S THE CHOWAN HERALD El
Volume XV. —Number 17.
Contest In Chowan Election
As Eugene W. Perry Files As
Representative Candidate
Youthful Farmer Makes
First Bid For Pub
lic Office
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ELECTION MAY 29
All Incumbents File For
Re-election to County-
Offices
With last Saturday being the dead
line for candidates to file for Chow
an County offices in the May 29 pri
mary election, only one contest has
developed, that being for County
Representative in the General As
sembly.
With J. H. McMullan having pre
viously announced his candidacy, late
Saturday afternoon Eugene W.
(Shorty) Perry filed with L. S. By
rum, chairman of the Chowan Coun
ty Board of Election.
Mr. Perry, a native of Chowan
County, is 37 years old, son of W.
Alfred Perry and the late Mrs.
Perry. It is his first bid for public
office. He attended Chowan High
Sjchool and completed his education
in the Norfolk Business College. Af
ter his graduation he was employed
by the Reliance Fertilizer & Lime
Corporation and W. T. Grant Com
pany, both of Norfolk, where he,
gained his business experience.
Owing to the age of his parents,
however, he was obliged to return to
Chowan County to operate his father’s
farm, where he gained considerable
experience as to the needs of farmers.
Perry is a member of Ballard’s
Bridge Church, where his father is
the oldest deacon. He is also a mem
ber of the Ruritan Club and interest
ed in religious’ and civic activities
throughout the County. Jijp was
drafted for the Army in 1942, but was
rejected for minor physical reasons.
Other than the Representative
race, all incumbents filed for re
election with no oppositioii. Those,
therefore, who will serve another
term are Marvin Wilson, Judge of
Recorder’s Court; Weldon Hollowell,
Prosecuting Attorney of Recorder’s
Court; George C. Hoskins, treasurer;
• Maurice L.. Bunch, register of deeds;
and the five County Commissioners,
'• W. W. Byrum, J. A. Webb, Raleigh
Peele, Emmett Elliott and A. S. Hol
lowffll.
Methodists’ Baby
Contest Creating
Great Deal Interest
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Pictures of Sponsored
Babies Displayed By
Many Concerns
The baby contest, sponsored by the
Wesleyan Service Guild of the Eden
ton Methodist Church got underway
Thursday afternoon, April 16. Pic
tures of the contestants are placed in
the firms who sponsored these child
ren, along with a box for votes, which
cost a penny per vote, and one can
contribute as much and as often as he
desires. The public will also be able
to vote for their favorite child in
either Leggett & Davis Drug Store,
or in the Taylor Theater lobby. These
were centrally located so the public
would not have to make special trips
to the firms.
Funds derived from this contest
..will be used in the building and re
pair program of the church. On
Tuesday of each week, until the ton
test closes on May iO, "the votes are
tallied and scores will be placed in
the Leggett * Davis Drug Store. The
following have been appointed to work
witj) tiie various firms in order to get
as many votes for the contestants as
possible: Mesdames Edwdrd Speight,
Marvin Wilson, Herman White, L. T.
Dunbar, Peter Carlton, Jesse Har
rell, John Goodwin, John Sidles,
(Continued on Page Ten)
Meeting Friday To Form
Another Womans Club
Friday night at 8 o’clock in the li
brary pf the Edenton High School a
■ meeting will be held in an effort to
organise a local women’s bueinees and
professional club.
At this meeting the district chair
man will be present to speah. so that
community are in-J
l| Wssing This Week]
Due to a- crowded paper this
week.it was impossible to include
another installment of “Citizens
of Tomorrow,” a series of pictures
of youngsters of the community.
Another installment will appear
in next week’s issue of The
Herald.
Fire Destroys Two
: Business Houses On
East Queen Street
B & B Venetian .Blind
t Company and Barber
Shop Total Loss
One of the most disastrous fires in
Edenton in a number of years oc
curred late Monday afternoon when
, ( the B& B Venetian Blind Company
'and Percy Reeves’ barber shop, ad
' joining buildings on East Queen
J Street, were totally destroyed and
' but for splendid fire fighting on the
part of the Edenton Fire Department
j the adjoining building housing the
Griffin Grocery would have fallen
’ prey to the flames.
The fire started in the B & B
Venetian Blind Company, where J.
M. Boyce was working and is believ
ed to have been started by a spark
from a motor igniting a quantity of
oil, varnish and paint which in short
i, order turned the building into a
virtual inferno. The tin sides of*cferj
building confined the flames and heat,
, so that it was difficult to fight.
Percy Reeves, aided by those on the
scene, was able to remove most of
his barber shop equipment before the
flames ate their way to his building,
which was damaged beyond repair.
The Griffin Grocery was in great
danger and at one time it caught fire
at one end. However, the firemen
concentrated on preventing spread
of the flames, so that practically no
damage was done other than the two
buildings.
