Volume XV.—Number 41.
Or. $. V. Lewis Resigns As l
Health Officer For Bertie-
Chowan Health District
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Resignation Will Be Es- j
fective as of Novem
ber Bth
accepteFmonday
Bertie Adopts Budget
And Will Continue In
Joint Department
Dr. S. V. Lewis, health officer for
the Bertie-Chowan Health District,
has tendered his resignation, ef
fective November 1, and will re
linquish the position sooner if a
successor is secured. Dr. Lewis sent
a copy of his resignation to W. R.
Lawrence, chairman of the Bertie-
Chowan District Board of Health;
W. W. Byrum, chairman of the
Chowan County Commissioner; May
or Leroy Haskett, and Dr. John H.
Hamilton, acting director of the
Division of Local Health Administra
tion of the State Board of Health
at Raleigh.
Dr. Lewis’ letter to the above
follows:
“I respectfully submit my resigna
tion as district health officer for the
Bertie-Chowan District Health De
partment, to become effective No
vember 1, 1948. It will leave a
period of five weeks from this date
for the Board to secure a replace
ment. In the event a health officer
is secured who desires to begin work
earlier than November 1, I shall be
glad to terminate my services on any
date that may be decided upon for
him to begin his services.”
A joint meeting of the District
Health Department and Bertie and
Chowan County Commissioners was
called in Windsor Monday afternoon,
at which time the resignation of Dr.
Lewis was accepted.
At the same time the two Bertie
groups agreed upon the Health De
partment budget, so that the work
will be carried on as heretofore. Up
until Monday it was thought that
Bertie County would not approve the
budget and that the County would
withdraw from the joint operation of
the Health Department.
No successor to Dr. Lewis has
been secured as yet.
Charter For BPW
Club Has Arrived
Will Be Presented to Lo
cal Club at Meeting
1 October 28
A meeting of the officers and chair
men of the Edenton Business and
Professional Women’s Club was held
in the employment office in the Citi
zens Bank Friday night. Miss Re
becca Colwell, president of the club,
informed those attending the meeting
that the charter has been received and
will be presented to the club at its
next meeting the last Thursday of
this month, October 28.
It was decided at the meeting that
the members of the club will, in a
body, attend the October 10th night
services of the Methodist Church in
the school auditorium to hear Dr.
Robert Lee Humber, vice president of
the United World Federalists, speak
on “The Church and Man’s Hope of
Peace.” Members are requested to
meet in the school hall at 7:45 P. M.
On October 17 at 8 o’clock, the club
members will again attend to hear Dr.
Ellen Winston, North Carolina State
Commissioner of Public Welfare,
speak on “The Church and the Crisis
In Society.”
Carolyn Elliott Elected
Assistant Editor For
Annual At Red Springs
Miss Carolyn Elliott, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Elliott, a student
at Flora MacDonald College at' Red
Springs, has recently been elected
assistant editor of the, college an
nual, “White Heather”. Miss El
liott was formerly litqrary editor for
the annual.
, COUNTY BILL REDUCED
W. W. Byrum, chairman of the
Chowan County Commissioners, was
Ut authorized at Monday’s meeting to
Lr pay $645 on the bounty indebtedness,
p The amount represents road and
P bridge bonds due November 1.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
1 Help! Help! 1
H. W. Williams, director of the
Edenton High School Band, is ap- ]
pealing for the use of automo
biles to transport the band to
New Bern Friday night to parti
cipate at the Edenton-New Bern
football game.
Mr. Williams says band mem- ]
bers, football fans and many* par- ,
ents of the members are anxious <
for the band to accompany the ,
Aces to the game, but that enough <
cars will have to be provided to
make the trip. ,
Anyone who will drive or loan ]
a car for the purpose is urged to ]
contact Mr. Williams, Superin- j
tendent John A. Holmes or Prin- ,
cipal Fenton Larson. ,
J. Rodney Bpm Is
Re-elected President
Os Local Wildlife Club
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Meeting Held Monday <
Night In Court
House |
At a special meeting held in the J
Chowan County Court House on (
Monday night, members of the Chow- ,
an Wildlife Club reelected J. Rodney j
“Buck” Byrum to the presidency of
the organization. M. A. Hughes ]
talked down the president’s wish to (
decline reelection and was backed <
up enthusiastically by the member- -
ship. John Bunch was elected vice ‘
president and J. D. Elliott voted in ,
as secretary-treasurer.
Mr. Byrum asked. for the support i
of the members in putting over a
bigger and better program for the .
coming year. New members are (
now invited to join. j
The club sponsored an outstanding
coon dog field trial over the week
end, with close to 23 dogs entered.
