Volume XV.—Number 53.
District Meeting In
Edenton January 7th
For March Os Dimes
Workers From 13 Coun
ties Expected to Meet
At Parish House
Marvin Wilson, chairman of Cho
wan County’s March of Dimes, an
nounced this week that plans have
' been completed for a district meeting
of local chapters of the National
Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
which is scheduled to be held in the
Parish House Friday night, January
7, at 7 o’clock.
Thfe meeting is expected to bring
March of Dimes workers from Cho
wan, Halifax, Northampton, Bertie,
Hertford, Gates, Perquimans, Pas
quotank, Camden, Currituck, Dare,
Tyrrell and Washington counties.
Besides, Dr. Ralph MacDonald, State
chairman, and Mrs. Phillips Russell
of the State office in Chapel Hill, are
expected to be present and give any
advice which might be needed con
cerning the infantile paralysis situa
tion in the State and nation.
Mr. Wilson accepted the March of
Dimes chairmanship this year and
while his plan of action for the drive
has not been made public, he has been
working on various ideas in the hope
of stimulating interest in the drive,
so that Chowan County will meet its
quota this year. Last year was the
first time Chowan failed to reach and
even oversubscribe its quota, which
was attributed in part to the very
unfavorable weather while the cam
paign was in progress. While this
year the quota is $4,400, double that
of last year, Mr. Wilson hopes the
people of the entire county will re
spond generously in order to join the
ranks of those counties who raise the
amount asked.
In view of the financial emergency
which faces the National Foundation
For Infantile Paralysis, quotas have
been doubled in every county. North
Carolina was hit hard by the infan
tile paralysis epidemic this year and
in this State alone the national or
ganization sent $1,191,000, about one
fourth of the national epidemic aid
fund.
Mr, Wilson hopes to his plans
completely perfected, so'*mat Chowan
County’s drive will begin the early
part of January.
White Schools Wfl
Reopen On Monday
Colored Schools Begin
Classes Today After
Holidays
White schools in the Edenton ad
ministrative unit are scheduled to re
open next Monday, January 3, after
a two weeks’ Christmas holiday,
according to John A. Holmes, super
intendent.
During the Christmas season many
of the teachers enjoyed the vacation
at their various homes, and the en
tire’ faculty is expected to be on
hand for the reopening Monday.
Colored schools in the unit had a
shorter holiday, being scheduled to
resume classes this (Thursday) morn
ing.
Edenton PTA Meeting
Postponed To Jan. 11th
Announcement was made Wednes
day morning that the Edenton Par
ent-Teacher Association meeting has
been postponed until Tuesday, Janu
ary 11, when the meeting will be held
at 3:16 in the school library.
The meeting was originally sched
uled for next Tuesday, but due to re
: opening of school only* the day be
fore, it was deemed advisable to
meet a week later.
Delightful Christmas
Party At Nurses* Home
One of the most delightful local
holiday affairs was the Christmas
party held on Christmas eve in the
nurses’ home at Chowan Hospital.
The party was- planned by the Hos
pital Auxiliary for all of the person
nel of the hospital, and was thor
oughly enjoyed by all.
& the lobby of the hospital a beau
tiful Christmas tree helped to en
\fettder the Yuletide spirit, and in the
L borne the decorations were
Presents were distributed and re
freshments served during the evening,
so that the party was one long to be
remembered by those who were
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
tire year sSiead 'll
Tradition ordains Us the season of resolve.
\ Let's keep our resolutions, simple but firm. Ideas have legs; If, on
j a | oce | level, we resolve to make this community a better place in which g
to |j vei n ma y have an effect on making the world of nations a better
nlace in which novernments may live.
Mown backyard. You figure out what you can do to bet
schools and institutions ot this place we call our home.|t
i our own backyard. For the year ahead, this news
program ot complete editorial support for any and air
nity betterment.
win. Bid we ate.