Two trucks of the Edenton Fire
Department were called out and fire
men remained on duty until about 9
o’clock to be on hand in event fire
broke out among the charred and
smoking ruins.
Food Preparation
Expert Will Appear
In Edenton April 29
Demonstration Will Be
Given at Joseph Hewes
Hotel; Public Invited
Miss Irma Harding, noted food
preparation expert, is scheduled to
conduct a food preparation party at
Hotel Joseph Hewes Thursday after
noon, April 29, at 2:30 o’clock. Miss
Harding’s appearance in Edenton is
sponsored by the Byrum Implement &
Truck Company, and all ladies of the
community are especially invited to
attend.
Miss Harding will demonstrate
proper preparation and cooking of all
types of frozen food.
Tuberculosis Group
Will Meet Monday
Ralph Parrish, president of the
Chowan County Tuberculosis and
Health Association, 4alls attention to
a meeting of the directors of the as
sociation which is scheduled to be
held next Monday night at 8 o’clock
in the Court House.
This is a very important meeting,
says fir. Parrish, in that actiyities of
the association will be reviewed, in
cluding a financial report and elec
tion of officers for the year. He is r
therefore, appealing to all the dir
ectors to attend this very important
meeting.
NEW LIONS MEMBER ,
L. T. Dunbar, owner and operator
ot the Western Auto store in Edpn
jton, was inducted into the 1-dons Club
lon Monday night. Oscar Duncan
I made the initiatory JDeech.
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina Thursday, April 22,1948.
i Progress Is Being
Made In Coming
1 Lions Club Minstrel
' Date of Showing Has
; Been Tentatively Set
For May 6th
With the tempo of rehearsals in-
I creasing, the minstrel and variety
show to be sponsored by the 1 Edenton
Lions Club for the benefit of the band
is shaping up nicely for the day of
showing.
• Director H. A. Campen promises
some surprises in good entertainment
for the city, county and surrounding
territory. Special acts will be im
ported, along with local talent to
make the show a complete one.
According to reports, Band Direc
tor Ben Stevenson and his promising
youngsters of the Edenton High
School Band will give the spectators a
brief concert prior to the opening of
the curtain.
F President West Leary of the Lions
t Club states that though the minstrel
and variety show is sponsored by the
Lions, there will be marly participat
ing from other clubs.
Although the members of the cast
have been working under great diffi
culties due to conflicts in personal
schedules, there is apparent a most
enthusiastic response to the able di
recting of Mr. Campen. who is as
sisted by Earl Harrell and A. P. Has
| sell.
Mr. Campen lists as his end men
for the minstrel J. Clarence Leary,
J Walter Holton, Oscar Duncan, John
( Mitchener, Dr. Wallace Griffin, Wil- .
; liam P. Jones, Bill Vogedies and Monk
| Churn. Solos will be sung by A. P.
| Hassell, Gus Hughes, West Leary, L.
I T. Dunbar and Jack Mooney. •
After the minstrel there will be a
’ surprise act to be followed by a rol
licking afterpiece entitled “Oh Doc
tor.”
According to observers, the public
will really get its money’s worth on
: the evening of the show, and then,
too, all the money will go for that
r mbsr popular cause “Our High School-
Band.”
The date for the minstrel has been
tentatively set for Thursday night,
May 6th.
Manchester Plays
Amsterdam Friday
Game Sponsored By Lo
cal School Athletic
Association
Manchester and Amsterdam base
ball teams, two evenly matched out
fits now in spring training, will meet
on Hicks Field Friday night in an ex
hibition game. Quite a lot of base
ball talent will be on hand, so that an
exciting game should be provided for
fans who attend.
The gam’e is sponsored by the Eden
toij High School Athletic Association,
I which organization is selling tickets
| and will share in the gate receipts.
Coach Tex Lindsay urges fans to turn
out in big numbers to see a good
game and at the same time help the
Athletic Association.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Horace White, ;
on Wednesday, April 14, a son, John <
Fernando White 11. The newcomer 1
weighed 7% pounds. ]
POLICE ISSUE WARNING THAT LAW WILL BE
ENFORCED REGARDING MOTORISTS’ DUTY
WHILE FIREMEN AND POLICE ANSWER CALL
I Both Chief of Poliee R. L. Pratt
and Fire Chief R. K. Hall are no
little concerned about the tendency
of motorists to ignore the law regard
ing driving when a fire truck is on
the street either answering or re
tarding from a fire; or when the po
lice cfir answers a call.
Just last week an accident was nar
rowly averted when a driver in
front, of the fire'truck failed to pull
up to the curb, and instead continued
on its way up Broad Street. In call
ing attention to the practice, Chief
Pratt and Chief Hall recalled the
fatal accident which occurred in No
vember and cautioned that other ser
ious accidents might take place if the
law. is not complied with.