During the summer a great deal of
interest was aroused in the skeet
shoot activities sponsored by the
Chowan Wildlife Club, and it is
planned that just before Thanksgiv- <
ing, an old fashioned turkey shoot be
held. It is expected that this will i
prove most popular and draw many 1
entrees from all over the Roanoke, ’
Chowan and Albemarle area. As to <
whether or not there will be a special l
contest for the ladies, this has not
been decided as yet. «
Red Men Planning
District Meeting In
Edenton On Nov. 8
Great Sachem W. Jim
Daniels Urges Addi
tion of Members
W. J. Daniels, Great Sachem of
Red Men in North Carolina, and a
member of Chowan Tribe, informed
the lodge members Monday night that
he is planning to hold a district
meeting in Edenton on Monday night,
November 8.
In anticipation of the meeting, Mr.
Daniels urged the local Red Men to
make an effort to secure new mem
bers for the order. ,
The meeting will be held in the
Edenton armory and will attract
prominent Red Men from all over
the district. An appropriate program
will ;be arranged, which will include
conferring of the degree upon a
group of candidates.
BPW Club Sponsoring
Square Dance Saturday
Miss Sadie Day, chairman of the
ways and means committee of the
Edenton Business and Professional
Women’s Club, is in charge of a
square dance to be held at the armory
Saturday night at 8:30 o’clock.
Music will be furnished by the
Happy Valley Boys. A small admis
sion will be charged and the public is
cordially invited to attend.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 7,1948.
IngNs Fletcher Will
Speak At Literary
Festival At Coker
Novel Will Be Surveyed
From Point of Creator
And of Critic
RECEPTION
Eleventh Annual Coker
College Literary Fes
tival Oct. 7-8
One of the most popular types of
literature, the novel, will be survey
ed from the point of view of both
creator and critic at Coker college’s
eleventh annual literary festival
October 7-8.
Inglis Fletcher, author of best
selling novels based on the early
history of North Carolina where she
now lives, is to speak on “The Mak
ing of the Historical Novel” Thurs
day night, October 7. The next
night, Edward Weeks, editor of the
Atlantic Monthly and prominent
literary critic, is to discuss “What
Makes a Novel”. . Both lectures will
be given in the college auditorium
at 8 p. m.
Another North Carolinian, George
Myers 'Stephens of Asheville, editor
of the Stephens press and the month
ly review of Southern literature, The
Southern Packet, will review recent
Southern books at a book tea in the
college drawing room at 4- p. m.,
October 8.
As in previous years, there will
be an exhibit in the drawing room of
outstanding books recently acquired
by the college and local city libraries.
The two-day program is to be con
cluded with a reception honoring the
speakers in the drawing room im
mediately after Mr. Weeks’ address.
Though born in Illinois, Mrs.
Fletcher is a North Carolinian by
descent and adoption, and is called
“the chronicler of North Carolina”.
For a number of years she and her
mining engineer husband, John
George Fletcher, have lived near
Edenton at Bandon plantation, which
they bought in 1944.
Mrs. Fletcher has written in rapid
succession a quintet of carefully
documented historical novels dramat
ically describing the two centuries of
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Lions See Pictures Os
Local Football Game
Through the courtesy of Coach
George Thompson of the Edenton
High School, Nick George showed his
fellow Lions Club member films on
the Edenton-Greenville game, which
was enjoyed by the rabid “football
ers” among the Lions at Monday
night’s meeting.
J. Rodney Byrum, first vice presi
dent, presided over the meeting, and
welcomed John Butts, CPA, from
Richmond as a guest of West Byrum.
According to Secretary W. J. Taylor,
the club lacked but one member from
having a 100 per cent attendance at
the meeting.
Dr. Wallace Griffin announced that
Tom S. Payne, international director
of Lions, will be the speaker at next
week’s meeting.
RAT CONTROL CAMPAIGN IS StHEDULED TO
BEGIN 01 CHOWAN COUNTY ON OCTOBER IS
* Judge” C. W. Overman Sets Execution Day For
Mr. Rat If Proper Cooperation Results
Throughout Entire County
Friday, October 15, is set as exe
cution day for Mr. Rat in Chowan
County, announces ,“Judge” C. W.
Overman, county agent. Plans are
being made to have people in Chowan
County cooperate in poisoning rats on
that date.
Fortified red squill, the poison which
will be used, is harmless to people
and domestic animals, cats and dogs,
but has proven deadly effective on
rats in control campaigns which have
been conducted for several years. The
bait will be prepared in 3-pound pack
ages at SI.OO each and 1%-pound
packages at 60 cents each. Complete
instructions for using bait will be
furnished with each package.