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REGIONAL RED CROSS BLOOD CENTER IS
AUTHORIZED TO OE ESTABLISHED WITH
BLOOD MOBILE SERVICE FOR LOCAL UNIT
Chairman Geddes Potter Notified That Meeting
Will Be Held In Norfolk Tuesday, January 11,
To Discuss Organization of Program
Geddes Potter, chairman of the
Chowan County Chapter of the Am
erican Red Cross, has been notified
by Francis P. Simerville, regional di
rfector of the Southeastern Area, that
the establishment of a regional blood
center has been authorized for chap
ters located in the southeastern sec
tion of Virginia and northeastern
North Carolina. The laboratory and
main storage facilities for this opera
tion will be in Norfolk, so that the
Chowan chapter’s jurisdiction is with
in a convenient distance and may
be served effectively by a blood
mobile.
For the purpose of discussing the
organization of this program, the
Chowan chapter is urged to partici
pate in a meeting which will be held
on Tuesday, January 11. This meet
ing will convene promptly at 10 A. M.
and will close not later than 3:30
P. M. It will be held in the assembly
hall of the Navy YMCA, corner of
Brooke Avenue and Boush Street in
Norfolk.
No Tickets Issued
For Over-Parking
During Holidays
Police Insert Pennies In
Meters Instead of
Giving Tickets
Imbued with the Christmas spirit,
Mayor Leroy Haskett and Edenton
policemen saw to it that no parking
tickets were issued in Edenton dur
ing the holidays to throw a cold hlan
ket over the Yuletide spirit of a mo
torist who happened to park longer
than the parking meters registered.
Mayor Haskett said he didn’t want
to see anybody become angry due to
receiving a ticket during the Christ
mas season, so that he instructed the
policemen to carry some extra pen
nies and where cars were parked at
a red signal to insert a penny in the
meter rather than make out a ticket.
Quite a few motorists noticed that
somebody apparently had taken care
of their over-parking offense, so that
Mr. Haskett and police believe the
idea was very worthwhile.
Lions Will Hold Next
Meeting January 10
Edenton’s Lions Club will not meet
next Monday night, the meeting hav
ing been called off due to the New
Year’s holiday. The regular meetings
of the club will be resumed Monday
night, January 10.
Edenton, Chowan County. North Carolina Thursday, December 30, 1948.
Representatives from the Eastern
Area will be Mr. Wilhelm, Regional
Director, and Mr. Nevin, assistant di
rector of the blood program. Miss
Cox, the general field representative,
will also be in attendance.
The plan for development of the
program will be determined at this
meeting. The decisions that will be
made are purely chapter administra
tive matters. It is for this reason
that Mr. Potter is urged to have the
Volunteer Services chairman and
Public Information chairman to at
tend. In addition, such other chapter
representatives as may be designated,
including prospects for the chairman
ship of the blood program, are in
vited.
“Knowing that many of our chap
ters have been anxiously awaiting an
opportunity to participate in this new j,
national activity of the American Red
Cross,” said Director Simerville, “we
are looking forward to the Chowan
County chapter being represented at
the meeting.”
Calvin Mills Given
Chance To Attend
U.S. Naval Academy
John Harney Also Men
tioned as First Alter
nate at Annapolis
Calvin Mills, son of Mr. and Mrs.
S. C. Mills, has received notice that
he has been selected as principal nom
inee for an appointment to the United
States Naval Academy at Annapolis,
Md. Young Mills’ name appeared
among a group of Eastern North
Carolina nominees for appointment
at West Point and Annapolis.
Another Edenton boy to be hon
ored by appointment to a service in
stitution is John Harney, son of Mrs.
Thomas B. Wood, who was chosen as
first alternate to the Naval Academy.
Both Edenton boys are 17 years old
and members of the 1949 class at
Edenton High School.
County Schools Will
Reopen Next Monday
According to W. J. Taylor, county
superintendent of schools, classes will
be resumed Monday, January 3,
bringing to an end the Christmas
holiday season. The schools closed
for the holidays Tuesday of last w»ek
Both white and colored schools in
the unit will reopen Monday
| Very Quiet |
That a very quiet holiday sea
son prevailed in Edenton is re
flected in a report of Chief of
Police R. L. Pratt. During the
- holidays, Chief Pratt stated, only
two arrests were made, one for
drunkenness and the other a Ne
gro woman charged with stabbing
another with a knife.
