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Volume XV.—Number 21. Democrats Re-elect Griffin Chairman At County Convention Adopt School Resolution Presented By John F; White Comparatively few Democrats at tended the County?. Convention held in the Court House Saturday after noon, at which time Lloyd E. Grif fin was re-elected chairman. Weldon Hollowell was also placed in nomina tion, with the vote being 15 for Grif fin and 10 for Hollowell. Mrs. E. N. Elliott was re-elected vice chairman without any opposition, and E. W. Spires had no opposition in his re election as secretary-treasurer. Mr. Griffin presided over the meet ing and at the outset called on Mr. Spires for a report as treasurer. Mr. Spires stated that $l5O had been sent . to the State Executive Committee and that there was a balance of $28.70 with all bills paid. Upon his re-election Mr. Griffin, of course, expressed his appreciation for the honor, and said he hoped all Democrats will take an active part in the party’s activities. “If ever there was a time when democracy is on trial,” said Mr. Griffin, “that time is now. People are now pursu ing the same trend of government as was the case in Europe, which if continued can lead only to Socialism or Communism. Our war veterans have saved democracy, and we should not allow foreign ideologies of the world to come in and take hold.” * Due to the fact that not all precinct delegates were present, a motion was made and passed to nalne all present at the meeting delegates to the State Convention which will be held in Raleigh today (Thursday), with each one who attends being en titled to an equal fraction of the County’s eight votes. Those were named delegates by reason of their attendance were: John F. White, Medlin Belch, R. L. Pratt, #cM*Han/ Join Gra ham, Mrs. John Lee Spruill, J. H. McMullan, E. W. Spired, Tom Hos kins, Jr., Mrs. Jim Hassell, G. E. Cul lipher, Lloyd E. Griffin, Mrs. E. N. Elliott, Weldon Hollowell, Mrs. John White, E. N. Elliott, Mrs. George P. Byrum, Mrs.* Philip McMullan, Mrs. W. D. Pruden, T. L. Ward, J. N. Pru den, L. H. Haskett, Raleigh Hollo well, Dr. Frank Hughes, H. A. Cam pen, Frank Williams, George C. Wood, Jr., Mrs. Frank Williams, T. A. Berryman, J. Edwin Bufflap, Maurice Bunch, Mrs. John Graham, T. C. By rum and David Holton. Adding interest to the convention was a resolution presented by John F., White, in which the Chowan Con vention recommended .that the State Jbe requested to assume the obliga tion of maintaining and building new school buildings in the various coun ties of North Carolina. Mr. White referred to the State taking over the highways, and said that since the State has control of all phases of schools except building and maintenance, and that a huge surplus of funds exist, he saw no reason why the idea would not be beneficial to the various counties and the educational system of the State as a whole. The resolution met with some op position, but finally passed by a vote of 12 .to 9. , A committee was appointed to draw up resolutions in respect to Democrat who have died since the last convention. This committee con sisted of Mrs. E. N. Elliott, Philip S. McMullan and B. W. * Evans. De ceased Democrats include George C. Wood, Sr., L. C. Burton, W. D. Pru den, J. Henderson Dail, John R. Griffin, E. C. Perry, J. L. Savage, R. W. Leary, Sr., I. D. Harrell, as well as any others who might have beer, overlooked. Swimming Pool Will Open On June sth Operation at Night Will Be Eliminated This Summer v According to William Privott, manager of the Edenton Navq,l Air Station for the Town of Edenton, preparations are being made to open the swimming pool on Saturday, June 5. Ur. Privott will have charge of the pool this year, and it is hoped that the revenue will be sufficient to I meet'the cost of operation. J Though not definitely determined, ! tentative plans are for the pool being in use only during the day, witlftij* v elimination of operation at nights I ; unless for some special occasion, or| ' _ ' • THE CHOWAN HERALD, | CITIZENS OF TOMORROW * wfct flLjfli Jk| jilt . ■ Above appears another-installment in the series of “Citizens of . Tomorrow.” Pictured in top row, left to right, are: Leigh Dobson, daughter of Mrs. Grace Dobson; Barbara Dail, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Dail; Sharon Lupton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hector Lupton. Bottom row, left to right, Mary Pearl and Jud Harrell, daughter and son of ,Mr. and Mrs. Earl G. Harrell; Sarah and Jacqueline Asbell, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Asbell of Tyner; Ruth and Billy White, daughter and son of Mr. and Mrs. George T. White. LigionPostSeiiiig Two Senior Boys To Boys' State In Jone John Harney and Kelly Byruiti Selected For Week’s Course Ed Bond Post of the American Legion will sponsor two boys at Tar Heel Boys’ State which will be held in Chapel Hill June 13-20. The two boys, one a senior at