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Volume XV.— Number IP. ~
Lions Club Minstrel For
Benefit Os Edenton Band
Will Be Held Next Tuesday
In High School Audi-]
torium Beginning at
8 O’clock
CAMPEN - DIRECTOR)
Initial Report of Ticket
Sales Indicates Sell-
Out Show
With rehearsals being in progress
for several weeks, everything is now
in readiness for the Lions Club Min
strel and Jubilee, which is scheduled
to be held in the Edenton High School
auditorium Tuesday night, May 11, at
8 o’clock. Though the minstrel is
sponsored by the Lions Club, mem
bers of the Rotary Club, Junior Cham
ber of Commerce and Varsity Club
are cooperating in order to make the
affair big success.
H. A. Campen has been directing)
the rehearsals and from advance re
ports the show should be a “knock
out,” and the prediction is that the
school auditorium will be filled to ca
pacity. Tickets are already on sale
and initial reports are that sales
have been very encouraging.
Aside from a delightful evening of
entertainment, the proceeds of the
minstrel will go to the Edenton
Band, which is another incentive for
local people to attend, for while enjoy
ing the evening, they will also be aid
ing a very worthy project.
J. Clarence Leary will be the inter
locutor, while end men include Sidney
Campen, Oscar ' Duncan, John Mitch
ener, W. P. Jones, Bill Cozart, Jack
Mooney and Bill Vogedes.
Others in the cast are J. M. Boyce,
J. R. Byrum, Peter Carlton, J. A.
Curran, Nathan Day, Kenneth Floar3,
Nick George, Dr. Wallace Griffin,
John Goodwin, Earl Harrell, Jesse
Harrell, M. A. Hughes, Leroy Has
kett, A. P. Hassell. George Hoskins,
Herbert Hollowell, Bruce Jones, Ker- J
mit Layton, West Leary, Hector Lup
ton, Wilmer Malone, J. P. Partin, W.
S. Privott, Ralph Parrish, Percy
Smith, W. J. Taylor, L. T. Dunbar,
J. E. Coffey, C. W. Overman and Ed
ward Wozelka.
Mammoth Fox Hunt
Scheduled Be Held
At Base On Friday
150 Dogs and Over 500
People Expected to
Attend
What is expected to be the biggest
fox hunt ever held in Chowan County
is scheduled to take place Friday at
the Naval Air Station. According to
J. R. Byrum, president of the Chow
. an County Wildlife Club, sponsor of
the hunt, 150 dogs will take part and
at least 600 persons are expected to
participate, some of whom will be
only spectators.
At a recent fox hunt more than 250
people were on hand, ‘and Mr. Byrum
states that anyone interested iir fox
hunting is cordially invited.
Dinner will be served on the ground
with no charge, except all who attend
are requested to pay 25 cents at the
gate, which will go toward defraying
the expenses of the hunt. The hunt
will begin at 5 o’clock on Friday
meriting.
State License Examiner
Changes Office Hours
State License Examiner Ed Bal
lenger wishes to inform the public
that his new office hours at the B. B.
H. Motor Company will be 8:30 to
4:30 every Monday, Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Saturday.
Mr. Ballenger will not be on duty
Monday, May 10, due to the obser
■t vance of Confederate Memorial Day.
He also urges drivers whose last
names begin with C or D that the
time is becoming limited to take their
driver’s examination.
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Bank Os EdentorfWill
Be Closed On Monday
Next Monday, May 10, being Con
federate Memorial Day, the Bank of
Edenton will be closed all day in ob
therefore, urged to attend to this
. business accordingly.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 6,19487
Town Council Will
Meet Next Monday
Mayor* Leroy Haskett on Wed
nesday morning informed The
Herald that the regular May
meeting of Town Council will be
held Monday night of next week
at 8 o’clock instead of Tuesday
night.
The change of meeting date
was made due to the fact that
several members of Town Coun
cil are in the cast of the Lions
Club minstrel which will be pre
sented Tuesday night.
