigned as tank crew j members, radio communications spe-, | cialists, weapons specialists, cooks. I drivers and to the many interesting I positions called for in the table, of or- j ganization. The outfit will be broken 1 i down into the various fields of sp j eialization and each man will be r< ! quired to receive instruction only in ; | the work to which he has been as. (Continued on Page 2) Weldon A. Hollowell ! Seeking Re-election Will Makeßid For Sec ond Term as County Prosecutor Weldon A. Hollowell, prosecuting attorney for Chowan County's Re corder’s Court, announced late last 1 week that he will be a candidate for j re-election in the forthcoming primary election. Mr. Hollowell is rounding out his I first term as Prosecuting Attorney, having made his initial bid for public office in the last county election. “If elected,”, says Mr. Hollowell, “I will endeavor to carry out my duties to the end that justice is carried out in the Chowan County Courts.” MASONS MEET TONIGHT Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M., will meet in regular session to night (Thursday) at 8 o’clock. The 1 Rev. W. C. Francis, master of the lodge, is very anxious to have a full attendance. drive for the coming year, but the , , response does not merit the effort. I Consequently, Edenton will have its last concert on April 7th, when the Apollo Boys’ Choir will appear here. j Attention is called to membership ; j holders here to the last concert of I this year for the Elizabeth City Asso- ; | ciation. They will present the duo pianists, Whitmore and Lowe, in a ; recital on Friday, March 19th in the M. Leigh Sheep Auditorium at 8:30 1 o’clock. ] Any interested members may buy 1 memberships for next year in some < nearby town, Elizabeth City, Wash- ' ington, Ahoskie or any that are spon soring Community Concerts. i Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 18,1948. , He’ll Make It, One Step at a Time 'ffyl tjtjk /■' ' nwt v ‘ ''.. . . jIK dk.. - -■■■•.- ■ « Ho is going to make it, one step at a time, because you give him his chance through your purchase of Easter Seals. Easter Seals provide special services for crippled children to fulfill their unmet needs. Sale of the seals in Chowan County is sponsored by the Edenton Lions Club aqd will begin Saturday. Buy all you can! Over 150 Present At! Annual Banquet Os Chamber Commerce VV. E. Debnam Delights Audience With Speech On World Affairs ! Though prospects Friday morning were that comparatively few would ' attend the annual banquet of the. i Chowan County Cha nh : of < - meroe and Ab reliant? Associat inn. in m erest skyrocketr-d dvring tie- if - i and as a result over 15b were' op hand | at the Legion hut for the occasion. President 11. A. Carmen presided over the meeting and a 'delightful fried chicken dinner was served by members of the Legion Auxiliary. ,W. E. Debnam,/ Raleigh radio news commentator and analyst, was the. principal speaker. After President Cam pen called the gathering to order. C. W. Overman led in singing “America”, which Was followed with the invocation by the Rev. W. 1,. Freeman. Peter Carlton, manager, spoke ‘ briefly on the topic “Meshing the Gears for Action”, calling attention | that many members of the organiza tion have worked hard and made j sacrifices, while at the same time 1 there are all too many who are not | j willing to shoulder any responsibility, but are very free to criticize. The program was interspersed with j music, with two numbers rendered : by the Song Fun Sextet, including Misses Joyce Webb, Mary Dale Spry, Rebecca Swanner, Susan Thigpen, I Marion Harrell, Betsy Wood and Car-1 olyn Swindell, pianist. Miss Julia (Continued on Page Six) faster Seal Sale ! Will Begin Saturday Annual Drive Sponsored By Edenton Lions Club Beginning next Saturday, the an nual Easter Seal Sale, which is spon sored by the Edenton Lions Club, will get under way. The proceeds of the sale, of course, go toward aiding crippled children, one of the Lions Club’s major projects. The best estimates available indi cate there are 62,000 handicapped children in North Carolina now. Through the North Carolina League for Crippled Children more than 5,000 were given medical care and educa tional opportunities last year. Governor R. Gregg Cherry, in open ing the campaign, expressed appre ciation of the work being done by the League and urged generous contri butions to its support this year. “I am glad to endorse this work,” said the Governor, “and I hope that all the citizens of North Carolina wfill help keep the wonderful program of the League of Crippled Children operating to benefit the handicapped children who live in our State.” The campaign goal for the State this year is $150,000. Inspection Lane Will Begin Operation In ! Edenton On Monday First Three Days De ! voted to Mechanics and Public-owned Vehicles For : : if local, motorists^ tin* State’s .Mo or Vehicle Department ■will operate a S:a;e mechanical in spect mr !: if, i ’ '. ■ m.' 