Edenton High School and the other a senior at Cho wan High School, will attend the ses sion with all expenses paid by the Legion Post. The two boys selected are John WatfiSy ftom thfe'Etffeirtofi school ifhd Kelly Byrum of the Ryland section, who is the Chowan High School senior. At Boys’ State an opportunity is given to study government, world, national, state and local. It is an in troduction to the duties, problems and responsibilities of citizenship. Masonic Banquet At Woman's Club Affair Scheduled to Be Held Thursday Night May 27th Though originally scheduled to be held at the Legion hut, the Masonic banquet will be held ’ instead at the Junior Woman’s Club, according to Hubert Williford, junior warden of the lodge and in charge of the banquet. The banquet is scheduled to be held Thursday night, May 27, at 7:30 o’clock, with the banquet to be serv ed by ladies of the Methodist Church. The principal speaker will be Leon Gray, superintendent of Oxford Or phanage, and an interesting program is being prepared. Tickets are now on sale and any Mason who expects to attend must notify either T. B. Williford ,or Hubert Williford before next Monday afternoon so that the ladies will know how many to pre pare for. Bill Os Ehringhaus Surprises Councilmen Town Councilmen were no little surprised at Friday night’s meeting when a letter was read from J. C. B. Ehringhaus, who recently defended the Town of Edenton in the Hervey Foundation suit. * In the letter was Mr. Ehringhaus’ bill for his services in the amount of $5,000, which was a great deal more than the Councilmen had anticipated. ROTARY MEETS TODAY Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet today (Thursday) at 1 o'clock in the Parish House. A current' attendance contest is very slose, so that both William and Frank Holmes urge all members to be present. CURRENT CUT OFT Though Chqwan County escaped [any serious damage as the result of a rather widespread wind storm I Monday afternoon, electric consum ers were without current for more than an hour; Disruption of service j was caused \fy a tree falling across Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 20,1948. Dr. Everett Gill Will Preach At Baptist Church On Sunday Young People Will Con duct Wid-week Ser vice May 26th In the absence of the pastor, the Rev. R. N. Carroll, members of the Baptist Church will be privileged to hear Dr. Everett Gill of Wake For est Sunday, May 23, at the morning hour, 11 o’clock and at the evening hour, 8 o’clock. Dr. Gill is a returned ' missionary and is very much, ih'.demand as a lecturer and a ; preacher. He has spoken to.many^audiences in various sections of the United States. Be sides this, he has filled the pulpit of many outstanding churches of both the Northern and Southern Baptist Conventions. No doubt, Edenton people will be glad of this oppor tunity to hear Dr. Gill twice, on Sunday. The public is cordially in vited. The Midweek Prayer Service on Wednesday night, May 26, will be conducted three young men from the Young People’s Department of the Training Union—Keith Emmin izer, Joe Privott, Harold Webb—who will speak on the Joy, Power and Victory for the Christian in God’s Word. The scripture is to be read by Charles W. Overman, Jr. The public is invited to attend. VfW Post Plats Memorial Service Parade and Program at Cemetery Scheduled May 30th 'Plans are now under way by the William H. Coffield, Jr., Post of Vet erans of Foreign Wars to stage a memorial service Sunday, May 30. William M. Rhoades has been named chairman of a committee to arrange the affair, which tentatively calls for a parade from the Court House green to the cemetery, where a service will be held over the grave of a departed comrade. Mr. Rhoades states that all vet erans, whether they served overseas or "not, are urged to participate in tlje parade and * ceremony at the cemetery, requesting them to meet at the Court House by 2:30 o’clock so that the program at the cemetery can begin promptly at 3 o’clock. The Edenton Band will lead the processioin. Apparent Outbreak « In Juvenile Robberies No little concern was evidenced by Town Councilmen Friday night when Chief of «Polke R. L. Pratt reported that up to that time 13 juvenile rob beries had occurred in Edenton since the first of the month. All of the youths had been appre hended, stated Chief 'Pratt, but the apparent outbreak is rather puzzling to the police. " MASONS MEET TONIGHT Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M., will meet tonight (Thursday) at >8 o’clock, at which time the first degree win be conferred upon a can- Lions Club Minstrel Will Be Repeated Friday Night, May 21 Proceeds of Second Per formance For Benefit Hospital Auxiliary As the result of many requests, the Edenton Lions Club will repeat its Mefrrie Minstrel and Jubilee, which was presented Tuesday night of last week in the high school auditorium. The minstrel will be presented again in the school auditorium Friday