1 THE CHOWAN HERALDJH
Volume XV. —Number 20.
(Board Public Works Votes
pe Increase Price Os Water
ITo Consumers lit Edenton
H * /
I Action Taken at Meet-
I mg of Board Held
Last Week
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| MINIMUM $2.25
| New Rates Will Be Es-
I ' fective With Next
Water Billing
f; At a meeting of the Board of Pub-
Be Works held last week it was de
-1 cided to increase the water rates,
the new rates to be effective with
f the next water billing. It was
pointed out that for quite a few
years the water department has been
; operating at a loss. It was cal
culated that the annuhl deficit in
operation expenses ranged from
$3,000 to $5,000, so that the increase
was decided upon primarily to make
up for the operational loss.
Members of the Board of Public
• Works have been considering an in
crease'in rates for some time and in
|> making the anouncement, they state
that the new rates compare favor
ably with those in neighboring com
munities.
The new rates will make a quarter
ly minimum charge for those who
use less than 3,000 gallons. This
charge will be $3.00 as compared
with $2.25 previously. Consumption
of over 3,000 gallons will cost 26
cents per 1,000 gallons for the next
1,0,000 gallons. The former price
was 22 cents. For the next 10,000
gallons the rate will be 21 cents per
I, gallons as against the former
price of 18 cents. The old rate was
15 cents for each 1,000 gallons there
after, while the new rate provides
for 18 cents per 1,000 gallons up to
177,000 gallons, after which 15 cents
per 1,000 gallons will be charged for
all over that amount.
Under the ftevr-rates the ; Board of
Public Works is of the opinion that
the increased revenue will allow a
sound and economical operation of
the 'department which is primarily
the reason for boosting the price of
water to consumers.
Frances Privott And
Billy Freeman Win
In Baby Contest
Crowned at Tom Thumb
Wedding to Be Held
Tonight
Little Frances Privott, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Wood Privott, and Billy
Freeman, son of the Rev. and Mrs.
W. L. Freeman, rallied in the vote
getting to wind up the baby contest
as winners, according to the report
following the close of the contest.
Both winners were close in the final
count, with Frances Privott having
11, votes and Billjj Freeman
11,442 votes.
The winners will be crowned King
and Queen at a Tom Thumb wedding
which will be held tonight (Thurs
day) at 7:30 o’clock in the Edenton
High School auditorium. A bronze
loving cup, gifts of Campen’s Jewel
ers afid Forehand’s Jewelers, will be
presented to each youngster as a
prize. These loving cups are on dis
play in Campen’s Jewelry Store, so
the public may have an opportunity
to view them. ' '<
The baby contest, sponsored by the
Wesleyan Guild of the Methodist
Church was very successful from
every viewpoint, it being reported
that over SI,OOO jhag 'been realized.
The standing and votes the fust
five in each division in the contest
follows:
Girls—Frances Privott 11,330* Un
da Rae Phillips 2,578, Barbara Lay
ton 1,45?, Rebecca 84th'' Boswell
Bill F ' '
Lon^T^fwiSSSl^^n^So;
Bild Skiles 8,129, ,J. Douglas Jones
Town Council Will
Meet Friday Night
Due to lack of a quorum Monday
night, the scheduled monthly* meeting
. of Town Council was forced to be
postponed. Mayor Leroy Haskett an
nounced Wednesday morning that the
msattngwiU be h«ld Friday night at
" [Jew €omplaint_J
Fire Chief R. K. Hall this
week registered a new complaint
having to do with fire plugs in
Edenton. Mr. Hall states that
he recently painted all of the fire
plugs and because some people
have a habit of resting their feet
on the plugs,, some of them look
i- no better now than before they
were painted.
;> Mr. Hall, therefore, urges those
h responsible to keep their feet on
s the ground where they belong.
: Many Visit Hospital
• During Celebration
l Auxiliary Members Es
i cort Visitors Through
* Hospital Plant
On Wednesday, of this week the
Chowan Hospital held open house in
' honor of Florence Nightingale, whose
9 birthday has been set aside and ac
® claimed as National Hospital Day
* throughout our country.
g Members of the Chowan Hospital
. Auxiliary acted as hostesses and
hours for public inspection were from
® 2:30 to 5:00 and 7:00 to 8:30 P. M.