ToinThumb Wedding
Scheduled At High
School On May 13th
Climax of Baby Contest
Which Is Now In
Progress
Plans have been completed for a
Tom Thumb Wedding which will be
held in the high school auditorum
next Thursday night, May 13, at 7:30
o’clock. The affair will be the
climax of a baby contest now -in
progress under the sponsorship of
the Wesleyan Guild of the Methodist
Church, and prior *to the feature
event the boy and girl winners in
the contest will be crowned king and
queen.
H. A. Campen will act as master
of ceremonies at the “wedding”,
..which is being directed by Mrs. Lloyd
Griffin, Mrs. Roy Spry, Mrs. Edward
Speight and Mrs. John Goodwin.
Tickets are now on sale at Leggett &
Davis Drug Store and the Betty
Shoppe, and the affair is expected to
fill the auditorium.
The wedding party will consist of
the following- children:
Bride—Kathryn Wozelka.
Bridegroom—Joe Campen.
Preacher—John Mitchener, Jr.
Best Man—Roland Vaughan.
Maid of Honor—Frances Holton.
Matron of Honor —Betsy Ross.
Mammy—Peggy Halsey.
Bridesmaids—Betsy Holton, Mary
Pearl Harrell, Ida Campen, Virginia
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National Hospital
Day Be Observed
Next Wednesday
Friends Invited to Visit
and Inspect Local
Hospital
Wednesday of next week National
Hospital Day will be observed in
Chowan County, at which time the
Chowan Hospital will be open for in
spection from 2:30 to 5 P. M. and
from 7to 8:30 o’clock. During these
hours members of the Hospital Auxil
iary will act as hostesses and guides
at the hospital to meet guests and
show them through the hospital.
Chowan County is joining the rest
of the nation in the celebration, and
it is hoped ’ many Chowan County
people, as well as those from adjoin
ing counties will visit the hospital
during the day. The local hospital
is fortunate in having personnel who
take great pride in the institution
and the presence of a large group of
friends during the day will add En
couragement to their labor of service.
Legion Will Enter Two
Boys In Boys’ State
Ed Bond Post of the American Le
gion will sponsor two Chowan boys
to Tar Heel Boys’ State to be held in
Chapel Hill June 13-20, according to
Kermit Layton, commander of the
loc&l post.
. One boy will be selected from
Edenton High School and Chowan
High School for this honor and will
be selected in a few days. Mr. Lay
ton must have the names in head
***** by May 15.
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1 MAYOR MAKES PROCLAMATION
Health is a prime necessity for happy and productive living, and \
I the happiness and productivity of each individual is important to the |
I well-being of the entire community and to our nation.
Chowan Hospital is taking active leadership in promoting health =
| ,and better lives for the people of Edenton and Chowan County through |
: ’constant preparedness to give merciful care to the sick and injured, |
I through eduucation of medical, nursing and technical personnel, re- |
| search in the sciences of health care, and through the improvement of f
| community health. i
Only through thorough-understanding and full support of everyone |
I in the community is it possible for our hospital to continue to im- |
I prove standards of care and to progress in providing a vital service |
I to all.
Therefore, I especially urge the citizens of the Town and County |
I to join with the people of the nation on May 12 in observing National j
| Hospital Day, when every effort will be made to extend public kaowl- j
| edge and appreciation of the services of-Chowan Hospital and its aim |
| to bring a healthier life, a better life, to all.
I, therefore, call upon all the people in the community to visit the f
| Chowan Hospital on Wednesday, May 12.
(Signed) LEROY H. HASKETT, Mayor of Edenton.
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Crawford Keynote
Speaker At Annual
Chiropractic Meet
Local Doctor’s Subject
Will Be Chiropractic
Challenges Cancer
Dr. and Mrs. George Crawford left
Wednesday for Asheville, where Dr.