Both officials informed The Herald ■■
this week that hereafter the law will'
be strictly enforced regarding motor- j
ists ignoring traffic laws during calls
by the firemen and police, and in
order to acquaint motorists with what >
Parents Os Band
Members Organize
New Association
Mrs. Francis Hicks Se
lected as President pf
New Group
At a call meeting Friday night a
Band Parents Association was or
ganized with Mrs. Francis Hicks
elected President. Other officers are
Hector Lupton, Vice-president, Mrs.
L. A. Patterson, Secretary and H. A.
Campen, Treasurer.
As explained by Superintendent
John Holmes, the purpose of the as
sociation is to give to the band the
support that it needs and deserves if
it is to grow into permanency. The
problems that will arise from time to
time will be handled by the organiza
tion and the activities including the
social affairs will be under the super
vision of the parents.'
A plan was presented whereby an
available building, convenient to the
school, could • be rented for use of
lessons and rehearsals, thus eliminat
ing the conflict existing in the school
building. This passed the approval
of the group and the building former
ly used by Everett’s Grocery will be
in order and ready for use in May.
A tuition fee of $2 monthly for
students was also set. Those using
their own instruments will be charg
ed $1 per mofith.
The board of directors includes
Mrs. W. E. Malone, Mrs. John B.
Harrison, Mrs. Rodney Byrum, Mrs.
J. H. Thigpen, Mrs. Francis Hicks,
Nathan Dail, Hector Lupton, H. A.
Campen, R. F. Elliott, Mr. and Mrs.
Sidney Campen, Mrs. C. B. Mooney,
Mrs. George Privott, Mrs. L. A. Pat
terson and Mrs. Hector Lupton.
April Term foperior
Court Is Cancelled
Request Made Due to
Small Number of
Cases Ready
Though a term of Superior Court
was scheduled to be held in Chowan
County this month, the term, which
for civil cases only, has been
cancelled. Members of the local Bar
discussed the proposition with Clerk
of Court E. W.,Spires and it was de
cided not enough cases were ready
to justify holding Court.
Mr. Spires subsequently requested
Governor R. Gregg Cherry to cancel
the term and the cancellation order
was received by Mr. Spires Monday
of this week.
Calling off of the term will mean
a saving of money to the County and
will be welcome news to farmers and
fishermen who would have been select
ed for jury duty in that they are par
ticularly busy at this time.^
Trot Leary Named
Manager For Johnson
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According to a telegram received
by The Herald Tuesday afternoon,
Trot Leary has been named Chowan
County manager for Charles M. John
son, one of the gubernatorial candi
dates. The telegram was sent by
Tom Watkins from Johnson’s cam
paign headquarters in Raleigh.
; they are supposed to do at such times,
' Section 20-157 of the motor vehicle
laws of North Carolina appear be
low:
(a) Upon the approach of any po
lice or fire department vehicle giving
audible signal by bell, siren or ex
haust whistle, the driver of every
other vehicle should immediately
drive the same to a position as near
as possible and parallel to the right
hand edge or curb, clear of any inter
section of highways, and shall stop
and remain in such position unless
otherwise directed by a police or
traffic officer until the police or fire
department vehicle shall have passed.
(b) It shall be unlawful for the
driver of any vehicle other than one
|on official business to follow any fire
apparatus traveling in response to a
j fire alarm closer than one block or to
drive into or park such vehicle with
in one block where fire apparatus has
'stopped in answer to a fire alarm.
Construction ul Colored
School Strikes Snag When
Board Trustees Reject Bid
[Call For Uniforms]
Mrs. Francis Hicks, president
of the Band Parents Association,
requests that uniforms in good
condition, used by members of
the old Edenton Band, be return
ed to the school.
If enough of these are turned
in for future use, the expense of
new uniforms will be eliminated.
Bids Being Sought
For Concession Right
At Ball Park For 1948
William Privott Must
Have Sealed Bids By
April 30th
With the Albemarle League base
ball season in the offing, directors
of the Edenton Club are advertising
for sealed bids for concession rights
at Hicks Field for all regular Al
bemarle League and exhibition games.
The sealed bids are required to be
in the hands of William Privott on
or before Friday, April 30, with the
right reserved to reject any and all
bids.
The successful bidder will be re
quired to pay 25 per cent of the price
upon acceptance of the bid, and the.
remaining 75 per cent to be paid in
three installments of 25 per cent on
June 15, July 1 and July 15. The'
party awarded the contract will be is
sued eight passes for use of himself
and those employed in the concession
stand.
It is also understood that the suc
cessful bidder will be responsible and
handle sales of merchandise and to
clean up the ground of any material
arising from the concession.