Many people from Edenton and the
r surrounding area visited the Hospital
and were shown throughout the build
-5 ing. Os particular interest was the
new nursery equipment recently pre
-3 sented to the Hospital by the
l Auxiliary and the newly decorated
3 surgical suite.
r Members of the Hospital Board of
. Trustees were also on hand to greet
t those attending. After seeing the
Hospital, visitors were invited to the
j Nurses’ Home and were greeted by
other Auxiliary members and Hos
[, pital personnel. Summer flowers were
used in colorful arrangements
throughout both buildings.
Auxiliary members who assisted
with the hospital tours were: Mes
dames W. D. Holmes, J. Wi Davis,
W. D. Pruden, Leland Plant, R. C.
Holland, L. A. Patterson, Joseph
Conger, Sr., Richard Elliott, A. C.
Boyce, Roland Vaughan, Frank Wood,
L Martin Wisely, L. 'P. Williams, Elton
I Forehand, William Oofleld, Albert
Byrum, W. E. Bond, Allfton Campon,
John Wheeler, West Byrum, Roy Em
) minizer, John Waff, Emmett Elliott,
Cary Hollowell, William Harrell, Her
bert Hollowell, Wallace Goodwin, Rus
sell Byrum, Percy Smith, Medlin
Belch, W. M. Wilkins, Rufus Smith
s son, J. Clarence Leary, Maebelle
r Winslow, Z. W. Evans, L. H. Haskett,
. E. L. Belch, J. J. Long, W. J. Berry
- man and Misses Adelaide Tuttle and
t Janie Mitchener.
t Hospital personnel wish to thank
. each one taking part and assisting
l with this affair. Special thanks is
f expressed to the merchants for the
i window space donated for decorations,
the school children who made posters,
; The Chowan Herald for the publicity
f and the Street Department workers
• who aided in fixing the new parking
t area at the-Hospital. i i .
Federation Meeting
: Will Be Held In Dare
> Bus Chartered to Con
vey Chowan County
l s > Members <
t * Miss ReSeita Colwell, home agent,
t calls attention to a meeting of the
25th District Federation of Home
- Demonstration - Clubs which will be
■ held,in Dare County Thursday, May
1 20,' beginning' mk* 16:30 A. M. The
meeting will be held -in sh£ Lost
» Colony. Theatre, but in ease of rain
> it will be held in the Mahteo School
» auditorium.
Chowan County Clubs are expected
to be Well represented so that a bus
will be chartered to leave. the Post
t Office-af 8 o’tlock.- " ' "
‘ Stops for paatfengers will be made
•t Valhalla, Cross Roads, Arthur
r ftyr9m’ i g More and L. C. Briggs’
f store.' Reservations should be made
» at bnce by calling Miss Colwell’s
-office. * ' ,
s Dr. Leo Jenkins, dean of ECTC,
i Grcenvflle, principal
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 13,1948.
Lions Club Minstrel
Presented Tuesday
To Capacity House
Creditable Show Pre
sented For Benefit
Os Band v
Very few vacant seats were noticed
’ in the 1,000-seat auditorium at Eden
ton High School Tuesday night when
the Lions Club-sponsored minstrel and
jubilee was presented for the benefit
of the Edenton Band. The show was
a credit to those who took part, as
well as H. A. Campen, who as direc
tor spent a great deal of time and ef
fort in coaching those who took part.
Appropriately enough, Ben Steven
son, director of the band, had his
group on hand half an hour before
the curtain worst up and played al
most continuously, much to the band’s
credit and the pleasure of those who
heard the music. The band has made
almost unbelievable progress and
added no little to the entertainment,
as well as arousing interest by a pa-
I rade Tuesday afternoon.
I With Earl Harrell as pianist and
H. A. Campen as interlocutor, the en
tire show went off without a hitch,
1 and there has been some talk of a
repeat performance.
