Volume XV.—Number 46.
High School Students Take
Over Affairs Os Edenton
In Creditable Performance
Full Day Put In as Boys
And Girls Perform
Various Duties
much Interest
Interesting Reports Pre
sented at Town Coun
cil Meeting
Students of Edenton High School
took over the Town’s government
Monday as a feature of the observance
of American Education Week, and
tilling the various offices \Vas not in
name only, for the students wdnt
about the respective duties with even
more enthusiasm than present office
holders. Prior to beginning their
duties, Mayor Leroy Haskett had
them assemble in the Town office,
where he read the Town charter and
more or less acquainted each one with
his or her respective duties;
Aubrey Harrell replaced Mr. Has
kett as Mayor, and "aside from answer
ing the telephone as “Mayor Harrell,”
he distributed a number of complaints
to the proper authorities and saw to
it that all hands were performing
their duties. t
Possibly the biggest job fell on Ann
Harless as Street Commissioner, for
she was given quite a few complaints
upon starting out and more were
passed on to her during the day, all of
which were investigated and attend
ed to in short order.
Byron Kehayes, as superintendent
of streets, met with some difficulty,
for members of the street crew were
told Monday morning by Frank
Hughes that he (Hughes) was quit
ting and young Kehayes would be
their boss. Most of the men were
none the wiser, and as Kehayes com
plained and criticized, he was told in
one instance,, “Captain, I just can’t
satisfy you,” and by another who
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New Manager At
Local Colonial Store
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George Paulos Succeeds
R. C. LeHew Who Re
turns to Richmond
Effective Tuesday of this week, a
new manager has been in charge of
the local Colonial store. R. C. LeHew,,
who succeeded Henry G. Quinn sev
eral months ago, returned to Rich
mond Tuesday- to take over his for
mer position .with Colonial stores.
Mr. LeHew said he regretted to leave
Edenton, and his only reason for
leaving was the fact that he was un
able to secure a house.
Mr. LeHew is succeeded by George
Paulos, who comes from Elizabeth
City.
Area Auxiliary Meeting
In Williamston Nov. 15
Local American Legion Auxiliary
members are reminded that the first
area conference of the Legion Auxil
iary will meet in Williamston Tues
day, November 15, at 10:30 A. M.
Any local members desiring to at
tend the meeting are urged to con
tact Mrs. J. M. Thorud at once so
that reservations can be made im
mediately.
Mrs. R. F. Cheshire
Breaks Hip In Fall
Mrs. R. F. Cheshire, who is 88
years old, had the misfortune to fall
at her home Sunday, as the result
of which she broke her hip. Mrs.
Cheshire was rushed to the Chowan
Hospital and later was transferred
to Albemarle Hospital, Elizabeth
City, where she underwent an opera
tion Tuesday morning.
The accident occurred when Mrs.
Cheshire was picking some roses to
send to Mrs. W. S. Summerell. She
had a similiar accident several years
ago when her ether hip -Was broken
in a fall. Her condition Tuesday
was reported as not so very en
couraging.
BANK CLOSED THURSDAY
Due to today (Thursday) being
observed as Armistice Day, the Bank
of Edenton will be closed'all day in
observance of the holiday. Business
{ will be resumed as usual Friday
■morning. - ' V . 1
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
|_ Power Off _j
R. N. Hines, superintendent of
the Edenton Electric & Water
Department, informed The Herald
that power will be cut off in
Edenton Friday morning from
4to 6 o’clock. The current will
be cut off for this period due to
making necessary repairs to the
switchboard at the power plant.
laycees Sponsoring
Speaking Contests;
Democracy Is Topic
Cecil Fry Chairman of
Committee For Local.
Group
Edenton’s Junior Chamber of Com
merce is making • arrangements for
conducting an “I Speak for Democ
racy” public speaking contest that
is being conducted nationally as a
special feature of National Radio
Week, November 14-20, according to
Cecil Fry, chairman of the local com
mittee.
Edenton high school students will
have an opportunity to express their
views on Democracy and at the same
time compete for valuable prizes.
Four national winners, to be chosen
from recordings of state and area
winners, will receive all-expense trips
to Washington, D. C., where they will
meet the President of the United
States, a SSOO scholarship each and
be guests honor at a banquet in
the capital city.
The contest is being sponsored for
the second year by the United States
Junior Chamber of Commerce, the
National Association of Broadcasters
and the Radio Manufacturers Asso
ciation. Local representatives of
these groups are cooperating in con
ducting the Edenton contest.
