Volume XV. —Number 45. HUMAN ELECTED PM Edenton’s Schools Joining In Observance Os American Education Week Nov. 7-13 Tuesday Will Be Observ ed as Visitation Day In Schools dinnerTLanned Students Will Serve In City Government Po sitions Monday t Edenton’s schools will join other schools all over North Carolina in the observance of American Educa tion Week November 7-13. Fenton Larson, principal of the Edenton school, has been very enthusiastic over the observance and hopes that both students and parents will be greatly benefitted. Tuesday will be observed as school visitation day, when it is hoped parents will visit the schools between the hours of 1:15 and 2:15 in the afternoon. A PTA meeting will be held at 2:30 o’clock, when Miss Rosalie Andrews, field representative, will be the prin cipal speaker. A dinner will be serv ed at 6:30 o’clock in the Parish House for teachers and members of the school board. The dinner will be served by members of St. Mary’s Guild. Another feature of the week will be taking over of the Town govern ment by students on Monday. Quite a bit of interest has Keen aroused in this phase of the week, and those who will serve in- the various capac ities were released early this week by Mr. Larson. Aubrey Harrell will be the Mayor, replacing Leroy H. Haskett. Glenn Twiddy and Peggy Williams will take the place of G. M. Byrum and W. J. Yates as parks and playgrounds commissioners. Ann Harless will be Street Commissioner for the day, re placing J. Edwin Bufflap. Joyce Webb and Lucy Coffleld will serve as the Finance Committee in place of J. Clarence Leary and J. P. Partin. Mary Ann Elliott will take the place of Clyde Hollowell. In the Town office, Laura Skinner will take' over the duties of Town (Continued on Page Ten) Drive In Progress For Little Symphony Memberships Must Be - Subscribed By Satur day Night Thomas Byrum, chairman of the local Little Symphony Association, announced early this week that the drive for memberships to secure the North Carolina Little Symphony for a concert in Edenton got under way Monday, and that the drive will close Saturday. A group of workers are canvassing the community in the hope that $760 will be raised through member ships, which is necessary to book the orchestra. The' concert is scheduled to .be presented in Edenton some time in February;. In event any person who is inter ested in purchasing a membership has been missed, Mr. Byrum will be de lighted to secure a membership card for them before the drive ends. 4-H Achievement Day On November 13th According to County Agent C. W. Overman and Miss Rebecca Colwell, home demonstration agent, the Chow an County 4-H Club ‘ Achievement Day is scheduled to be held on Sat urday, November 13. Prises will be awarded on the [ basis of dub exhibits and also in | dividual exhibits, and. it is expected IftiM affair will be very interesting and worthwhile. THE CHOWAN HERALD A <>^VVWWW\^AAA^VS^A/W/WS/WWWS/yV | ROTARY VISITOR j Sherwood L. Roberson 4 Today at the meeting of the Edenton Rotary Club, Sherwood L. Roberson, District Governor of the 189th District of Rotary International* will pay an official visit to the Edenton Club. Portable Bleachers VarsityCJub Topic Orchestra Secured For Club’s Christmas Dance Portable bleachers again came in for lengthy discussion at Monday night’s meeting of the Edenton Var sity Club and President Joe Conger explained fully the manner in which the bleachers were to be constructed after which the club voted to ad vertise for bids from local metal smiths to construct one section of bleachers in ' the near future. \ The bleacher situation has been one of the main topics of discussion for the club since it began function ing again this winter following a summer lay-off. It is considered the club’s number one project at present. According to President Conger, the . section to be built first will measure 9 by 16 feet and will be capable of seating* 55 persons. They will be built primarily to fit into the Eden ton armory but will be available for use out of doors as well. The bleachers will be of steel with wood seats- and will greatly increase the seating capacity at any athletic event or for any occasion for which they are used. Gilliam Wood, chairman of the dance the club is sponsoring Christ mas night, announced that he had secured a band for the dance and the club voted to sign the contract prof ferred by the band agent. The band is one of the finest collegiate orches tras in Carolina and is led by R. L. Lee. It has 15 pieces and a vocalist, and boasts one of the finest reed sections in collegiate circles. Bill Brotton reported that the foot ball trophy which the’ club will pre sent to the player on the Aces eleven voted the most outstanding has arrived and he displayed it for of the club. The trophy,/ a beautiful piece standing