End men were Jack Mooney*, Bill
Vogedes, John MitcheVier, Sidney
Campen, Bill Cozart, Oscar Duncan,
J. Clarence Leary and William P.
Jones. These eight men injected
much merriment in the program and
performed more or less like veterans
in the business.
Soloists during the show were West
(Continued on Page Twelve)
County Democratic
Convention Saturday
Delegates In Precincts
Elected at Last Sat
urday Meetings
With the county’s various precincts
electing delegates last Saturday af
ternoon, the Democratic County' Con
vention is scheduled to be held next
Saturday afternoon, May 15, at 3
o’clock in the Court House. At that
time officers will be elected and dele
gates chosen to represent the county
at the State Democratic Convention.
The State Convention will be held in
Raleigh Thursday, May 20.
While all precinct delegates are
expected to be on hand for Saturday’s
convention, any Democrat is invited
to attend.
New Theatre Opens
In Edenton May 18
New Brick Building Has
Seating Capacity
For 350
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Edenton will have two theatres
after Tuesday, May 18, when the
New Eden Theater will open on West
Eden Street in a brand new building.
The new theatre is owned by the
Taylor Theatre Company, comprising
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Taylor and Jim
my Earnhardt. The building, of
brick construction, is modern in every
detail and has a seating capacity of
860. ,
Both theatres will be under the
supervision of Mr. Earnhardt, who
announced that Hunter Jackson will
be house manage]; of the Taylor
Theatre and Johnny Owens manager
of the New Eden Theatre.
The- opening, show will begin, at
6:46 next Tuesday evening with the
picture “The Return of Rin Tin Tip*”
featuring Rin Tjn Tin 111, Bobby
Blake and Donald Woods. The pic
ture, which is filmed in Vitacolor,
will also be shown on Wednesday.
According to Mr. Earnhardt, week
day shows' in -the heto theatre will be
att end 9 P. while shows will be
continuous Saturdays from J:3O P. M.
Sunday shows will be at 3:30 and
9:16 P. M.
Presbyterian Service
, On Sunday Morning
iPreaehiqg. services will be held in
Hie, Presbyterian Church next Sunday
morft&g' at 11 o’clock. The Rev.
Adam H., Davidson? Jr/, of Richmond,
will, preach and qll members of the
congregation are' especially urged to
be present. A cordial invitation is
also extended to the public to hear
Mr. Davidson.
May Day Festival
On Friday Afternoon
Delightful Occasion
Program Pleases Large
Crowd of People on
Court House Green
Living up to the reputation of past
years, the May Day Festival held on
the Court House green Friday evening
and sponsored by the Beta Club of
Edenton High School, was a very de
lightful performance. The green was
attractively arranged as a garden
scene and every phase of the festival
delighted the large crowd who gath
ered to enjoy the entertainment.
Prior to the festival the Edenton
High School Band paraded and played
on Broad Street and at the green
played several numbers which brought
forth much applause.
Milton Ward Flynn was first on the
scene as a herald and as he blew his
cornet the court slowly began to move
toward lthe Joseph Hewes monument.
The court was composed of Hazel Bos
well and Nathan Owens, Sybil Cay
ton and Aubrey Harrell, Joyce Webb
and John Ward, Rebecca Swanner
and Calvin Mills. Then followed the
crown bearers, Jo Ann Leary and
Mercer Darden.
Patsy Taylor and Russell Wheeler
as queen and king followed and took
their seats on the throne. Jean Jones
was maid of honor.
The coronation dance was presented
by Miss Nancy Beamer of Williams
burg, Va.
Next on the program were a num
ber of songs rendered by Heilig Har
ney, Gecfola Ward, Mary Dale Spry,
Carolyn Swindell, Susan Thigpen,
Marion Harrell, Betsy Wood, John
Harney, Jimmy Earnhardt and Bobby
Jordan.
A Hungarian dance followed with
the following taking part: W. O.