Portion Os Streets In
North Edenton Paved
V
Johnston, Cabarrus and
Part of Park Avenue
Completed
As part of Town Council’s proposed
plan to hard-surface a street or two
each year, North Edenton residents
are now enjoying an asphalt street on
Johnston and Cabarrus streets from
Park Avenue to Oakum Street, and
Park Avenue from Broad to Cabarrus
Street. This hard-surfacing was done
by Sam Finley, Inc., of Roanoke, Va.,
which concern has been in the neigh
borhood doing work on the Edenton-
Hertford road.
’ Town Councilmen are of the opinion
that it is practically impossible to
carry a bond issue to pave all of the
streets, so that the policy has been
adopted to try to pave a street or two
each year, which will eventually re
sult in all streets being paved.
Paving of the streets in North
Edenton has aroused citizens living
on other dirt streets, so that more re
guests have developed for more pav
ing than the Town is able to do this
fiscal year.
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Masons Now Taking
Offering For Orphans
At Oxford Orphanage
Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. &
A. M„. is now in the midst of taking
a Thanksgiving offering for the Ox
ford Orphanage at Oxford and the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home at
Greensboro. Each year all members
of the local fraternity are solicited
for a contribution, and many times
some who are not Masons make a
contribution.
In event there are any of the
latter, any contributions may be
sent to W. P. Goodwin, who is chair
man of 1 the local Orphanage Com
mittee. '
Though the Oxford Orphanage is
a Masonic institution, the children
housed there are by no means all
orphans of Masons.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 11,1948T8
Chowan Christmas
Seal Sale Will Begin
Monday, Nov. 22nd
Those In Charge Urge
Generous Response
In County
Chowan County’s Christmas Seal
sale will begin Monday, November
22, according to Mrs. C. E. Kramer,
chairman of the sale and Ralph
Parrish, president of the Chowan
County Tuberculosis and Health As
sociation.
As in previous years, a batch of
the seals will be mailed to individuals
throughout the county in the hope
that a penny for each seal is return
ed promptly to Mrs. R. C. Holland,
treasurer. Accompanying the seals
will be a letter urging the purchase
of the' seals or to return those not
desired as early as possible.
Those in charge of the drive are
hopeful that this year’s contributions
will exceed those of last year. In
reviewing last year’s report, Mrs.
Holland stated that the Edenton
white schools turned in $87.59, color
ed schools in Edenton $81.50 and
$32.08 came from the white and col
ored schools in the county unit.
The colored churches turned in
$126.22, where the drive was in
charge of the Woman’s Club.
The Junior Woman’s Club also
made a splendid showing by -solicit
ing the various industries and busi
ness houses.
The sale will be in progress from
November until Christmas and people
throughout the county are urged to
buy and use the seals, which help
Chowan County fight tuberculosis.
AcesMeetColumbia
Wildcats On Hicks
Field Friday Night
Edenton Holds an Edge
With 13 Wins In 19
Games
Edenton’s Aces, smarting from
their first defeat of the season last
Friday night by the Washington
Pam Pack, are ready to meet the
Columbia Wildcats, a member of the
Albemarle Conference, on Hicks
Field Friday night at 8 o’clock. While
the general belief is that the Aces
have a stronger team, coaches George
Thompson and Cecil Fry are taking
the Aces through the paces in an
ticipation of a hard-fought game
and, of course, are emphasizing the
danger of over-confidence.
Columbia and Edenton have been
gridiron foes since football was in
augurated at the Edenton school in
1926. During that time 19 games
have been played, of which the Aces
won 13, Columbia four and there
were two games tied. The Aces won
from the Wildcats last year 13-0 in
the final game of the season.
Graham White New
St Paul’s Treasurer
Succeeds Fred P. Wood,
Who Resigned Due
To Health
At the regular monthly meeting of
the Vestry of St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church on Sunday, Graham White was
elected to the office of church treas
urer replacing Fred P. Wood; who re
signed due to his health.
The Vestry expressed its regret at
Mr. Wood’s resignation and passed a
resolution acknowledging thq long and
faithful service of Mr. Wood through
a period of critical years.
Junior Woman’s Club
Thanksgiving Dance
In Armory Nov. 26th
'Edenton’s Junior Woman’s Club
will sponsor their annual Thanks
giving dance, which will be held in
the Edenton armory Friday, Novem
ber 26, starting at 9:30 o’clock.
Music for the occasion will be
furnished by Buddy Butterton and
his orchestra of Portsmouth. The
club adready has tickets on sale for
the dance, which is expected to at
tract a large number of people.