In order that the proper amount of
bait may be prepared, it is necessary
to know in advance the number of
people who wish to participate iq the
campaign, says Mr. Overman. Or
ders and deposits for bait will be ac
cepted at the county and hom£ agents’
office or the Negro farm and home
Dr. Robt Lee Humber
Speaker At School
Next Sunday Night
Second to Speak During
Series Throughout
October
ALL INVITED
BPW Clubmans to At
tend Service Sunday
In Body
Dr. Robert Lee Humber, vice presi
dent qf the Baptist State Convention
and attorney of international reputa
tion, will deliver an address on “The
Church and Man’s Hope of Peace” in
the Edenton High School auditorium
Sunday evening at 8 o’clock. The ad
dress by Dr. Humber will be the sec
ond in a series being presented by the
Methodist Church of Edenton on the
general theme “The Church and the
Contemporary Crisis.”
Born in Greenville, N. C., Dr. Hum
ber received his undergraduate and
legal training from Wake Forest Col
lege, where he was elected to Phi
Beta Kappa. Harvard University,
where he was a tutor in the Depart
ment of Government, History and
Economics, awarded him the Master
of Arts degree. Dr. Humber was
Rhodes scholar from North Carolina,
and received the Bachelor of Litera
ture degree from Oxford University.
Following his work at Oxford, he
studied at the University of Paris as
an American Field Service Fellow. A
veteran of the World War, in which
he served as a second lieutenant, Dr.
Humber resided for 16 years in the
city of Paris, France, where he prac
ticed international law and served as
a business executive.
Dr. Humber emerged as a national
figure in 1940, when he organized, at
Davis Island, North Carolina, the
movement for World Federation,
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Aces Play New Bern
Bears Friday Night
Craven County Outfit
Reported Very Strong
In Air
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Coach George Thompson’s Edenton
Aces will have an opportunity for a
J real test of strength next Friday
night, when they are scheduled to go
to New Bern to tackle the New Bern
Bears.
The New Bern outfit was scouted
. by Assistant Coach Cecil Fry, who re
ports that the Craven County boys
have a strong outfit, and especially
I an effective passing altack.
i The Bears defeated Greenville 13-7,
. a team the Aces tripped in the first
, game of the season for both outfits,
i 13-0, but both teams have improved
; since then. Washington High, a very
strong team in the conference, de
; seated New Bern 19-13, so that
• Coach Thompson has warned his boys
; that they have a very hard battle
ahead.
■ agents’ office. Those wishing to ob
j tain bait on October 15 should send
in their orders by Monday, October
11. On October 15 the. bait will be
1 distributed at various stations over
the county as nearly convenient for
everyone as possible. Large farms
will need two, three or maybe more
packages to properly do the job. A
i 3-pound package is sufficient for the
, average size farm, a 1%-pound pack
i age is for very small premises,
s Rats travel from farm to farm and
! from building to building, therefore it
• is necessary that every farm having
I rats cooperate in order to make the
i program most effective.
s It is estimated that rats cause over
SIOO,OOO destruction in Chowan Coun
' ty each year. In addition to this ter
' rific loss, rats* carry deadly human
’ diseases as well as cause considerable
> annoyance on the premises.
“Let’s make an all-out attempt at
• wholesale slaughter of these destruc
’ tive enemies,” urges Mr. Overman.
> "Send in your bait orders at once.”
Colonel Gillette
Will Be Speaker At Annual
Chamber Commerce Meet
j Speaks Sunday Night |
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DR. ROBERT LEE HUMBER
As a second outstanding
speaker in the series of Sunday
night services in the Edenton
High School auditorium, Dr.
Robert Lee Humber will speak
Sunday night at 8 o’clock on the
subject, “The Church and Man’s
Hope of Peace”. The services
on “The Church and the Con
temporary Crisis”, is sponsored
by the Edenton Methodist Church
and the public is cordially
invited.
Teachers-Rotary
Annes Entertained
By Rotary Club
John Thomason Speaks
In Support of World
Law to Bring Peace
Edenton’s Rotary Club entertained
their Rotary Annes and members of
the school faculties in Chowan County
at a banquet held in the American
Legion hut Thursday night, when a
delicious turkey dinner wag served
by the American Legion Auxiliary.
W. J. Taylor, superintendent of the
county unit, introduced the county
teachers, while John A. Holmes in
troduced the Edenton group.
Gene Saunders and Pearl Perry,
seventh grade pupils, rendered a
delightful musical skit, while C. W.
Overman led in group singing.