night, May 21, with the curtain scheduled to rise at 8:30 o’clock. The show will be presented this time for the benefit of the Chowan Hospital Auxiliary and from present indica tions another capacity crowd is an ticipated. Tickets are on sale by members of the Auxiliary through out the County, with reports that sales have been very encouraging. The previous show was presented for the benefit of the Edenton Band. Practically every member of the cast for the first showing will again take part, with H. A. Campen re peating his role as interlocutor. Os course, it is planned to have new jokes and possibly a few more minor changes, so it is expected that many who enjoyed the show last week will , attend the repeat performance. Edenton’s Firemen Fight Unusual Fire Puddening of Tug Boat Ignited By Acetylene Torch Spark Edenton firemen were called upon Tuesday afternoon to fight an un usual *fire at the County dock, when the puddening on the tug boat Peggy Green, owned by Emmett Wiggins, caught fire and for a time threatened to destroy the boat. The puddening caught fire by a spark from an acetylene torch which was being used by an employee of Jake Hobowsky in dismantling a Navy LCI, anchored nearby, which was also recently purchased by Mr. Wiggins. - . A brisk wind blew the spark into the puddening, which developed into a stubborn fire, with water thrown on it having little effect. After some difficulty firemen were able to detach the burning bulk which fell in the water. Little damage was done to the bow of the boat. Edenton Colonials Short Os Pitchers J. D. Thorne, Lester Jor dan and Herman Vick Missing This Year In preparation for the opening of the Albemarle League baseball season on May 31, Edenton’s Colonials are practicing regularly and thus far have won three of four exhibition games, though at present there is some con cern regarding the pitching staff. J. D. Thorne, Herman Vick and Lester Jordan, three ace hurlers of last year’s team, will be absent, so that no little concern is caused in this im portant department. Manager John Byrum and other team officials, however, expect to have another strong contender on the diamond despite the present discour aging outlook. > W. J. Berryman Speaker At Rocky Hock Finals Graduation exercises marking the close of the term will be held in the Rocky Hock school Friday, May 28, beginning at 8 o’clock. The speaker for the occasion will be W. J. Berry- , man. Superintendent W. J. Taylor also announced this week that the colored schools in the county unit will close 6n May 27 and 28. R. E. Aiken, Jr., Will Audit Town’s Books R. E. Aiken, Jr., who recently open ed an accounting business in Edenton, on Friday night was awarded the contract to audit the Town of Eden ton’s books. For many years A. T. Allen haa audited the books, but Mr. Aiken’s bid for the work was $l5O, which was below the bid of the Alim concern. | HOME AGAIN Bl After a year and a half in Ger many, where he served as judge in the trials of Nazi war crimin als, Judge Richard D. Dixon and Mrs. Dixon arrived in Edenton Sunday. Needless to say, both are happy to again put foot on Edenton soil. PiFott ReporteOir Collections At Base Report Includes Final Business In Capacity Os Receiver William Privott, manager of the Naval Air Station for Edenton, pre sented a report at Friday night’s Town Council meeting, which report covered final collections as receiver ■as well as since he has been acting as the town’s agent. Collections for rent from April 1 to May 10 amounted to $265.97, which came from A. R. Bridgford, Clyde Babb, Jimbo’s Jumbos, Hubert Gar row, A. L. Boaz, C. C. Krow and K. G. Curtis. This amount did not in clude the Hervey Foundation rent of , $262.80. As receiver Mr. Privott collected a total of $292.27, which came from 1 the rollowing: J. C. Edwards, quarters, $10.00; j N. C. Fisheries Commission, $150.00; ■ A. L. Chestnutt, quarters, $20.00; ' Clyde Babb, quarters, $64.00; Jimbos • Jumbos, storage, $903; J. C. Williams, two bushels of pears, $3.00; W. S. 1 Privott, drying space for peanuts, ’ $4.88; Chowan Storage Co., drying space for peanuts, $6.88; Albemarle ■ Peanut Co., drying space for peanuts, ■ $12.96; Satterfield & Holton, drying space for peanuts, $3.92; Glenn Bunch, drying space for peanuts, $7.60. Mr. Privott also presented several proposed renters and secured the ap- ‘ proval of Town Council to prepare proper leases. j VFW Is Sponsoring Safety Campaign Efforts Directed at Re- < duction of Unneces- < sary Accidents Members of the William H. Cof field, Jr., Post, No. 9280, Veterans of ’ Foreign Wars, are now conducting a , safety campaign, the effort being - termed “We desire to honor the dead by helping the living. A banner has been stretched across \ Broad Street lettered “Today Is , Safety Day”, and besides this the ( post is * distributing green cross ■ buttons among school children, spon- j soring a safety slogan contest, dis- } playing safety posters and stickers, as well as educational books on saf- , ety, which will be used in schools. Commenting on the campaign, Henry G. Quinn, commander of the Post calls attention to the following facts: During the last 12 months 40 ac cidents were reported in Chowan * County, with three people killed and ' 17 injured. Nineteen fires have cost the com- . munity the loss of one life and sll,- 300 in property and content damage. “Will the people of historical Eden ton permit a repetition of this in the next 12 months?” asks Mr. Qninn. “It has been proved that accidents can be successfully reduced through safety education, to which end the VFW is enlisting the cooperation of all” COFFEE SHOP CLOSED SUNDAYS C. C.