Volume XVl.—Number 9.
Chowan Begins Rec
Cross Fund Raising
Drive; $2,138 Goal
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I Chairmen Briefly Point
Out Chapter’s Ac
tivities In 1948
SERVICES FREE
Appeal Made For Citi
zens to Contribute
Generously
Chowan County’s 1949 Red Cross
fund raising campaign got under way
' ’‘Tuesday of this week under the di
rection of Herbert Hollowell and
West Leary as co-chairmen. The
■chairmen stress the fact that the
county’s quota this year is $2,138 and
it is hoped that this amount will be
secured by March 15, the date set for
closing the drive.
As in previous years, the entire
county has been set off in districts,
with a chairman in charge of each.
These chairmen have enlisted a group
of canvassers who are expected to
contact, as near as possible, every
person in the county so that everyone
will have part in the campaign.
In commenting upon the drive, Mr.
Hollowell rehearsed some of the ae
i 1 -tivities of the. Chowan Chapter during
f 1948. He pointed out that all work
done by the chapter was on a volun
tary basis and there was no adminis
trative cost or salaries.
»« The chapter handles about 250 cases
annually for service men, veterans
and veterans’ families.
Overalls and* socks were furnished
when a tanker exploded and when
fire destroyed the homes of six fam
ilies, the victims were helped and
given necessary aid.
.Grants are made in the case of
•death of a veteran or to families los~
mg veterans or veterans in hospitals
when there is no other support. Loans
were also made to travelers for food,
etc., when hardships developed dur
ing travel.
. The Junior Red Cross, conducted
by Mrs. J. M. Boyce in November and
December, obtained $102.53. This
money is to be used only for school
first aid kits and other necessary
items.
Mr. Hollowell points out that all
nywiey raised in Chowan does not
leave the county, but part of it is re
tained for use in local cases where
help is needed.
The chairmen urge all canvassers
to complete their work as soon as pos
sibly, and are making an appeal to
citizens all over the county to be as
generous as possible with their con
tritions.
Call Meeting Tonight
' Os Hospital Auxiliary
A call meeting of the Chowan Hos
pital Auxiliary, together with the
hospital board and doctors will be
; held tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock.
Very important matters will be con
sidered at this meeting, so that every
one concerned is especially urged to
be present.
More Measles Serum
At Health Department
Announcement was made Wednes
day morning by the local Health De
partment that another shipment of
measles serum had arrived. Thr
first allotment became exhausted, so
_ that any children to be vaccinated can
now be taken to the Health Depart
ment. '
WILBUR HARRELL WINS CHOWAN COUNTY
4H COTTON GROWING CONTEST FOR HMD
Seven Contestants Awarded Prizes Friday Night;
Contest Sponsored First Time This Year
By Edenton Cotton Mill
f The 1948 4-H cotton growing con
test was brought to a close on Fri
l day night of last week when R. F.
P Elliott, secretary-treasurer of the
Edenton Cotton Mill awarded prizes
to each of seven contestants at a
f meeting held in the Community
House at Cross Roads.
Wilbur Harrell, son of Mr. and Mrs.
fc, Lester Harrell of the Rocky Hock
Kt community, won first prize and was
“ awarded a properly engraved trophy
Pp and sl6 in cash. Wilbur grew
b 858 pounds of lint cotton of 1 1/16
sthple length on his acre and sold it
| for a net return of $204.07.
* Herbert Raye Lane, son of Mr. and
| Mrs. H. H. Lane of Hyland, won sec
ond prize of $lO. Herbert Raye
|. gtew a total of 2,245 pounds of seed
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Jaycees Want Town
Slogan To Reappear
On City Auto Tagsj
Petition Sent to Town 1
Council to Add “Cradle <
Os the Colony” j
Edenton’s Junior Chamber of ]
Commerce is desirous to sec the Eden- J
ton slogan “Cradle of the Colony—
Settled in 1658,” again appear on city !
automobile tags,* and at the meeting 1
of the organization held Thursday *
night took initial steps to have the :
slogan appear on the 1950 tags. The
Jaycees went on record to request *
Town Council to revive the slogan 1
and a letter will be sent to Town *
Council before the March meeting, J
which will be held next Tuesday 1
night. £
The organization also took some (
action to continue U. S. 17 routed
through Edenton as at present and
not to divert this route over the Al- (
bemarle Sound' bridge. The Jaycees r
sensed the fact that some efforts are j
being made to change the route, so £
that it was decided to write to Rep- ‘
resentatives and Senators in the Gen
eral Assembly. Local members have
enlisted the aid of Williamston, Eliza-
beth City and Ahoskie Jaycees, and (
have pledged their interest and help (
in maintaining the highway as now ,
routed.
