Volume XV.—Number, 43.
Edenton Lions Club White
Cane Sale To Be Conducted
Next Week, October 25-30
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President Martin Wisely
Announces Drive This
•Week
AIDSBLIND
Creditable Showing Is
Sought By Local
Lions
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The North Carolina State Associa
tion for the Blind, which was created
by North Carolina Lions Clubs, will
conduct its annual White Cane Sale
and membership enrollment drive be
ginning October 25 and continuing
through October 30, announces' Dr.
Martin Wisely, president of the
Edenton Lions Club.
Dave Mauney, Jr., of Cherryville
a former District Governor of Lions,
will direct the campaign which will
have a $25,000 goal and will be con
ducted from the mountains to the
sea.
Lions and Lionesses throughout
the state again are cooperating in
the drive, which will have as its aim
the raising of funds for the Asso
ciation’s widespread program of aid
to the blind and conservation of
sight, the latter project featuring
free examinations, eye glasses and
eye operations for underprivileged
children.
W. Taylor, who will serve as
local chairman of the Wtyte Cane
sale and membership enrollment, has
announced that the local Lions Club
has unanimously endorsed the cam
paign, and that its members, assist
ed by Lionesses and other local
friends of the blind, will conduct an
active drive in Edenton during the
week of October 25.
buttons will be sold directly
to the general public. They will be
exchanged for nominal contributions
and interested button purchasers may
contribute any amount from 10 cents
up.
In addition to the sale of White
Cane buttons, the Lions will enroll
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Symphony Orchestra
Plans Going Forward
Plans are going forward for
bringing to Edenton the North Car
olina Little Symphony Orchestra,
which will be some time in February
•or March. The date of the drive for
memberships will no doubt be deter
mined within a few weeks.
The Little Symphony is a group of
23 professional musicians taken from
the full orchestra of the North
Carolina Symphony. Its primary
function is to play to the smaller
towns where stages or auditoriums
are too limited for the larger group
of 70 musicians.
Because of its mobility and size,
the Little Symphony probably reaches
more children in the rural and isolat
ed districts than any other orchestra
in the country. Its free concerts for
children are attended by thousands,
year by year, growing more truly
conscious of the inspiration of great
music. Benjamin Swalin is the
director.
4-H CLUB POULTRY SHOW AND SALE IN
EDENTON ARMORY WEDNESDAY, OCT. 27
Extension Poultry Specialist Will Judge 72 Pedi
greed New Hampshire Red Pullets; Project
Sponsored By Home Feed & Fertilizer Or.
On Wednesday afternoon, October
27, at 2:30 o’clock, at the Edenton
armory, a 4-H .poultry show and sale
will be held. At this time 72 pedi
greed New Hampshire Red, pullets
will be judged and sold. These pullets
are from one of thf best hatcheries
in the State, (Helms R.OjP. Hatch-
Monroe), and should make good
laying stock for hatcheries
or should furnish a farm family with
plenty of good fresh eggs.
These pullets were raised by 6
4-H Club members in Chowan Coun
ty who were given 100 day-old pullets
w each by the Home Peed- & Fertilizer
t Company of Edenton. In return for
[ the 100 chicks, each club member in
the project' fed, watered and took
care of them, and will bring 12 of his
l better grade pullets to the show and
resale. .
I The pullets will be judged by Ex
p tension poultry specialists from State
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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I Sunday Night Speaker
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DR. SYLVESTER GREEN
In the high school auditorium
Sunday night Dr. Sylvester
Green, prominent Durham news
paper editor, will speak on the
subject “The' Church and the
[ Crisis In Democracy”. Dr. Green
is the fourth speaker in a series
of five sponsored by the Eden
ton Methodist Church.
Varsity Club Seeks
Portable Bleachers
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Trophy Will Again Go to
;■ Most. Valuable Eden
ton Football Player
’ Portable bleachers were the main
topic of discussion at a meeting of
; the Varsity Club Monday night and
plans are under way to raise funds
with which to purchase or build
portable bleachers for use primarily
at athletic events in Edenton.
Realizing the crying need for more
| seating space at football, baseball and
basketball games, the club is going
all out in an effort to raise money
with which to get portable bleachers
for Edenton. Shortly a canvas will
be made of the town and the Varsity
Club will feature a page in The Cho
, wan Herald with a picture of the
Edenton High School football team
and a list of boosters of the club un
derneath.