|Sanders, manager of Hotel Joseph Hewes, announced Wednesday that, effective next Sunday, the coffee nhon will nnf Ko AttAfl AH I $2.00 Per Year. Junior Woman’s Club Seeks Town Aid To Operate Playgrounds Request Referred to Fi nance Committee For Consideration Postponed Tuesday night of last week due to the Lions Club Minstrel and failure to meet Monday night due to lack of a quorum, Town Council met Friday night in a session con tinuing until the midnight hour. A delegeation of Junior Women’s Club members, including a number of women not members, appeared at the meeting in quest of an appropriation for the upkeep and summer super vision of the local playground. It was pointed out that many children in Edenton are benefitted by the play ground and that no little favorable comment has been forthcoming from tourists, some of whom stop long enough for children to play. The Council was informed that the club has spent from its treasury, not in cluding donations, $626.85 on the playground, and since the Club is small, it cannot continue to meet the expense, together with other merit orious projects in which the Club is anxious to take part. A petetion was presented which re quested an appropriation and was signed by the following: Dorothy Campen, Margaret Floars, Virginia Byrum, Ernestine Jones, Enola N. Smith, Elizabeth Lupton, Doris Jean Weeks, Vivian Mooney, Mrs. Richard F. Elliott, Mrs. W. E. Bond, Mrs. E. T. Rawlinson, Mrs. W. G. Brotton, Mrs. J. N. Pruden, Jr., Mrs. J. Willis McClenney, Mrs. Rich ard P. Baer, 11, Mrs. Ralph Parrish, Mrs. Nathan Dail, Mrs. J. M. Thorud, Mrs. Rupert Goodwin, Mrs. William D. Holmes, Jr., Mrs. Charles P. Wales, Jr., Mrs. George Crawford, Mrs. Peter Carlton, Mrs. Martin Wisely, Mrs. Kermit L. Layton, Mrs. Joe Truslow, Mrs. C. M. Speight, Mrs. Richard N. Hines, Mrs. John Meredith Jones, Jr., Mrs. Earl Good win, Mrs. John W. Graham, Mrs. John A. Kramer, Mrs. Jimmie Earn hardt, Mrs. R. H. Vaughan, Mrs. David Holton, Mrs. J. Lester Fore hand, Mrs. W. O. Elliott, Jr., Mrs. W. D: Pruden, Mrs. Percy Smith, Mrs. Linton Jackson, Mrs. Jesse White, Mrs. Thomas Byrum, Jr., Mary Lee Copeland, Mrs. Richard Dayis, Mrs. John Lee Spruill, Mrs. W. E. Mills, Mrs. Jesse Harrell, Mrs. J. L. Chest nutt, Mrs. James M. Bond, Mrs. El wood Nixon, Mrs. Paul Holoman, Mrs. W. M. Cozart, Mrs. George I. Dail, Mrs. A. B. Harless, Mrs. Wallace Jones, Mrs. Edward Speight, Mrs. Robert Bunch, Mrs. J. B. Harrison, Mrs. J. J. Ross, Mrs. H. A. Campen, Mrs. G. C. Hobbs. Together with the petition was a detailed report of the playground, prepared by Miss Mary Lee Copeland, the supervisor. The report showed that the average daily attendance for the three summer months was 43, with the highest attendance being 91 and the lowest 18. Only one ac cident was reported, that being Al bert Ward, who broke his collar bone while playing with a tennis ball. Miss Copeland reported that out of-town visitors at the playground in cluded people from Connecticut, Mas sachusetts, Pennsylvania, California, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Virginia and numerous towns and cities in North Carolina, all of whom have been complimentary. Many Edenton parents who have visited the playground have also highly praised the filling of a long- Telt need. The Councilmen were deeply im pressed with the request for funds, but with the present budget leaning heavily toward the red side, it was decided to refer the request to the Finance Committee, which will soon be working on the 1948-49 budget, for consideration. Fishermen Experience Unprofitable Season With the shad and herring season at an end, Chowan County commer cial fishermen have experienced one of the most disastrous seasons in many years. Generally, few fish have been caught in comparison with pre vious years, so that in many instances fishermen took up their nets even be fore the season was out. Unseasonable weather conditions has been primarily attributed to the scarcity of fish this year, as the re sult of which most fishermen have made little money, and in some cases a loss was taken. SEVEN FIRES IN APRIL Fire Chief R. K. Hall on Friday night reported to Town Council that seven fires occurred during April, three of which were answered out l. .