Charter Presented
To Edenton Jaycees
At Meeting Tonight
About 125 Expected to
Attend Affair at Le
gion Hut
Tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 in the
American Legion hut the Edenton
Junior Chamber of Commerce will i
observe its charter night, tlje affair
expected to attract in the neighbor
hood of 125. Aside from the local!
Charter members, 12 Edenton guests
have been invited and close to 50
from “out of town are expected to at
tend from Rocky Mount, Wilson,
Washington, Plymouth, Ahoskie and j
Williamston.
Officers of the new organization
are: Frank Holmes, president;
Thomas C. Byrum, Jr., vice president;
John A. Mitchener, Jr., secretary and
J. M. Boyce, treasurer. The directors
are Nick J. George, Kermit L. Lay
ton, Elbert H. Copeland, Edward H.
Wozelka, Charles P. Wales, Jr., and
A. Pierson Hassell, Jr.
During the meeting the Jaycees
will be presented a national and
state charter, the former to be pre
sented by Billy Harrison, national
■director, while Ed Ellis, state presi
dent will present the state charter.
Frank Holmes will make the ad
dress of welcome and recognize the
guests, and the response to the ad
dress of welcome will be made by
Quillen Ward, president of the Rocky
Mount Jaycees. The program will be
interspersed with favorite songs led
by A. P. Hassell and at the conclus
ion of the program dancing will be
enjoyed.
Henry Barber Patient
In General Hospital
Henry C. Barber, prominent farmer
of the Paradise section, was the vic
tim of a stroke Thursday afternoon
while he was in the Hughes-Holton
■Hardware Store, and was rushed to
the General Hospital in Norfolk.
Latest reports are to the effect that
Mr. Barber’s condition is not very
encouraging.
jTPrice Out of Line With
I Estimate and Funds
[ Available
LOW BID~ $213,697
Program Now at Stand
still Pending Further
Developments
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Beginning construction of a col
ored high school in Edenton struck
■ a serious snag Wednesday of last
, week when the Edenton school trus
tees rejected bids which Were opened
, in Superintendent John A. Holmes'
office. The lowest bid submitted was
1 $213,697, which was considered out of
| line so far as previous estimates are
concerned, as well as the amount of
‘ money which will be available for
building a colored school.
The bond issue calls for the sale of
' $400,090 bonds, of which it was anti
cipated to use approximately $325,000
for a white and colored school, with
the remainder, together with some
; non-tax money to go toward building
a physical education building at Cho
wan High School. However, the bid
was far above half the amount ex
pected to be used on the two school
plants, so that the building program
is now at a standstill.
The school trustees have three ave
nues of escape, however, for they can
wait until building costs come down,
j await possible State aid for building
schools, or revise the plans to such an
extent that the cost will be reduced,
I though the building will not be what
I they ; consider adequate.
Architect Frank Benton contacted
1 20 contractors to submit bids, but de
! spite this fact there were only two
bids presented for general construc
tion. Four made bids on wiring and
fixtures, five for a steam heating sys
tem and six for plumbing and fix
tures.
Some of the contractors contacted
frankly stated they had all the work
they can handle, while others de
clined to bid due to the uncertainty
of sub-leases which involved securing
steel.
The plans called for 17 class rooms,
a home economics room, agricultural
shop and library, built so that a gym
nasium and auditorium could be added
at a later date. The building was to
be of fire-proof construction. Os
course, it is problematical just what
revisions will have to be made if and
when a contract is awarded in order
to bring the cost down to somewhere
near the amount allocated.
Plans Completed
For Floral Exhibit
Affair Friday Sponsor
ed By Junior Wo
man’s Club
| Mrs. Jimmy Earnhardt, chairman
of the Home and Gardens Committee
of the Junior Woman’s Club, has an
nounced that plans have been com
pleted for £he floral exhibit to be held
on Friday, April 23, in the former
dining room of the Joseph Hewes
Hotel. The hours are from 11 A. M.
to 4:30 P. M.
A rotating silver cup will be pre
sented for the best flower, the cup to
become the permanent possession of
any winner holding it for three con
secutive years. A sweepstakes prize
will also be awarded, as well as first
and second prize ribbons.
Any kind of flowers may be used in
any desired arrangements, but every
one is requested to bring flowers pre
arranged in their own containers by
10:30, as the judging will take place
at 12 o’clock.
The Hospital Auxiliary has made
an appeal for flowers from the exhibit
to be used in the hospital, and every
one wishing to aid the Auxiliary in
this way is asked to 4eave flowers af
ter the exhibit is closed.
The residents of the country are
especially invited to display their
flowers in the showa*! it is hoped
that a large number* will respond.
■ Miss Rebecca Colwell has lent her
invaluable assistance in contacting
i the rural people.
i Judges will be Mrs. W. I. Hart,
» Mrs. R. P. Badham and Mrs. John
. Wood.
In connection with the exhibit a
' food bazaar will be held with pas
tries, candy and cookies on sale.