'V liking Monday., "'laicli .Vs equip cm.. , will he -, . ■ .1 lie . vet | 'ii uaci'l, L ng. ;hmL Van i Stn: For the ' Mil day.-, 'lie ilispeC (ion lane Avi he primarily for e ien- ; tation- of. ;i u I: oldie amelia ides and inspection of pith' owned vehicles, ! but from Ala: ~ t> Apr : the lam- will be op, !; 1 1 : ■ public . Pi Chapter Membersj Cuests Mrs. Fletcher Mrs. Mabel E. Jones of Manteo Elected New President | __— Members of I’i Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, Were luncheon guests ;of Mrs. Inglis Fletcher at her love ily historic home, Bandon Plantation, on Saturday, March 16, at which time during the business meeting of the chapter, Mrs. Fletcher, an honorary State member of Delta Kappa Gam ma, was welcomed into the local chapter as an active member. Following a delicious luncheon, served buffet style, the guests were most interestingly entertained by a brief resume, given by Mrs. Fletcher, mi early historical highlights of Ban don, recently restored by the Fletch ers, and which is now one of North eastern North Carolina’s outstanding historic residences. Prior to the luncheon, John Flet cher very graciously pointed out points of interest to the group as. they ambled through the spacious grounds j and outside buildings of Bandon. One t building in particular captured the interest of the group, that being the little school house, which was the colony’s first classical boys’ boarding school, with Parson Earl as school master. The date goes back to 1752. Assisting Mrs. Fletcher in greeting the guests and serving the delicious luncheon were Mesdames Sidney Mc- Mullan and J. W. Davis. During the business meeting, which (Continued on Page 11) Chimes Music From Local Christian Church Members of the Christian Church have recently had installed an appar- , atus which provides music on chimes, and since no publicity had been giv en to the new addition, many people have wondered Sunday mornings where the music was coming from. While no chimes have been install ed in the church, the effect is the same, in that an amplifier has been installed, together with a machine 1 which produces the music. 85r,« B j, r/O-MD s First Bt " Binghamton BLv.* cm leek For Training Period j_ A Reminder J The time is approaching for I the annual drive of the American ! Society for the Control of Can cer. This year the drive will be ; sponsored for the first time by the Junior Woman’s Club, under the direction of the Club’s ef j ficient welfare chairman, Mrs. i Ralph E. Parrish. An extensive research pro gram is being carried on for the enlightenment of this the most 1 dreaded and horrible of all dis eases, and with so little results | that it seems clear that cancer is undoubtedly THE challenge to all to do the utmost in helping to unravel the mytsery. if humanly possible. “May we all remember that this colossal wish could come closer to realization if each of tts. will consider it a personal obligation,” says .Mrs. Parrish, Contributions in Red Cross Drive Is Now Nearing $2,000 Quota Chairman Herbert Hol j lowell Reports 51,650 Tuesday Repo'-ting Tuesday, Hi rtn-rt Jl.•'!■>- we 11, : ■ for the Cho.van < ' j .t.y Red Cross Fund Raising ■Drive,,-ap pearrij'ynry opt-ioustic lhat'ithb noun ty’.s $2. l! "0 ou-o’a will he reachod. up . to Tuesday Mr. Hollowell bad n .totaling which was still 'complete <i : d not iiu'.'nde business which i- '’■•iiiLr : lieited by Ralph IVrfisb a:.d. \V. E. Malone. Mr. .11 0.1 10 w.