No break-ins, robberies or au
tomobile wrecks were reported
during the holidays.
Fortunately, too, there were no
fires reported to mar the enjoy
ment of the festive season.
Preliminary Work
Rushed On New
Belk-Tyler Building
Tool House Already up
And Trees Removed
Tuesday
Very little time will apparently be
lost in the erection of the new Belk-
Tyler store on the former site of the ;
Penelope Barker Hotel on Broad *
Street. Shortly after the contract
was awarded to J. L. Batton & Bro.,
local Contractors, last Week, a tool
house and storage , shed: was erected
on the site. ,
On Tuesday morning employees of '
the contracting concern removed two
elm trees in order to provide an ent
rance to the property on the north- !
ern end. The lot, which has been 1
used as a free parking area, was
roped off Tuesday morning, so that
this parking space will be no longer
available. The Belk-Tyler concern
gave permission to the Town to use
the lot for parking since the old hotel
property was torn down and the lot
cleaned up. Due to the installation
of parking meters, many cars have
been parked on the lot since it be
came available. The Belk-Tyler
company, however, informed Mayor
Haskett that permission will be given
to use the space back of where the
store is to be built while construction
is in progress.
Annual Parish Meeting
Os St. Paul’s January 9
The Rev. Harold W. Gilmer, rector
of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, an
nounced early this week that the an
nual parish meeting will be held Sun
day night, January 9, at 8 o’clock.
At this meeting vestrymen will be
elected and other business of the
. church transacted. f
County Offices will
Be Closed Saturday
All county offices will be closed all
day next Saturday. January 1 due to
the New Year’s holiday. A”’' import
ant stn-’'’ t- "t
t'md-'d "'•-(md’eylv
Rates Goes In Effect
On Saturday, Jan. 1
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Almost White! |
The weatherman tried mighty
hard to provide Edenton and
Chowan County with a white
Christmas, and did so far as
early risers were concerned. At
about 5 o’clock the ground was
covered with snow, but as the day
wore on, most of the white
mantel disappeared, although
during the day the precipitation
included snow flurries, sleet and
rain.
Coupled with a cold north wind,
the day was very unpleasant out
doors, so that the greater part of
the holiday was spent indoors.
Machinery Set Up
For Listing Taxes
In Chowan County
Property Must Be List
ed For Taxation Dur
ing January
Machinery is rapidly being put in
shape for listing of property for
taxes in Chowan County, which will
be required during the month of Jan
uary, with a penalty provided for
those who fail to list during the
month.
Tax listers in the county’s four
townships are as follows:
First Township—Mrs. Philip S,
McMullan.
Second Township—Paul Ober.
Third Township—T. A. Berryman.
Fourth Township—C. W. Parker.
Taxpayers will within a few days
receive blanks for filing their return
for 1948, and these blanks should be
taken or sent to the tax lister of the
township in which property is lo
cated, The tax listers should also
be informed if any property has
been sold during the year.
In the First Township Mrs. McMul
lan will,list taxes in the office on the
second floor of the Court House dur
| ing the month from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. |
In the Second Township Paul Oberj
will observe the following schedule: i
January 14 at Elliott Belch’s office;!
January 18 at Nixon’s ..store; Janu
ary 20 at Elbert Peele’s store; Janu-i
ary 25 at Lindsay Evans’ store; Janu
ary 27 at Waiter Miller’s store; Janu
ary 28 at Henry Bunch’s store.
T. A. Berryman in the Third Town
ship will list taxes as follows: Janu
ary (! and 20 at G. A. llolloweH’s
store; January 13 and 27 at Mrs.
Spivey’s store at Rylar.d; January 8.
15, 22 and 29 at Briggs’ store; Janu
ary 21 at Chappell’s Store.
In the Fourth Township C. W.
