Volume XV.—Number 51.
Jr. Woman's Club Is
Planning To Stage
Home-Garden Tour
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Tentative Dates Are Set
By Club For April
1,2 and 3
BIG EVENT
Already 17 Homes Have
Been Offered For
Inspection
Mrs. John A. Kramer, president of
the Edenton Junior Woman’s Club,
announced this week that the or
ganization will sponsor a home and
garden tour in Edenton and the coun
tryside, the tour being under the
.auspices of the North Carolina Gar
den Club. While a definite date has
not been set, Mrs. Kramer said the
tour will be in progress three days,
and that the dates will most likely be
April 1, 2 and 3.
This will be the first time in the
history of Edenton that the homes of
Edenton and surrounding territory
will be thrown open to the public for
a tour, so that the Junior Woman’s
Club is asking for the wholehearted
cooperation of citizens to the end that
the tour will be a success.
Everyone is asked to keep the tour
in mind and to concentrate on clean
ing up grounds and where possible to
plant spring bulhs and shrubs. It is
not too late to plant now, says Mrs.
Kramer.
The club suggests that the three
day tour be observed as “Edenton
Homecoming Week,” during which
friends and relatives are invited to
visit.
Tentative plans call for awarding
prizes for beautifying and improving
grounds, details of which will be an
nounced later.
Interest in the tour is rapidly
mounting, and already 17 homes and
plantations in Edenton and Chowan
County have been offered to be thrown
open for the benefit of those on the
tour. The event will attract many
not only from North Carolina, but
from other states, and members of
the Junior Woman’s Club are of the
opinion the tour will be one of the
biggest and most worthwhile projects
ever held in Edenton.
Band Concert At
School Tonight
Outfit Will Appear on
Stage Dressed In New
Uniforms
H. W. Williams, director of the
Edenton High School Band, announc
ed early this week that the band will
present a concert in the school audi
torium tonight (Thursday) at 8
o’clock.
Band members will wear their
uniforms for the first time in public,
so that the concert should not only
have color, but the band members
will, no doubt, be in a mood to play
better.
The program will include Christ
mas music, and the public is cordially
invited' to attend. There will be no
charge, so that Mr. Williams and
band members hope they will have
an opportunity to play for a large
audience.
Lions Christmas Party
Next Tuesday Night
Edenton Lions Club will hold its
annual Christmas party Tuesday
night in their hall, when the room
will be appropriately decorated and
presents exchanged. A feature of the
party will be Christmas music.
The Lions called off their regular
meeting Monday night of this week
due to the Christmas party.
Christmas Program
At Ballard’s Bridge
Young people of the Ballard’s
Bridge Church will present a Clirist
. mas program at the church on Sun
s day night, December 19, at 7:30
o’clock. ,
The program, entitled “The Bells of
Bethlehem,” will be presented by
. means of pantomime, Scripture and
iLsong, and portrays the birth and the
Knaning of the birth of Jesus as pro-
Ifcesied by the prophet Isaiah. A
narrator will read the story and the
i choir Vffl give a musical background.
THE CHOWAN HERAM*
Wheeler And Spruill
Win Most Valuable
EHS Player Awards
Varsity Club Project Re
sults In Tie Vote
For Honor
In awarding a trophy to the most
valuable player on this year’s high
school football team, the Varsity
Club last week was confronted with
a tie, with the honors going to Bus
sell Wheeler, .sensational tailback,
and Gene Spruill, a tackle. As a re
sult, a second trophy has been or
dered so that both boys will receive
one.
Bill Cozart, chairman of the award
committee of the Varsity Club, stat
ed that Wheeler’s award was for his
outstanding offensive record, but that
Spruill won the honor for his per
sistent dependable defensive ability in
the line, where there are many un
sung heroes on a football team.
Entering into the award for the
most / valuable player went coopera
tion, attitude, sportsmanship, ability
and leadership.
The awards were announced at the
school assembly, when Coaches George
Thompson and Cecil Fry spoke brief
ly about the success of the past sea
son.
Paving Requested
For Cotton Mill
Manager Philip McMul
lan Again Meets With
Town Council
Philip McMullan, manager of the
Edenton Cotton Mills, again appeared
before Town Council Tuesday night
relative to paving streets in the cotton
mill village. Mr. McMullan stated
that he had appeared a number of
times in an effort to remedy deplor
able street conditions, and that he
hoped Town Council would give a
definite answer as to whether or not
the streets will be paved.
Although all streets in the village
need attention, Mr. McMullan stated
that a great deal of relief would re
sult by paving Queen and Office
streets from Railroad Avenue to Mill
Avenue and Railroad Avenue from
Office to Queen Street.