This is being done in conjunction
with the club’s drive to raise funds
for the bleachers, which will certainly
be of special benefit to the high
school. However, the bleachers will
be constructed in such away that
they can be easily dismantled and
re-assembled in any spot necessary
1 and for most any occasion.
The club will also present a trophy
’ to the football player on the Aces
eleven adjudged the most valuable by
’ vote of club members. Last year’s ;
1 award went to Bobby Byrum.
• College. After the show is over the
i pullets will be sold at public auction.
s Proceeds from the sale will go to the '
• sponsor to pay for the baby chicks. .
( The show and sale are open to the '
i public, and anyone is permitted to
i bid on the pullets. Terms of the sale .
■ are cash at. time of- the sale.
I The Danish system of judging will
i be used, i.e.; all flocks of pullets will
i be placed in either the Blue, Red or
White class, and all 4-H members
I participating will share in the prize
• money.
i All buyers and prospective buyers
■ are expected to bring their own coops
• as they will not be furnished.
i “We are fortunate in having a lo
: cal firm sponsor a contest of this ’
i kind,” says assistant county agent
I Robert S. Marsh, “and we wish" to
take this opportunity to thank the
Home Peed A Fertilizer Company for
! its cooperation.” V
Edenton,’Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, October 21, 1948.
Dr. Sylvester Green
Speaker On Sunday
Night At School
Fourth to Speak During
Series Sponsored By
Methodists
Dr. C. Sylvester Green, director of
the Durham Morning Herald, will de
liver the fourth in the current series
of addresses on “The Church and the
Contemporary Crisis”, being present
ed by Edenton Methodist Church, at
8 o’clock Sunday evening in Edenton
High School auditorium. The ad
dress by Dr. Green will be on the
subject, “The Church and the Crisis
in Democracy.”
For the last five years Dr. Green
has been editor of the Durham Morn
ing Herald and is a contributor to
many other publications. He is the
author of several books and is widely
known in the South for his lectures
on international affairs and correlated
religious subjects. He is known to
many in Edenton through his activ
ities while District Governor of Ro
tary International.
Before becoming editor of the
Durham newspaper he was pastor of
Watts Street Baptist Church in Dur
ham and the Grove .Avenue Baptist
Church in Richmond. Following a
successful tenure as pastor in Rich
mond, he became president of Coker
College at Hartsville, South Carolina.
During a sabbatical leave -.from his
duties as college president in 1943-44
he served as advisor in religious ac
tivities at Duke University, and in
the middle of that year resigned the
presidency of Coker College to as
sume his present position.
Dr. Green is a member of the Gen
eral Board of the Baptist State Con
vention, chairman of its Council on
Christian Education, and represents
the state of North Carolina on the
Education Commission of the South
ern Baptist Convention. Following
graduation from Wake Forest "Col
lege, he pursued graduate studies at
Duke University. In addition to
those degrees he has been awarded
honorary degrees from Washington
and Lee University and the Univer
sity of South Carolina.
Inglis Fletcher’s New
Book Is Now On Sale
“Roanoke Hundred” Rer
leased By Publishers
Monday
Inglis Fletcher’s new historical
novel, “Roanoke Hundred” was re
leased for sale Monday of this week
with copies available at Leggett &
Davis drug store. Advance reports
indicate that the book will be one of
the best sellers, reviews being high
in praise of the book.
“Roanoke Hundred”, like other
books written by Mrs. Fletcher, was
published by Bobbs-Merrill Publish
ing Company.
The story is staged against the
splendid backdrops of Elizabethan
times and the over-powering strange
ness of vast American forest. Rich
nobles vie for the honor of seeking
new lands and wealth under the
banner of their sovereign Queen.
Among the greatest of these are
Grenville and the man who is for
ever to be both his antagonist and
ally, Francis Drake.
Drama and excitement will be
found in the boojfc with tragedy in
growing tensions among the men
and in their longing for England.
All moves to the climactic scene—the
glorious blazing fight of the Revenge
against 53 Spanish ships.
Saturday Final Day To
Register For Election
With the general election to take
place Saturday, November 2, only
one more day remains for voters to
register who are not pepperly listed
on the books. Next Saturday, Octo
ber 23, is the last day the registra
■tion books will be open, so that voters
should be sure they will be permitted
to cast a ballot on election day.
The registration books will be open
from 9 o’clock in the morning until
sunset. Saturday, October 30, will
be Challenge Day, from 9 A. M. to
3 P. M., -with the election taking
place the next Saturday from 6 A. M.
to 6 P. M.