The principal speaker for the oc
casion was John Thomason of Greens
boro, executive director of the United
World Federalists of North Carolina
who spoke on “How to Prevent the
Horrors of War.”
“When we know the cause, we can
have war or peace,” said the speaker.
“Democracy cannot prevail with
war.”
Mr. Thomason advanced three
policies which have failed to bring
peace. First, through supposed
friendship, which must work in the
framework of law and is futile and
ends in war. Second, the present
policy of stop Russia’s foreign policy.
Intimidation, he said, soonef or later
results in war. Third, world govern
ment, the speaker said, has failed
and will fail, in that diplomacy,
treaties, alliances, etc., are not strong
enough to bring peace. The present
policy is deteriorating, said Mr.
Thomason.
“There is peace in Edenton not
because of friendship,” said Mr.
Thomason, but because of law.”
Mr. Thomason then criticized the
punishment of innocent people by at
tacking an entire nation, comparing
it to punishing an entire community
because of the violation of the law
by one person. He advanced the
idea that a world police force on con
stant duty would not be wholly a
guarantee of peace, but it would have
a better chance than at present.
“It is a better way to settle dif
i ferences than war,” he said, “and
there is need ’ for world law. Shall
1 the United States take the lead or
wait until we have a third war?”
In closing, Mr. Thomason said,
i “Until we bring law and order, we
i will have no peace.”
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. &
. A. M., will hold its weekly meeting to
night (Thursday)--at 8 o’clock.
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%ar.
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Replaces Former Gover
nor J. M. Broughton
On Program
MANY EXPECTED
New Officers For Year
Will Be Elected Dur
ing Meeting
George W. Twiddy, chairman of
the arrangements committee of the
Chowan County Chamber of Com
merce and Merchants Association,
announces that Colonel George Gil
lette will replace ex-Governor
Broughton as speaker for the banquet
on Friday night, to be held in the
American Legion hut. He is a dir
ector of the Port Authority for the
State.
While 350 tickets were sent out and
a goodly number have contacted the
committee and reserved plates for
themselves and ladies, there are still
some who have not done so as yet.
This makes it difficult for those in
charge to be able to inform the Le
gion Auxiliary as to how many plates
to serve.
The nominating committee under
the chairmanship of J. Clarence
Leary met in the Chamber of Com
merce office on Monday night and
have the slate of new officers and
directors ready for the vote of the
membership on Friday. The officers
will be installed by John A. Holmes,
superintendent of schools.
Additional names of those who
have served as past officers of the
Chamber of Commerce include Joe
Conger, K. B. Davis and M. Dixon
as presidents; Julian Wood (deceas
ed), as director and advisor; J. H.
McMullan, first president and sec
retary; Mrs. Grace Dobson Sawyer.
Mrs. Charles Wales, Sr., Marvin Wil
son, as secretaries.
The committee for the banquet,
which includes George S. Twiddy as
chairman and J. Gilliam Wood and
Meredith Jones, announce the pro
gram to be as follows: “America”,
led by Charles Overman; invocation;
supper; report from Nominating
Committee Chairman J. Clarence
Leary; membership vote on slate;
installation of officers by John A.
Holmes, superintendent of schools;
awarding of certificates to past of
ficers; presentation of William El
liott baseball trophy to president
Marvin Wilson of the Edenton
Colonials by Walter Holton; feats of
magic by Dr. George T. Crawford;
introduction of speaker by Judge
Richard Dixon; talk by Colonel Gil
lette.
H. A. Campen, president of the
Chowan County Chamber of Com
merce and Merchants Association,
will preside and assures everyone
that the program will move along
smoothly and swiftly.
Meeting Os County
Council October 13
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! Meeting Will Be Held at
2:30 In Community
Building
' Chowan County home demonstration
’ clubs will hold a County Council
: meeting at the Community House at
Cross Roads next Wednesday, Oc
tober 13, at 2:30 o’clock.
According to Miss Rebecca Col
well, home demonstration agent, a
business meeting will be held at the
? outset, which will be followed by a
tea for all club members and invited
’ guests at 4 o’clock.
’ r The Center Hill Club will be hos
tess club for the meeting, and it is
1 hoped a large number will turn out.
! Food Demonstration
5 At Hotel Joseph Hewes
On Friday Afternoon
1 Byrum Implenfcnt & Truck Com
-1 pany will sponsor a frozen food
r demonstration at Hotel Joseph Hewes
Friday afternoon, October 8, at'2:3o
!, o’clock, when a specialist will demon
e strate preparing and using food with
an International Harvester home
freezer.
Refreshments and prizes will be
5c distributed during the demonstration,
- to which the public is cordially in
vited.