The estimated cost of this paving
is $2,295, of which the cotton mill
agrees to pay half and the town, of
course, will have to pay the other
half. The suggestion was also made
by Councilmen when later considering
the request that all of Railroad Ave
nue be paved between King and
Church Streets, which will cost ap
proximately $965 more.
The Councilmen were in sympathy
with the project and Mayor Leroy
Haskett was instructed to confer
with the Electric & Water Depart
ment to ascertain if the town’s share
of the cost is available.
Contributions Urged
For Stocking Fund
Gifts and Cash Needed
At Once to Provide
Christmas Joy
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Jones, Jr., re
quest that all contributions for
giving the needy of Edenton a Merry
Christmas be turned over to them at
once. Toys, candy, fruit or money
will be gratefully appreciated and will
( be added to the generous selection of
1 toys provided by Fife Chief R. K.
HalJ and the local firemen for distri
bution to needy children Christinas
eve night.
Due to the amount of work in
volved, all donations will have to be
received by Mr. and Mrs. Jones by
December 20.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
The Community Choir will present
a Christmas carol service Sunday
afternoon at 5:30 o’clock in (lie
Kadesh Methodist Church. Everyone
is cordially invited to attend.
Edenton. .Chowan County. North Carolina Thursday, December 16,1948.
, CROP Food Train Feeds 25,000
Food received In Europe from one
of the American food trains spon
j sored by the Christian Rural Over
-1 seas program (CROP), is now pro
, viding approximately 25,000 needy
Austrians with one good meal a day.
1 Fifty old folks’ homes are also
maintained by this CROP food.
, Above, a charming old lady in one
of the homes for the aged has made
. soup for two of the men who assist
s ed in the distribution of food for
i Masons To Install
Officers Tonight
Ceremony In Charge of
William J. Bundy of
Greenville
Officers for the year 1949 will he
: installed tonight (Thursday) for
1 Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. &
A. M., with the installation ceremony
scheduled tobe in charge of William
J. Bundy of Greenville, past Grand
Master of Masons in North Carolina.
Other prominent Masons and visitors
from nearby lodges are also expected
to witness the ceremony.
Due to the installation and a bar
[ becue dinner to be served by Richard
P. Baer, tonight’s meeting will begin
at 7:30 o’clock instead of 8 o’clock,
, the usual meeting hour.
Officers to be installed are as fol
lows: Master, Richard P. Baer,
senior warden, Hubert Williford;
junior warden, C. B. Mooney; treasur
, er, C. H. Wood; secretary, J. Edwin
[ Bufflap; senior deacon, W. A. Harrell;
junior deacon, C. T. Griffin; stewards,
C. M. Speight and W. M. Rhoades;
[ tiler, E. T. Rawlinson; chaplain, the
• Rev. Harold W. Gilmer. W. P. Good
win will act as marshal.
Mr. Baer has also appointed various
committees, with the following named
as chairmen;
Program, H. A. Campen; auditing,
, R. E. Leary; degrees, W. P. Good
[ win; building, H. A. Campen; finance,
C. H. Wood; entertainment, C. B.
. Mooney; attendance, C. M. Speight;
music, W. J. Daniels; orphanage and
, Masonic and Eastern Star Home, C.
W. Overman; widows and sick, W. J.
■ Daniels; Masonic education, Dr. W. S.
Griffin; publicity, Peter Carlton.
Chamber Os Commerce Offers Support To
Junior Woman’s Club Home-Garden Tour
Practically All Merchants Will Close Stores on
Monday After Christmas; No Holiday Will Be
Observed New Year’s Day
President Marvin Wilson of the
Chowan County Chamber of Com- i
merce And Merchants Association,
speaking for the assembled board of '
I directors at the regular meeting on
Monday evening in the Municipal
Building in Edenton, offered complete
cooperation of the organization in the <
forthcoming “colonial homes visita
[ tion’’ project to be sponsored by the
Edenton Junior Woman’s Club un
der the auspices of the North Caro
lina Garden Club.
Appearing before the members
. were Mrs. Inglis Fletcher, well
. known North Carolina authoress, who
, lives on historic Bandon plantation in
. Chowan County, and Mrs. John
' Kramer, president of the Edenton
I Junior Woman’s Club. Mrs. Fletcher
! outlined the plan and pointed out the
value which would accrue to Edenton
' and Chowan County from such a
. project.-
David L. Strain, contractor and
builder from Raleigh, appeared by in
, vitation before the directors arid out
\ lined the progress made in the plan
ned building project in Edenton to
take care of the expected increase in
families with the opening of the base.