CAKE SALE
The ladies of St. Paul’s Auxiliary
will sponsor a cake sale Saturday
morning beginning at 10:30 o’clock in
the Edenton Furniture Company store.
The proceeds of this sale will go to
ward purchasing a band uniform.
Police Department
Will Soonße Moved
Into New Quarters
; Half of Old Power Plant
Just About Complet
ed For Change
f Workers have just about completed
- renovation of the northern half of
3 the old power plant n\sar the county
; dock, which will be used hereafter by
- the Police Department. Since mov
t ing from the Municipal Building sev
l eral years ago the police have been
- located in the Cozzens building on the
; corner of Broad and King Streets
3 and later moved in the Dixon build
ing on East King Street.
) Removal to the old power plant
. was recently authorized by Town
, Council as an economy measure, in
5 that it will not be necessary to pay
j- the monthly rent and further that
. the location is better suited for police
j headquarters.
> Two windows have been installed
. in the section to be used by the po
. lice and a partition built which will
separate the police from the street
, department, which is using the ether
J half of the building.
Aces Meet Tarboro
; Here Friday Night
i
; Homecoming Event Will
\ Be Observed on Hicks
Field at 8 O’clock
Edenton’s Aces will observe home
coming day Friday night, when they
1 will play Tarboro High School on
’ Hicks Field in the third home game
3 of the season. The game is scheduled
to begin promptly at 8 o’clock.
* Tarboro has had a very poor start
" this season, having been defeated by
Kinston, Washington and Greenville,
* and while on' paper the Aces have
an advantage, Coach George Thomp
-1 son has warned the local gridders
about the danger of over-confidence.
The Aces should be at top strength,
with a number of injuries about beal
| ed, so that the Edenton boys will
make a desperate effort to maintain
a clean slate, while the visitors will
| be just as determined to break into
I the win column.
The band will be on hand to add
color and interest to the game, so it
is hoped the homecoming affair will
attract a large crowd of fans.
. County Wide Rat
I Campaign Today
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1 Everybody Is Urged to
r Join In Fight to Get
3 Rid of Pests
A county-wide rat control eam
-5 paign is scheduled to be held in
1 Chowan today (Thursday), during
which it is hoped many will take part
1 in an effort to greatly curtail, the
> county’s rat population.
3 The campaign is in charge of
' County Agent C. W. Overman, who
3 has ordered bait for those who have
J placed orders. Not as many applied
for bait as was hoped for, but Mr.
Overman is hopeful that the fight
3 against the pests will be successful.
1 Town Council at its monthly meet
-1 ing voted to cooperate, so that Mayor
' L. H. Haskett urges generous co
: operation on the part of Edenton
3 people. A quantity of the poison
will also be placed at the city trash
pile.
i Ruritan Club Plans To
* Observe Ladies’ Night
j Next Tuesday evening, October 26,
. the Chowan Ruritan Club will meet
in the Community Building at Cross
j Roads when Ladies’ Night will be
I observed, according to T. J. Jessup,
secretary. The affair is scheduled
, to begin at 6:30 o’clock, with ah
I elaborate program being planned to
j entertain the ladies and Ruritans as
, well.
, The dinner will be served by the
Missionary Society of the Center Hill
Methodist Church.
ATTENDS BOOSTER MEETING
r W. J. Daniels returned Saturday
r from Concord, where he attended a
i district booster meeting. Mr. Daniels
. is a Great Sachem of Red Men in
- North Carolina, and made the prin
cipal address at the booster meeting.
Hallowe’en Party Planned
For Oct. 28 Calculated To
Eclipse Last Year’s Affair
| Honorary Fireman j
E. W. SPIRES
In recognition of 23 years of
faithful service as a member and
secretary-treasurer of the Eden
ton Fire Department, E. W.
Spires last week was voted an
honorary member of the Depart
ment following his resignation.
VFW Poppy Day Will
Be Observed Nov. 13
Proceeds Will Be Sent to
VFW Orphans Home
In Michigan
Henry G. Quinn, commander of the
William H. Coffield, Jr., Post, Vet
erans of Foreign Wars, announced
early this week that VFW Poppy
Day will be observed in Chowan
County Saturday, November IS.
Mr. Quinn stated that the Girl
Scouts will be asked to sell poppies
during the day, and will be assisted
by members of the local Post.
Proceeds from the Poppy Day
sales will go to (he VFW orphans’ j
home at Eaton Rapids, Mich., and due
to the worthiness of the cause, it is j
hoped every person in the county
will buy a poppy.