Crawford will make the keynote ad
dress at the annual meeting of the
North Carolina Chiropractors’ Asso
ciation, Inc., which will be held at
Battery Park Hotel Friday and Sat
urday.
Dr. Crawford will speak on the
subject, “Chiropractic Challenges
Cancer.”
During the convention many pro
minent speakers will be heard on a
program which includes a goodly
portion of splendid entertainment.
Dr. and Mrs. Crawford expect to
return home Sunday.
Masons Resume
Annual Banquet
Affair May 27 With the
Rev. Leon Gray as
Speaker
After abandoning the annual ban
quet during the war years, Unani
mity Lodge, No.'7, A. F. &A. M.,
will resume this banquet, which is
scheduled to be held Thursday night,
May 27. Previous banquets always
were delightful affairs and attracted
a goodly portion of the membership
and their wives.
This year’s banquet will be held at
the Legion hut, beginning at 7:30
o’clock, with the meal to be served
by the Legion Auxiliary.
The principal speaker for the oc
casion will be the Rev. Leon Gray,
superintendent of Oxford Orphanage.
Mrs. L. H. Haskett New
Lioness Club President
At a meeting of the Edenton
Lioness Club held Monday afternoon
Mrs. Leroy* Haskett was elected pres
ident to succeed Mrs. J. Clarence
Leary. Mrs. George Dail was re
elected as treasurer. The club has
had a very successful year and in
taking over, the reins of the club
Mrs. Haskett asked for the continued
interest and cooperation of the
members.
EDENTON COLONIALS BASEBALL CLOD
INCORPORATED FOR COMMG SEASON
The Edenton Colonials, Chowan
County’s entry in the Albemarle
League, is now incorporated and
stock in the new organization is being
sold. The incorporators are the dir
ectors of the old organization which
has had charge of the team for the
past two years. A county-wide sale
of stock is in progress and an or
ganization meeting will be held as
soon as a representative group of
people have acquired shares. At this
meeting by-laws will be adopted and
officers elected.
This action wps taken because the
directors were of the opinion that
baseball in this area had attained
, such a proportion that it should be
handled by a legal body instead of
i by a loosely organized association.
i Heretofore, officers and directors have
been chosen at public meetings at
i tended by a small group of interested
citisens and the burden of operating
the team has been borne by this
small group. It is felt that owner
ship of stock in the organisation will
croate a more widespread interest in
FShionShow And
Bridge Party Will
: Be Held Tonight
Affair Wfflße Held at
Club House of Junior
Woman’s Club
Tonight (Thursday) the Edenton 1
Junior Woman’s Club will stage a !
fashion show and bridge party in I
their club house at the Edenton
Naval Air Station. The affair is
scheduled to begin at 8 o’clock and
is expected to attract a lai;ge number.
Mrs. John A. Kramer, chairman of
the ways and means committee, is in
charge of the affair and states that
any late reservations can be handled
if Mrs. Walter Holton or Mrs. Frank
Holmes are contacted at once.
The fashion show will be held first,
after which bridge will be played.
Local stores who will have cloth
ing displayed includes Badham Bros.,
the Betty Shoppe, Preston’s and Tots
and Teens. This clothing will include
the latest creations in summer
apparel.
Bonds Os County
Are Ordered Sold
Commissioners Believe
Better Rate of Interest
Is Now Available
John A. Holmes and Thomas Chears
informed the County Commissioners
Monday that bids for the erection of
a new colored school were rejected by
the school trustees due to the lowest
bid being about 30 per cent higher
than the estimate submitted by the
architect.
Despite the rejection of bids, how
ever, the County Commissioners in
structed County Attorney J. N. Pru
den to proceed to have the $400,000
bond issue sold as soon as possible,
the belief being advanced that a bet
ter interest rate can be secured now
' rather than if the sale is made later.