Parker will list at M. C. Hobbs’ store
January 22 and 29, and other days at
his home from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
Os course, the tax listers urge
everyone to list as early as possible
in order to avoid the last minute
rush.
Methodists Elect
Five New Stewards
First Quarterly Confer
ence Held Wednesday
Os Last Week
Members of the Edenton Methodist
Church held the first quarterly con
ference in the church Wednesday
night of last week, at which time the
Rev. J. H. Miller, district superinten
dent, preached. At the conclusion of
the sermon, the conference was held
and included reports from the vari
ous organizations of the church.
Encouraging reports were made by
each representative.
During the meeting five new mem
bers were added to the Board of
Stewards. These were: Robert S.
Marsh, R. E. Aiken, Jr., L. T. Dun
bar, Jimmy Earnhardt and Walter
Holton.
BIBLE CLASS WILL HOLD
MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT
The Young Woman’s Bible Class
of the Baptist Church will meet Tues
day night at the home of Mrs. S. F.
S-'a’l 411 members are urged to at-
$2.00 Per Year.
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Air Mail Boosted From
Five to Six Cents
Per Ounce
THIRD "CLASS UP
No Change, However, In
Rates For First Class
Mail
Effective January 1, postage rates
and special delivery fees will be in
creased, according to Postmaster C.
E. Kramer.
Air mail will be boosted from five
cents to six cents per ounce or frac
tion thereof.
Circular matter of third class, in
cluding greeting cards and other mis
cellaneous printed matter will be as
follows: Two cents for the first two
ounces or fraction thereof, plus one
cent for each additional ounce or
fraction thereof.
There will also be increases on par
cel post rates, books, catalogs, spe
cial delivery fees, money order fees,
postal note fees, fees on registered
mail, C.O.D. fees and other such mat
ter, in accordance with the service
desired.
According to Postmaster Frame-,
ordinary first class letter mail .will
not be increased. This will continue
to be three cents for each ounce or
fraction thereof.
When in doubt as to the amount of
postage due on any mail, Mr. Kramer
urges that inquiry be made at the
window for the rates on any particu
lar service desired.
Fire Chief R. It Hall
Turned Over 250 Toys
For Stocking Fund
Expresses Appreciation
To AH Who Sent Toys
To Be Repaired
Fire Thief R. K. Hall this week ex
pressed his thanks and appreciation
' for. so many toys which he received
! prior to Christmas to be reconditioned
| and distributed on Christmas eve.
| About 250, toys were put in good
shape at the fire station and turned
. over to. the Stocking Fund i'nr dis
tribution. Mr. Hall also .-"i dhe was
very grateful to Firemen Tom Good
man and J. T. Layton, who contribut
ed no little of their time in helping
to repair toys of all kinds'.
The veteran fire eh’ f was also the
recipient. of Christmas presents from
the firemen., all of. which, he appreci
ated from the bottom of his heart.
County Commissioners
Will Meet On Monday
Chowan County Commissioners will
meet in monthly session Monday
niorning at 10 o’clock. Among the
business to be transacted will be the
appointment of a county physician
for the new year.
Large Crowd Attends
Christmas Night Dance
One of the best attend 'd dances in
recent years was held in the Edenton
armory Christmas night, the affair
being sponsored by the Edenton Var
sity Club.
Music for the dance was provided
by Bob Lee and his Collegians, which
was very much enjoyed by dance en
thusiasts not only from Edenton, but
from Chowan and adjoining counties.
Gilliam Wood was general chair
man of the dance and is delighted
with the success of the occasion. The
proceeds of the dance will go into the
fund to purchase portable bleachers
at Hicks Field.
Bank Will Be Closed
On New Year’s Day
The Bank of Edenton will be closed
all day next Saturday in observance
of the New Year’s holiday. Import
ant banking business, therefore,
1 should be transacted accordingly.
RED MEN WILL MEET MONDAY’
With this week’s meeting called off
1 due to the Christmas holidays, the
regular meetings of Chowan Tribe of
Red Men will be resumed next Mon
day night. The meeting will be pre
sided over by Leroy Skinner, new
Sachem of the tribe.