- -- very anxious to complete the dm'e litis Wo k. that j he appeals to any who have not been j solicited to.bring eontrihutipus to bin. lat the Legget: X IJa dt m. Ralph Parrish i Heads Cancer Drive Drive For Funds Will Be Started Latter Part of March ; Mrs. Ralph E. Parrish, in a report : of the activities of the welfare com mittee of the Junior Woman's Club , for the year, announces that in boxes : of clothes have been sent to Europe, one CARE box sent last month and a family in Edenton was provided for during Christmas. Two cancer patients in the county are being supplied dressings made in ! the surgical class organized by Mrs. Parrish last fall. To date, approxi mately 000 dressings have been made. Mrs. Parrish will hold the drive j for the American Society for the Control of Cancer which is being sponsored by the Junior Woman's. Club the latter part of March, the : date to be announced in a later issue j of The Herald. EDENTON BAPTIST CHURCH Will BE HOST TO B.T.U. CONVENTION TWO DAYS IN APRIL Representatives From Some 120 Churches Are Expected to Attend Sessions April 9 and 10; Interesting Program Being Arranged Definite dates for the annual East ern Regional Training Union Con vention have been released by the State office as Friday and Saturday, April 9th and 10th. The Edenton Baptist Church will be host to the convention and all training union members, workers, officers, leaders and pastors wil! be interested in this announcement. The Eastern Region is composed of some 120 churches of the Chowan and West Chowan Associations. It embraces the territory from the Vir ginia State line through Hyde Coun ty and from the Roanoke River to the Atlantic Ocean. Each church is Support Your Red Cross Per Year Many Famous Br cball Figures Plan to 'v isit Local Camp HASSETT MANAGER 13 Exhibition Games on Schedule For Eden ton Diamond Sometime next week recruits of the Binghamton baseball team are ex | peeted to arrive to set up their spring ! training quarters in Edenton. From 4o to 50 boys are expected to try for berths on the Triplet squad and with ; this group .yiii also he Loon Hain.il i ton,..business manager, who also in formed Mayor Leroy liaskett that Jack; Hand, As-ocialed Press sports • writer, wilt vj-y •he camp this sea so.l ami Writings \yilj In* carried a! *v*" r f ... I 'nip d' Ftafes land fan - -ada. :■. Twin -'"l>j a ton nev.:sp tper spurts .Writers 'ataiVue fro, a; Endieot:.. X. Ya-Wili iilsif lie. Avith'the rlnb : . ■ -Mr Kami ton- also informed Mayor Haskett-that 1 tty Judge R- iban. Dis ; fcrlcl Attorney Robert Brink and sev eral other city ami 'county .officials . plan it o visit ‘ hit catop. • ■ lii- let;or to Mayor Haskett,-Mr! I lit ilton said he. "wished to! take .'the . opportunity of thanking . yott aiei the T ■ vti I'uiiiit: for■ the kind-.vonsidvra.- -. t'oil show i' uR ’a-t- soas.on land, for th'e i- - <j»erat you may exti iuj this yiar. W. fee! t"wa'd Edonton and 'tin- Gounei! I\ery close and ft itn t.'o acitial contact comitig to file porsor .;t”y-'the city of Biin-ghanit'of) jvv'S'H have a ..goodly croaii i.vf fans -journeyllto E-deijtdn while \ve, are ;n cymp, a ' ntimorous pt ojt ,■ • are' planning on ’taking their vaca'.ion and : d it -in - Edenton.; . . -'d,;, d-'/ V Peter Carlti .. . ■ ' . > Chajhbl-r of.r'- r. i o : r,-. , t - d M -riim.i .t - Association, a . ' 'ha- ro.cl . a ter In- i, Mi ■ Ha- * a in e =V Re r.i h-a's; it • a timratlv - ; -ln.:du!c f- ■\ - I'.iby.ion '.games to ue plan ■; d.iiii:g the spring training • / tiio gar os in Edenton' Mr. 1 say-, will be lone with. .I.i.te .Newark,; X. .1 . club, which is a T:...- ■ A cla-l outfit, only one step' ho; >\\ tho tnajor leagues. Buddy Hassott. is tnanagyr ff .the Binghamton team this 'year.' succeed- I ing Vernon (Lefty) Goon The tentative schedub of- game's follows: April 4—-New Bi rn a: Edenton. April 7—-Norfolk at Edenton. April B—(Norfolk at Hertford; April 10—Harrisburg. I’a., at Eden ; ton. April 11—Wilmington, X. at , Edenton. April 12-—Newark, X. J, at Eden ton. i April 13—Manchester, X. H., at 1 Edenton. April 14 -Goldsboro at Goldsboro.. [ April 15—Wilson, X. C., at Eden ton. April l(i-—Manchester vs. Norfolk ’ a Edenton. > April 18—Manchester vs. Amster ! dam, X. Y„ at Edenton. I April 19- • Rocky Mount at Eden ton. April 20—Binghamton vs. Wake Forest College (night game) at Eden ■ ton. April 21—Williamsport,. Pal, at Edenton. April 22—(Williamsport at Edenton. The Binghamton team is schedu'ed ; to break camp on April 23 and head 1 (Continued on Rage Sevct ) ■ I requested to appoint official deie ! gates and all training .union members • and all others interested in 11.T.U. . work are cordially invited to attend, i According to reports from the Re ■ gional Director* John Elliott of Eden i ton, a very interesting program of ; addresses, talks, conferences, demon strations, vocal and instrumental music is being arranged. The pro ‘ gram will he divided into four ses i sions and the convention open at 2:55 : Friday afternoon and closes at 3:10 P. M. Saturday afternoon. All church directors and pastors will be i gin now to make plans for the at* ; tendance of their group.