: If *all goes well, it is expected that i
r foundations will be laid for 27 houses ;
>on January 1. He stated that it will '
! be possible to build a house every :
other day from there on.
CROP. At left is Bill Mathues and
at right is Ralph Smeltzer.
Thousands of additional persons
overseas will be provided with food
through the North Carolina food
train which will be assembled soon
and which will be one of 23 CROP
Christmas trains. The goal in North
Carolina is 100 cars, according to
Wayne McLain, state director. Con
tributions of seed cotton, peanuts,
corn, and d >ry products are espe
cially needed.
Church School Class
[Plans Carol Singing
! Group Plans to Begin
Singing at 9 P. M. Sun
day, December 19
] The Young Adult Bible Class of
, the Methodist Church School, which
’ is taught of Mrs. W. E. Baker, will
) sing Christmas carols Sunday night,
I December 19, the group scheduled to
begin caroling shortly after 9 o’clock.
J In event of rain, the carol singing
| will take place Monday night.
The group plans to sing at Chow
an Hospital and will be delighted to
I ‘V' piaco J.yN’-ed . special
ly for those who are sick or shut-ins.
1 Anyone desiring to have the group
’ sing is requested to telephone Mrs.
Frank Elliott, whose number is
357-J.
> The project is noil-denominational,
> so that anyone who desires, may join
' in the singing and the group will
1 sing for a member of any denom
> ination.
[ Rotary Club Abandons
Its Christmas Party
Edenton’s Rotary Club at last
s week’s meeting decided to abandon
1 the annual Rotary Christmas party,
and instead will contribute the cost
, of the meal to some worthy project.
- Several ideas were advanced for dis
, position of the amount, and it was
. finally agreed to let it go toward pur
; chasing shoes for some needy chil
-1 dren in the Edenton school.
Shoes will be purchased under the
. direction of Principal Fen top Larson,
. who is pretty well acquainted with
cases where shoes are sorely needed.
M. A. Hughes, co-chairman of the
merchants committee, read the re
sults of the poll taken by two teams
consisting of Miss Sadie Day and
Frank Elliott, Henry Cuthrell and
Louis George Wilkins. The majority
of the merchants and firms favored
closing from December 24 through
the 27th.
It was agreed that New Year’s j
Day not be observed and stores will
open. Stores favored remaining open
nights for the Christmas week be
ginning Wednesday, December 22.
Herbert Hollowell, chairman of the
community chest committee, briefly
reported to the directors and it was
agreed that information concerning
same be placed before the public and
sentiment analyzed.
Earl Harrell, chairman of finance,
and George Twiddy, chairman of
membership, gave brief reports, de
tails of which are to be mailed to each
member of the organization.
According to President Marvin
Wilson, the contract of Manager
Peter Carlton was renewed only
through March, 1949, and until a
better picture of the finances of the
organization can be had. Mr. Carlton
accepted and expressed his willing
ness to serve until such time as he
ceased to enjoy the confidence of the
membership, the Board and of Hie
people.
Edenton Air Station
Taken Over Ey Navy
At Midnight Tiiesday
J. W. Davis Elected
Chairman Methodist
Board Os Stewards
Succeeds John Holmes
In Election Held
Last Week
At a meeting of the Board of
Stewards of the Methodist Church ]
held Wednesday night of last week,
J. W. Davis was elected chairman, !
succeeding John A. Holmes. Mr. 1
Holmes served as chairman for a ‘
year in conjunction with his duties
as secretary-treasurer, and informed 1
the Board that he was unable to fill
both positions. 1
Mr. Holmes was re-elected sec- *
retary-treasurer, while T. B. Willi- <
ford was elected vice chairman of J
the board.
At the meeting the church’s budget 1
for the new year was made up, which ;
calls for a slight increase over last 1
year. '
Edenton Girl fill j
Sing In‘Messiah’!
Myrtle Edwards Chosen J
By Norfolk Civic
Chorus (
Friends, iij Edenton will be
ested to leiA'.. that ])linS Myrtle Jean- ,
nette Edwards, daughter of Mr. and ,
Mrs. Arthur Edwards, has been se
lected to participate in the Norfolk
Civic Chorus in its winter concert on (
December 19. (
The chorus, conducted by Mr. ,
Schankman of New York, will give a
rendition of Handel’s “Messiah” and ,
will be accompanied by the Norfolk (
Symphony Orchestra in the Center
Theater, Norfolk, at 2:30 P. M. The .
concert will also be broadcast over
WTAR.