77.34% Os Chowan’s
Births Fail To Use
I Facilities Os Hospital
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County Ranked 96th In
Births Outside of Hos
pitals During 1947
Out of a total of 353 live births in
, Chowan County in 1947, records of the
State Board of Health show that 80
’ occurred outside a hospital or in cir
-1 cumstances unknown. This means
i that 77.34 per cent of the county’s live
births last year occurred without
benefit of hospital facilities for mother
. and child.
The records further show that in
43 counties of the state last year a
1 majority sos the live births pccurred
outside a hospital. In the state as
a whole the percentage born outside
i a hospital was 35.17. Among'the 100
1 counties, Chowan ranked 96th in per
; cent of live births that occurred with
out such facilities.
In one county (Hyde) in 1947 the
majority of live births did not even
have the attendance of a physician,
and in a score of other counties the
proportion of births without such at
tendance was between one third to
nearly one half.
A physician was in attendance at
295 of the Chowan births, but 58 had
only the attention of a midwife. In
the same year the county had a total
of nine infant deaths and no maternal
deaths.
Os the infant deaths, four occurred
in a hospital and five outside a hos
pital or in circumstances unknown.
A physician was in attendance at all
of the deaths.
As another aspect of the Chowan
county health picture, records show
that the county budget for public
health service for the fiscal year
1947-48 totaled $8,996 or .777 per
capita. Os this total#'local sources
contributed $4,974 or .430 per capita;
the state contributed $2,132 or .184
per capita; and $1,890 or .163 per
capita came from the-federal Govern
money i for public health service,
Chowan county ranked 46th in total
per capita expenditures.
Another indication of Chowan’s
health rating can be found in the
fact that from 1940 to January 1,
1945 the County had a total draft
rejection rate of 48.57 per cent, ac
cording to the Institute for Research
in Social Science of the state univer
sity. Among the counties, Chowan
ranked 59th in per cent of totai re
jections. In percentage of white re
jections the county ranked 39th,
with a rate of 38.62 per cent. In
Negro rejections it ranked 34th, with
a rate of 57.62 per cent.
Red Men Hold Zone
Meeting In Edenton
Initiating Class of Pale
faces Featur eof Meet
ing Monday Night
Close to 200 Red Men coming from
Chowan Tribe, Elizabeth City, Wash
ington and Grimesland attended the
Red Men Zone meeting held in the
Edenton armory Monday night. The
meeting, one of a few to be held
during the year, was called by W. J.
Daniels, Great Sachem.
Shortly after 7 o’clock the group
enjoyed a barbecue dinner, which was
served by a group of wives of local
Red Men. At the conclusion of the
meal, A. S. Hollowell, a past Great
Sachem, made a few remarks, in
cluding a word of welcome to the 1
visiting Red Men.
Gerat Sachem Daniels also spoke
briefly, during which he asked all
to stand in a season of silent prayer
for W. Ben Goodwin of Elizabeth
City, considered the “daddy of Red
manship in North Carolina”, and who
recently rounded out 50 years of
service as Great Chief of Records of
the order. Mr. Goodwin is very ill
at his home in Elizabeth City.
No lengthy program was planned,
for following Mr. Daniels’ remarks
the degree team of Pasquotank Tribe
in Elizabeth City conferred the de
gree on a class of palefaces.
POST OFFICE CLOSED TODAY
Except for depositing mail in lock
boxes and dispatching mail, there
will be no other work done at the
Edenton Post office today (Thursday).
Armistice Day is a holiday for postal
employees, so that no mail will be
delivered' and nothing but the lobby
will be open during the day.
1 4-H AcmcwciiienTDayTo Be
| Held Saturday Afternoon
By Chowan County’s Clubs
|_ Concerned! _|
That people in Edenton are
vitally concerned in the housing
problem, especially due to the ap
proaching reactivation of the
Edenton Naval Air Station, is
reflected in the fact that two
meetings were held this week to
consider the situation.
Town Council met in special
session Monday night, and on
Tuesday afternoon the Chamber
of Commerce held a meeting,
at both of which the need of more
houses was emphasized, and
tentative plans discussed to solve
the housing shortage.
A proposed project of 65 new
houses was discussed by the Town
Councilmen, but no definite action
was taken, pending further de
velopments.
Herald’s Editor Wins
Elections Prize Given
By Associated Press
Chowan First County to
Report Complete Re
turns Last Week
J. Edwin Bufflap, editor of The
Herald was no little surprised Sat
urday when in the mail was a check
for $5.00. Accompanying the check
was a brief letter from Paul Harisell,
Chief of Bureau of the Associated
Press at Charlotte, which read as
follows:
“Chowan County was the first to
report complete returns on the North
Carolina general election and we are
sending you our check attached for
$5.00, the prize offered for the first
complete county. Congratulations.”