The Commissiftiers were forced in
i to an afternoon session, partly due to
consideration of several budgets for
1 the next fiscal year. While these bud
gets were discussed, only one was ap
proved, that being the welfare bud
get for old age assistance and aid to
dependent children. This budget will
be somewhat higher than last year
i due to allowance for more partici
pants.
the management and operation of the
team and bring, a better brand of
baseball to represent the town and
county.
Stock certificates have been order
ed and volunteer workers are now
taking subscriptions for these certi
ficates. Shares are priced at SIO.OO
each and the corporate organization
provides for one thousand shares.
No individual may own more than
ten shares and they are non-asses
sible, which means that stockholders
cannot be assessed for any more
money after they have bought stock
.in the corporation. It is hoped by the
incorporators that a large and rep
resentative group of Chowan County
residents will avail themselves of
this opportunity to have an active
part in the operation and manage
ment of the Colonials.
The Albemarle League season will
open Monday, May 31, with Edenton
scheduled to meet Plymouth on Hicks
Field, -'■palter Holton is president of
the league and David Holton drew up
the schedule,, which includes 70 games
for 'each team in the circuit
Chowan County Democrats
To Hold Precinct Meetings
Saturday Afternoon, Mayß
[Got Extra Violin?J
Though it is not generally
known, a Chowan County girl, 13
years old, is enrolled in the
State Blind Institute in Raleigh,
where it is learned she is a tal
ented musician, especially with a
violin.
There are some Chowan County
friends who would like to see the
girl furnished a violin, possibly
one around some home which is
of no more use. Anyone who
might have such an instrument
and will give it to the young girl
1 is requested to contact W. J.
i Taylor or The Chowan Herald.
Mrs. L A. Patterson
Re-elected President
Os PTA For Next Year
Urge Band Director’s;
Salary In School
Budget
At the final meeting of the year
the P. T. A. nominating committee
presented the same slate of officers
for the coming year with the excep
tion of the secretary, which office
will be fileed by Miss Mary Morris, j
Other officers are Mrs. L. A. Patter-i
son, president; Mrs. Francis Hicks, j
vice president; and Mrs. Maynard [
Perry, treasurer. Mrs. Patterson ex
pressed her appreciation to all com- j
mittee chairmen for their cooperation
during the year.
Members voted to present a reso
lution from the, P. T. A. to the coun
ty commissioners, requesting that
the salary of the band director for
the coming year be incorporated in
the school budget for their approval.
A motion was also made to contact
each civic organization for similar
resolutions for the support of the
band.
Mrs. Patterson suggested plans
for improving the lunch room before
; the fall, and a committee was ap
pointed to work out details.
She also urged that a delegate be
sent to the P. T. A. institute to be
held in Greensboro at Woman’s Col
lege on June 21-24, but as yet no
one has been selected.
A request from the president of
the Lion’s Club was read asking the
aid of the P. T. A. members in the
sale of tickets for the forthcoming
Minstrel sponsored by them for the
benefit of the band.
The attendance banner was again
won by Mrs. Lloyd Griffin’s room.
Mrs. Griffin announced that her
students had purchased study pic
tures with the prize money which
they have won eight months out of
this year.
A splendidly written paper on
historical education by Mrs. Charles
Wales was read, which renewed in
terest in movies in the school as an
aid to education.
Mrs. Wales pointed out that learn
ing by seeing creates more interest
in students and is a helpful tool to
the teachers. She expressed the
hope that the P. T. A. would start
a film library next year as one of its ,
projects.
Mrs. John Fletcher was appointed
to investigate this project.
Bridgford’s Flying
School Is Approved
Edenton Air Service, of which A.
R. Bridgford is manager, has been
approved by the Civil Aeronautics
Administration, the State Department
of Education and the Veterans Ad
ministration, so that flight training
will be inaugurated Monday morning,
May 10.
Mr. Bridgford has called a meet
ing in the operations building at the
base for Friday night, at 7:30, at
which anyone interested is requested
to attend and become acquainted with
the benefits of this training.