Miss Edwards is a graduate of
Edenton High School and Coastal I
Business College. At present she is
employed by the government in the
capacity of a secretary. During her
spare time she sings, takes art les
sons and models for the Norfolk Art
Corner.
Capt Mildred Smith
Returns From Japan
Chowan Girl Will Be Re
assigned to Langley
Field
l Captain Mildred Smith, Army Air
Corps nurse, has arrived from Japan
to spend the holidays with her broth
er and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Percy Smith and other relatives and -
: friends.
Captain Smith has completed a
i two-year tour of service in Japan,
I where she was connected with the
l 361st Army Air Corps Hospital. At
■ the conclusion of a 45-day furlough,
! she will be reassigned to Langley
i Field, Va.
The daughter of the last Mr. and
: i Mrs. J. N. Smith, Captain Smith has
i the distinction of being the first
i Chowan County girl to volunteer for
• service in the armed forces. Before
she was sent to Japan, she was sta
■ tioned at West Palm Beach, Florida.
' Mr. and Mrs. Smith will entertain
iin honor of Captain Smith at their
: home on Virginia Road Wednesday
l afternoon, December 29, from 4 to 6
o’clock.
r Post Office Open On
Saturday Afternoon
In an effort to serve patrons dur
i ing the Christmas season, Postmaster
• C. E. Kramer announces that the
’ Post Office will remain open until 6
i o’clock Saturday afternoon instead of
s closing at 1 o’clock as usual.
i The office was open last Saturday
■ afternoon, when many people sent
s Christmas mail. Mr. Kramer urges
> all Christmas mail to he sent as soon
» as possible due to the increasing rush
of business as Christmas approaches.
$2.00 Per Year.
>
Town Retains William
Privott to Transfer
Inventories
BASE GUARDED
First Contingent of Ma
rines Expected Early
In March
Effective at midnight Tuesday, the
United States. Navy again officially
became in possession of the Edenton
Naval Air Station, and 15 guards ar
rived Wednesday to go on duty at the
gates, as well as at various build
ings on the base where materials are
stored.
Preliminary work toward recondi
tioning the base for occupancy by the
Marines has been going on for sev
eral weeks, but this work was more
or less handicapped due to the policy
of the Navy not to interfere with any
of the buildings sub-leased by the
Town of Edenton. Now, however, the
work will be stepped up, with major
attention being directed to getting
into shape first the utilities and
heavy equipment on the base.
Commander von Keller is in charge
of public works at the base, and ex
pects to have the base ready for the
Marines by March 1, when it is ex
pected that the first contingent will
arrive, comprising possibly about 900
enlisted men and 150 officers.
At Tuesday night’s meeting of
Town Council, William Privott, who
has been manager of the base for the
Town of Edenton under the Navy’s
lease, was retained for a period of 30
days to transfer the various inven
tories to Commander von Keller for
the Navy. It is expected that this
work can be completed within that
time.
While the base officially went back
to the Navy Tuesday night, no spe
cific orders were released. It is un
derstood, however, that there will be
no change in the status of the hospi
tal and golf course. Satisfactory ar
rangements will be worked out for
entering the base in connection with
the hospital and for those playing
golf.
Fire Chief Warns
About Decorations
Precautions Urged In
Order to Prevent Holi
day Fires
| Fire Chief R. K. Hall this week
issued a warning that flammable
Christmas decorations introduce a
needless fire hazard during the cur
rent holiday season and urges local
citizens to avoid the possibility of
turning the Yuletide period into a
time of grief and tragedy.
Mr. Hall pointed out the danger of
using paper or cotton in decorating
trees and said decorations should
never be used near chairs or other
places where people may smoke.
“Candles should not be used as part
of the Yuletide decorations,” said
Mr. Hall, “and Curtains and other
flammable materials should he pulled
back at least six inches from any
electric light.”
Mr. Hall also pointed out the im
portance of inspecting any electric
wiring used for decorating as to
worn insulation.
Another Bingo Party
Planned By Jaycees
Sponsored by the Junior Chamber
of Commerce, another bingo party
will be held in the Edenton armory
Thursday night, December 23, start
ing at 8 o’clock.
Six prizes will be awarded, with
the B. & B. Venetian Blind Company
offering Venetian blinds for any room
in a residence. A bingo party was re
cently held by the Jaycees, which was
attended by a large crowd and proved
very successful.
Two Local Policemen
Attend FBI School
Two Edenton patrolmen, J. A.
Jones and W. H. Peele, on Tuesday
completed a course in the FBI school
held in Elizabeth City. The school
has been in progress for eight days,
with the local policemen being very
much benefitted by the instruction.