better than 12 inches tall, is on display now in the window of Leggett & Davis’ Drug Store In Edenton. The trophy, which will be an annual project for the Varsity Club, will be given to the player who best fills five different points established by, the club. They are sportsmanship, cooperation, lead ership, ability and attitude. BANK CLOSED NOVEMBER 11 Due to Armistice Day, which will be observed Thursday, November 11, the Bank of Edenton will be closed all day in observance of the holiday. Patrons are asked to arrange their banking af fairs accordingly. ‘ Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 4,1948. Herbert Raye Lane And Clara Dixon Win In Electric Contest Affair Sponsored By Virginia Electric Company 1 Clara Dixon and Herbert Raye Lane were listed among the county winners in the North Carolina 4-H Club Better Methods Electric Con test for 1948, as determined by the Agricultural Extension Service. The two 4-H clubbers attended thef 4-H Club Better Methods Electric Congress in Raleigh Monday and Tuesday as guests of the Virginia Electric & Power Company, sponsor of the contest in 16 eastern counties, including Chowan. The 4-H Club Better Methods Elec tric Contest is sponsored nation-wide by the Westinghouse Educational Foundation and is conducted in North Carolina by the Agricultural Exten sion Service. The Virginia Electric & Power Company has sponsored the 1948 contest locally in the 16 coun ties in its service area in the state, as a part of its program for the betterment of agriculture. \ The purpose of the 4-H Club Better Methods Electric Contest is to find means of improvement in the ways of doing things electrically, on the farm and in the farm home. For example, the 4-Her selects a chore that' is taking a lot of time and using up'.much humao energy that car. be done quicker and easier the electric way. This chore is studied and a re port made, comparing the present I way with the electric way, including » improvements that should, or could, be made. Eventually, the State win-i , ner receives an all-expense trip to Chicago to the. National 4-H Club Congress in December and competes with other state winners for the National Awards, consisting of six S2OO scholarships. Red Men Decide To Buy White Building Chowan Tribe of Red Men, at its meeting Monday night instructed the j building committee to proceed with the purchase of the John F. White building on East Queen Street, now 1 being used by the Edenton High 1 School Band for rehearsing. While the Red Men plan to meet in | the building Monday nights, there is no intention to interfere with the band so that both the band and Red Men 1 will use the. building. ; The Red Men plan eventually to add a second story to the building. COMMUNITY HALLOWTEN PARTY AGAIN RESULTS IN AN OUTSTANDING SUCCESS l * . Edenton Junior Women’s Club Very Appreciative For Cooperation on Part of Many Who Helped ! In Various Ways to Stage Affair I Favored with ideal weather and in terest at a high pitch, Edenton’s com munity Hallowe’en party Thursday night lived up to and even exceeded | expectations and was considered an outstanding success from every angle. Youngsters by the hundreds gath ered on the Court House green around , 6:30 o’clock and shortly thereafter . the huge crowd began to parade to [ the playground, moving along the line jof march like swarms of bees. In the ' parade were various sorts of floats l and costumes including almost every . kind imaginable. Leading off the pa | rade was Dr. L. C. Holland of Sus , folk, who is a professional clow®, ac ' companied by his duck “Pink Lem ' onade.” Then followed the Edenton ' High School Band, the members of which were also in costume. Then followed the merry-making youngs ters and the various floats. Upon reaching the playground all ; the youngsters were obliged to pass s over a platform, where they were t judged for prizes and given tickets i with which to secure free refresh • ments, which included hot dogs, pop and drinks. Amusements of various • v ' Voters Os Chowan County Give President Truman Big Majority In Tuesday’s General Election Dr. Lloyd L. Hobbs Alumni President At Appalachian College Native of Chowan Very Active In Affairs at Blacksburg, Va. Dr. Lloyd Hobbs of Blacksburg, Va., son of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Hobbs, was recently elected president of the Appalachian State Teachers College Alumni Association. He was honored with the position at the annual busi ness session of the AAA at Boone during homecoming day. Dr. Hobbs, after graduating from Edenton High School, attended Ap plachian State Teachers College in 1936 and 1937. Later he attended the Medical College of Virginia, where he received -the degree of DDS, and is now practicing in Blacksburg. Dr. Hobbs is president of the Blacksburg Baseball Association, on th