Speight, Ben Browning, Marietta
Perry, Betsy Duncan, Martha Wood,
Peggy Lou Goodwin, Sara Kemp
Wood, Harriet Conger, Kitty Campen,
Ruth Rea Elliott, Barbara Dail, Bar
bara Leary and Mary Leggett Brown
ing. <
Next on the program was a Dark
Eyes Dance, presented by a quartet
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Meeting Os Farm
Dureau Friday Night
President Asa Griffin
Urges All Members
To Attend
Members of the Chowan County-
Farm Bureau have been notified by
the secretary, E. S. White, that the
May meeting of the organization will
be held at the Chowan Community
Building Friday night, May 14, at
8 o’clock.
Asa Griffin, president, emphasizes
the fact that some important business
is to be transacted and that a short
but interesting program has been ar
ranged. “It is, therefore, very im
portant that all members of the Farm
Bureau attend,” says Mr. Griffin.
Produce Exchange
Will Open May 24
Francis Hicks Will Be
Auctioneer Again
This Year
Edgar Pearce, president of the
Chowan Mutual Produce Exchange,
announced this week that the ex
change will open for the 1948 season
on Monday, May 24. During the
summer all kind of farm produce will
be sold, with Francis Hicks again the
auctioneer!
Mr. Pearce stresses the fact that
sales are scheduled to start at 1
o’clock each day, bo that farmers are
urged to have their produce.on hand
by that time.
W. A. Harrell is secretary and
treasurer of the exchange, which has
been & great benefit to Chowan Coun
ty 1 fanners.
Musical Playlet At
Chowan High May 18
“High Jinkß at Hollister”, a music
al playlet, will be presented by the
High School piano students of Mrs.
R. R. •White, Tuesday evening, May
18, 8 o’clock, at the Chowan High
School. The public is invited to at
tend.
Edenton Methodists Plan
Intensive Drive To Raise
' Funds To Add New Building
|_[ea Goal In SightJ
Mrs. C. P. Wales reports that
only one more 12-pound package
of tea is needed in the Tea-for-
Britain project in order to go
over the top in reaching the
, initial goal of 100 pounds, which
was set as the quantity to be |
sent to the Victoria League in
London in memory of the ladies
of the Edentdn Tea Party.
If anyone wishes to make a
donation towards this project, it
will be greatly appreciated. Do
nations can be made to Mrs.
Wales, secretary of the Tea-for-
Britain group. ,
Legion Auxiliary
Members Hosts At
Meeting
Mrs. Joe Thorud Winner
Os District and Unit
Prizes
Members of the American Legion
Auxiliary of Ed Bond Post were hosts
at a district meeting held in the Le
gion hut Friday morning, which was
attended by representatives from the
First and Second Districts. The
Auxiliary members and guests were
welcomed by Mrs. Paul Holoman,
president of the Edenton unit, with
Mrs. J. C. Rodman of Washington
making the response. The colors were
advanced by Mrs. S. M. Alford of
Elizabeth City and Mrs. John A.
White of Hertford, and after the pre
amble to the constitution was read by
Mrs. W. G. Hollowell of Hertford,
little Burton Harrison sounded Taps
in honor of the war dead. The devo
tional was conducted by Mrs. W. S.
Carawan of Columbia, who was later
called home due to illness of her hus
band.
After special music by C. W. Over
' man, recognition of State officers and
a business session, Mrs. Floyd Chad
wick of Morehead City, department
president, delivered an address. Mrs.
Chadwick spoke about the national
convention and during her remarks
urged Auxiliary members to keep in
touch with state and national affairs
and to be to support favorable
, legislation, as well as equally willing
to oppose that which is objectionable.
She also stressed the importance of
securing new young members in the
organization.
At the luncheon meeting reports of
various committees were made and
prizes awarded. Mrs. Joe Thorud of
the local unit won both the district
and unit prize for securing the most
members. Mrs. Kelly White won the
honor for the Hertford unit and Mrs.
S. M. Alford for Elizabeth City.
Mrs. R. E. Leary presented a very
interesting report of the Edenton unit,
but due to lack of space, this report
will appear in next week’s Herald.
The visitors were high in praise of
the hospitality of the Edenton women
and the hope was expressed that an
other invitation will soon be extended
to again meet in Edenton.