Despite the complicated ticket to
count, county election officials sent in
their results to Clerk of Court E. W.
Spires so that the result of the elec
tion in Chowan County was completed
around 9:30 o’clock, and shortly there
after they were in Raleigh.
VFW Poppy Day In
Edenton Saturday
Proceeds From Sale Will
Go to VFW Orphans ]
Home
Next Saturday, November 13, the
William C. Coffield, Jr., Post of Vet
erans of Foreign Wars will conduct
a poppy sale, when the poppies will
be sold by a group of Girl Scouts.
It is also planned to have a booth
located on Broad Street, where the
poppies will be sold.
Henry G. Quinn, commander of
the Post, stated that proceeds from
the sale of poppies will go to the
VFW Orphans Home at Eaton Rap
ids, Michigan.
“We members of the VFW hope
the public will respond generously,”
said Mr. Quinn, “for it is our desire
to send a substantial offering for
the children of veterans who lost
their lives in the defense of their
country.”
Rev. Wm. L. Freeman
ReturnedTo Edenton
Rev. E. R. Meekins Also
Sent Back to Chowan
, Charge
The Rev. W. L. Freeman, pastor
of the Edenton Methodist Church,
was reappointed to serve the local
church for another year at the an
nual Methodist Conference which
closed Sunday night in Greenville.
Mr. Freeman has (completed one year
at the Edenton church.
The Rev. J. H. Miller was also re
turned as superintendent of the
Elizabeth City District. The Rev.
E. R. Meekins was returned as supply
pastor for the Chowan charge.
Buy Christmas Seals
»2.00 Per Year.
Uffair Will Start In Lo
cal Armory at Three
O’clock
PROGRAM PLANNED
Various Exhibits Will Be
Judged For Prizes
At 1 O’clock
Miss Rebecca Colwell, home dem
onstration agent, announced this week
that 4-H Achievement Day will be
held Saturday, November 13, in the
Edenton armory at 3 o’clock with
Audrey Pearce, County Council presi
dent, presiding.
Each member who had a project
this year is expected to have an ex
hibit on display.
The boys will exhibit peanuts (100),
corn (10 ears), cotton (50 bolls),
poultry (5 pullets or hens, not mixed),
garden (a collection of vegetables).
Girls will exhibit canned foods (2
quarts), clothing (any articles made
as 4-H project), biscuits (4), cakes,
pies, candy and handicrafts.
Exhibits will be arranged by clubs
and will compete for the best junior
and senior club exhibit. There will be
prizes for the best junior and senior
club <exhibit, plus individual prizes
and ribbon awards. Medals will be
given to the outstanding boy and girl
in each project. Project books will
also be judged for the best records as
to neatness, accuracy and accomplish
ments.
Exhibits will be judged at 1 o’clock.
Judges for the girls will be Mrs. Dan
Reaves, home economics teacher at
Chowan High School, and Miss Miriam
Scott, home economics teacher at
Edenton High School.
The program will consist of dem
onstrations and talks by Ihe 4-H
Club members and S. P. Woolford,
VEP representative, who will present
Better Methods awards.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the meeting.
Everyone ;is requested to bring a .
picinic Supper to be spread together
after the meeting. Drinks will be
furnished.
Forehand Jewelers
Victim Os Robber
faces Feature of Meet-
And Scampers Away
With Watches
Watches in the window of T. M.
Forehand’s Jewelry Store on Broad
Street apparently were too much of
a temptation for a colored man Sun
day night, when about 8:30 o’clock
he broke a hole in the window large
enough to reach inside, gather a few
watches and scamper away. The
theft occurred while a few people
were on the opposite side of the
street. They heard the glass break
and saw the Negro chase away. The
only clue they could give was that
he was a short Negro.
Police are running down every
possible clue, but up until Tuesday
no arrest was made. The theft at
tracted a large crowd in front of the
store.
Kehayes Bird Dog
Wins Infield Tfials
Irony of Affair Is That
Dog Suddenly Dis
appeared
Quite a crowd of dog enthusiasts
were on hand at the Edenton Naval
Air Station Wednesday of last week
wh6n a bird dog field trial was held.
About 14 dogs participated, much
to the satisfaction of those on hand
for the occasion.
“Buck”, an English setter, owned
by Ernest Kehayes, won first prize,
while Cecil Byrum’s “Mutt”, an
English setter, took second prize and
1 Will Bunch’s “Dinah” came in third.
A bit of irony in connection with
the trial was the sudden disappear
i ance of Mr. Kehayes’ winning dog
. after the contest. Mr. Kehayes has
■ offered a liberal reward for the re
turn of his dog.