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PAYMENT ON COUNTY DEBT
W. W. Byrum, chairman of Chowan
County Commissioners, on Monday
l was authorized to pay $4,240.86 of
: the County’s indebtedness, which rep
i resents road and bridge and Edenton
' graded school bonds and coupons.
• The payment falls due June 1 be
i fore another meeting of She Commis
sioners. t
$2.00 Per Year.
Election of Chairmen
And Vice Chairmen
On Schedule
MEET AT3O’CLOCK
Delegates to the County
Convention Will Also
Be Chosen
Lloyd E. Griffin, chairman of the
Chowan County Democratic Executive
Committee, calls attention to the
fact that the regular precinct meet
ings will be held throughout the
County next Saturday afternoon.
May 8, at 3 o’clock.
The purpose of the meetings is to
elect precinct chairmen and vice
chairmen, as well as election of dele
i gates to the Democratic County Con
tention, which will be held in the
Court House in Edenton on Saturday,
j May 15 at 3 o’clock. Due to the im
' porta nee of the forthcoming election,
Mr. Griffin urges all Democrats to at
j tend the meeting held in their res
| pective precincts.
Places of the meetings in the six
! County precincts will be as follows:
i East Edenton Precinct Court
| House.
| West Edenton Precinct—Municipal
■ Building.
Center Hill Precinct Vandy
Boyce’s Store.
Rocky Hock Precinct - Henry
Bunch’s Store.
Wardville Precinct George A.
Hollowell’s Store.
j Yeopim Precinct—Harry A. Perry’s
! Store.
May Day Program
Friday Afternoon On
Court House Green
Group From Williams
burg Will Partici
pate In Event
On Friday, May 7th, at 6:00 P. M.,
the annual crowning of the May
king and queen will be held on the
Courthouse Green in Edenton. The
May Day program this year is open
to the public.
The king and queen are Russell
Wheeler and Patsy Taylor. Both are
sophomores. They were elected by
popular vote out of Edenton High
School.
The court will consist of Rhett Mil
ler and Joyce Webb, Nathan Owens
and Hazel Boswell, Aubrey Harrell
and Rebecca Swanner and John Ward
and Sybil Cayton. The maid of honor
will be Jean Jones, a freshman.
The May Day program includes
the Coronation Dance, which is to be
given by Miss Nancy Beamer; the
Dark Eyes Dance, which will be giv
en by the Misses Nancy Beamer,
Bumpsey Boyarth, Mary Ann East
and Diana Ryan. All of them danc
ed in “The Common Glory” pageafnt
held at Williamsburg last year. The
Beta Club is very grateful to Mrs.
Evans, the dancing teacher, for secur
ing their services. The Club is a(so
grateful to Mrs. Evans’ husband, wjio
will accompany on the piano all Ihe
dancers from Williamsburg. k
Also from Williamsburg will J>e
Miss Mondell Doolittle, who will
play the accordiar. j
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Baptist Missionary
Union Meets May 13
The Woman’s Missionary Union;of
Chowan County will meet in annual
session in the Center Hill Baptist
Chqrch Thursday, May 13, at *lO
A. M. The theme of the meeting will
be “Jesus Shall Reiign,” with the fol
lowing scheduled to take part on she
program: Mrs. Joe Wiggins, Mts.
Charles Asbell Mrs. W. H. Dale, Mrs.
J. F. Perry, Mrs. Asa Griffin, Mrs.
Medlin Belch, Mrs. Curtis Chappell,
Mrs. A. D. Ward, the Rev. W. C.
Francis and the Rev. Ralph Fergu
son. Special music will be rendered
by the Edenton and Ballard’s Bridge
churches and a pantomime will he
presented by the Center Hill Churfch.
RETURN HOME
Mrs. M. R. Warden and children
have returned to their home in Fjjjr
fleld, Conn., after spending a wsek
with Mrs. Warden’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. C. Goodwin.