District Scouters Meet
In Edenton Sunday
District Scouters met Sunday af
ternoon in the Municipal Building,
with the meeting very well attended.
One of the principal items of business
was the appointment of a nominating
committee to arrange a slate of of
ficers to be elected at the December
meeting which will be held in Eden
ton. Members of the nominating
committee are P. S. McMullan, Oscar
Duncan and Dr. A. B. Bonner of
Hertford.
George Twiddy, chairman of the
West Albemarle District, announced
that a board of review will be held
in the Edenton Scout Cabin Wednes
day night, November 10, at 7 o’clock
and that a Court of Honor will
follow r in about two weeks.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BACKS FIGHT
AGAINST VIRGINIA WATERWAY PROJECT
President Marvin Wilson Appoints Various Com
mittee Chairmen and Emphasizes That They
Must Take Lead For Aggressive Group
The Chowan Chamber of Com
merce and Merchants Association,
through its board of directors, has
directed manager Peter Carlton to
inform the. Chambers of Commerce in
Elizabeth City and Dare County, as
well as interested groups, that the
local organization will back the fight
against the threat to wildlife and
water supply in the counties border
ing the eastern coast. Represen
tatives were present at the hearing
in the Princess Anne Courthouse in
Virginia yesterday morning to voice
this protest.
President Marvin Wilson welcomed
the new members to the Board at the
meeting this past Thursday and made
the following appointments: Earl
Harrell,. Finance; Miss Sadie Day and
Gus Hughes, Merchants Committee;
James E. Wood, Transportation;
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Youngsters Will Parade
With Band to Play
ground at 6:30
CLOWN
All Children Must Be In
Costume to Take Any
Part In Affair
If the weather does not interfere,
Edenton Junior Woman’s Club will
stage a community Hallowe’en party
Thursday night, October 28, which
will eclipse the outstanding affair
held last year. Plans are rapidly
being completed for the party, which
will begin with a parade from the
Court House Green to the play
ground, starting at 6:30 o'clock. The
parade will be led by Dr. L. C.
Holland of Suffolk, a professional
clown and his duck “Pink Lemon
ade , and the Edenton High School
Band. In the line of march will be
all the children who will attend the
party. Each one must be in cos
tume and it is asked that as many
as possible have floats, ponies, gcats,
bicycles, wagons, wheelbarrows or
any other vehicle that will add
comedy and interest to the parade.
Two prizes will be awarded for the
best floats, two prizes for the most
original costume and two prizes for
the most comical costume. All child
ren must be in costume in order to
enter either the parade or the party
grounds, which will be fenced off.
As last year the playground will be
elaborately decorated for the occa
sion and all children will be required
to pass a platform, where they will
be furnished a ticket for the various
refreshments and entertainment
features, which will be free. Pop
corn, apples, peanuts, hot dogs and
“witch’s brew” will be distributed,
while entertainment features include
movies, capers by the clown, contests,
a puppet show, fortune telling,
witches, shadow pictures, apple bob
bing, fishing pool and just about any
kind of stunt H. A. “Izzy” Campen,
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E.W. Spires Elected
Honorary Fireman
Veteran Resigns as Sec
retary-Treasurer of
Company
E. W. Spires, at the monthly fire
men’s meeting last week tendered his
resignation as secretary-treasurer of
the Edenton Fire Dapertment, a
position he has with distinct honor
and ability filled for 23 years. The
resignation was reluctantly accepted
by the firemen, who regretted to lose
his valuable sendees, and as a token
of their appreciation of his associa
tion with the department, voted un
animously t or' elect him an honorary
life member.
Clyde Adams was elected as Mr.
Spires’ successor, with jPeter Carlton
as assistant secretary-treasurer.
George Twiddy, Membership; J. Clar
ence Leary, Welcoming; J. H. Conger,
Industrial Development; J. P. Partin,
•Education; Edward Wozelka, Nation
al Affairs; H. A. Campen, Tourists
and Conventions; R. N. Hines,
Health; E. N. Elliott, Agriculture;
Percy Perry, Rural Merchants; John
W. Graham, Legislative; Herbert
Hollowell, Community Chest.
Mr. Wilson urged all of the above
' mentioned chairmen to promptly pick
, their committee members and hold
‘ their meetings to outline their activ
ities in keeping with policies laid
I down by the whole board and the
s membership. He stated that in order
! for the Chamber of Commerce and
I Merchants Association to function
I properly the committees would have
; to" take the lead. He said that the
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