Saturday Last Day To
Register For Election
Next Saturday, May 15, will be the
final day to register for the primary
election to be held May 29. To be
sure of being eligible to cast a ballot
in the election, any voter who is not
certain if‘his or her name is on the
county election books should contact
the registrar in his precinct not
later than Saturday.
Registrars in the various precincts
will be on duty Saturday from 9
A. M. to sunset.
Preaching Sunday At
Ballard’s Bridge Church
Preaching services will be held at
Ballard’s Bridge Baptist Ghurch next
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. The
-preacher will be the Rev. James R.
Rowles, Jr., of Baltimore, Md. Mr.
Rowles recently was graduated at the
Baptist Theological Seminary at
Louisville, Ky., and during the war
served as an army chaplain overseas.
All members of the congregation,
which at present has no pastor, are
especially urged to be present, and
an invitation is extended to the pub
lic to attend. 1
$2.00 Per Year.
$30,000 Needed For Re
pairs and Educational
Building
DAVIS CHAIRMAN
Congregation Will Be
Canvassed Sunday
Afternoon
Faced with the need of necessary
repairs and a desire to add an ade
quate educational building to the lo
cal Methodist Church, a group of
members of the congregation met
Monday night, at which time an in
tensive drive was inaugurated in an
effort to make repairs and add a
new building in the rear of the pres
ent church.
The building committee presented
an architect’s drawing of a proposed
building which will provide 10 class
rooms, a kitchen, a spacious recrea
tion room, pastor’s study and toilet
facilities. At present there are no
toilets nor water at the church.
According to the building com
mittee’s report the physical church
plant is in deplorable condition, so
that repairs are essential at once.
Among the repairs needed are a new
roof, since the present one leaks
badly, repairs to the one comer at
the base of the steeple which has
been weakened by the work of ter
mites, painting the interior of the
church, the paint on which is now
badly shedding, repairing windows
which have left their original place
due to settling of the building, the ad
dition of a new boiler to replace one
which has been worn out several
years ago, as well as a number of
other repairs.
According to a tentative estimate,
the cost of the building and repairs
will amount to something like $25,-
000 or $30,000, and at Monday night’s
meeting it Was the 1 general opinion
that the undertaking was not impos
sible. J. W. Davis was named chair
man of a committee to raise neces
sary funds and, without losing any
time, Mr. Davis, after he had been
assured the help and cooperation of
all present, called for a drive to be
held next Sunday afternoon to de
termine how much cash can be rais
ed at once. He asks all of the
stewards and any other members who
are interested to be at the church
Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, at
which time teams will be allocated a
group of members’ names to be so
licited. Incidentally, Mr. Davis urges
all members of the congregation to
be at home between 2 and 4 o’clock
in order to meet the solicitors who
will call on them.
“The amount needed is a lot of
money,” said Mr. Davis, “but I
honestly believe that with the proper
effort on the part of all the members
we can raise it and provide an ade
quate church plant for our congrega
tion and community.”
Tom Thumb Wedding
Tonight At School
<
Affair Climax of Very
Successful Baby Con
test Just Ended
Tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 o’clock
a Tom Thumb Wedding will be held
in the high school auditorium, which
is expected to attract a large crowd.
The affair is the climax of a baby con
test staged by the Wesleyan Guild of
the Methodist Church and the two
winners in the contest, Billy Freeman
and Frances Privott, will be crowned
king and queen.
H. A. Campen will be master of
ceremonies for the entertainment,
which will include many of the town’s
youngsters. Mrs. Lloyd Griffin, Mrs.
Roy Spry, Mrs. Edward Speight and
Mrs. John Goodwin have been verj(
busy directing the “wedding,” and a
delightful entertainment is assured.
4-H Sunday Observed
At Center Hill May 16
4-H Sunday will be in the
; Center Hill Methodist Church Sunday
night, May 16, at 8 o’clock. The Rev.
E. R. Meeldns will deliver the mes
i sage and boys and girls of the Bap
• tist and Methodist Churches will take
I part on the program.
The public is cordially Invited to
attend.