President Frank Holmes called for j
• a report of the Polio Committee, ,
which showed that the Jaycees, who
canvassed the business section, had
; collected $795 in the March of Dimes ,
drive. It was also reported that the ,
bingo party, held jointly with the M
Junior Woman’s Club, netted close to
S9O, which went into the polio fund.
During the meeting Willie O’Neill
i was appointed chairman of a com
mittee to Lead up a local delegation to
• attend the State convention to be
held in Asheville June 7 and 8.
President Holmes also stated that
; he expected to have Representative J.
H. McMullan as guest speaker at the
! next meeting, which will he held on
March 10. •
; Forest Warden Urges
Precaution In March
With the advent of March, with
which usual'y comes no little wind,
Frank V. Wnite, Chowan County For
est Warden, this week urged every
r body about the danger of fires, especi
ally outdoors. Mr. White stressed
, the importance of every precaution in
, order to prevent fires, which with a
brisk wind, can become very dis
astrous.
r
. Two Local Concerns
To Get Tax Refund
With the announcement this week
, by the U. S. Treasury of tax refunds
l to a large number of North Carolina
concerns, the list included two Eden
- ton companies.
: Included in the list to receive re
funds were the Albemarle Peanut
■ Company, $21,490 paid for excess
i profits and income, and the Edenton
Peanut Company, $35,546 for the
same reason.
cotton on his acre and so'd it in th
seed for a net profit of $150.33. Al
though Herbert Raye made only 90
pounds less seed cotton than Wilbur
Harrell, his net profit was $53.74 less
than Wilbur’s. Wilbur had his cotton
ginned and sold it for 2914 c per
pound. Therefore, he was well paid
for going to the trouble and expense
of grinning his cotton. Each of these
figures is from record books which
were kept by the two boys.
This is the first year which the
Edenton Cotton Mill has sponsored
this contest and each of the contest
ants is very enthusiastic about it
Other contestants in the 1948 con
test were Melvin Howell, Maurice
Nixon, J. C. Forehand, Roger Bunch
and Carroll Evans.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina,Thursday, March 3, 1949.
J anel Planned At
Community Housp
Friday, March 4th
to Series of Com
munity Meetings Held
In County
“State and National Affairs as They
Relate to Rural People” will be the
subject for a panel discussion to be
held at the Community House at
Cross Roads on Friday evening, March
4, beginning promptly at 8 o’clock.
J. N. Pruden, County Attorney,
will be chairman of the panel. Other
members will be John W. Graham, R.
C. Holland, Emmett Winslow, State
Senator; Weldon Hollowell, County
Prosecutor; J. H. McMullan, County
Representative and Marvin Wilson
Recorder’s Court Judge.
This county-wide will cli
max the series meet
ings held ill ll of Feb
ruary on the
In the community .jbeeungs the coun
ty and home agents presented a pro
gram on “Citizenship” and “Farm
and Home Planning.” This program
dealt with the importance of the
home, church and school in training
for good citizenship. Also, the re
sponsibilities of every individual in
community and county affairs. The
questionnaire which was given to
each person to fill in reminded many
that there are a number of facts they
don’t know about their own county.
This included the county officers and
their duties, facts relating to taxes
and many other pertinent to the
county’s operation and welfare.
This final meeting on March 4 at
the Community House will complete
this series on “Citizenship.” It will
take those who attend beyond the
confines of their own county, into
state and national affairs and possib
ly international affairs. While the
panel will conduct the discussion, the
audience will be invited to ask ques
tions and comment.
This will be a very informative
meeting and will be of interest to
every man and woman and the older
boys and girls in Chowan County.
The public is cordially invited and
urged to attend.
Demonstration At
Community House
Laundry Problems Willi
Be Discussed By Miss
Frances Maness
Miss Rebecca Colwell, Chowan
home demonstration agent, announced
early this week that on Wednesday
afternoon, March 9, at 2:30 o’clock,
Miss Frances Maness, home econo
mist, will give a laundry demonstra
tion in the Community House at
Cross Roads. Miss Maness was form
erly home demonstration agent in
Perquimans County and is well
known among Chowan County Club
women.
This demonstration will include the
operation of an automatic washer,
drier and ironer, and a discussion of
hard water problems, soaps and de
tergents.
The public is cordially invited and
urged to attend. Miss Maness’ dem
onstration will be very helpful for
those who already have laundry
equipment and those who plan to buy
later. Hard water is also a problem
in many communities, so that Miss
Colwell urges all women to take ad
vantage of this opportunity to learn
1 how to make wash day easier.
Rotary Club Again
Sponsors Troop 156
Clarence M. Ap
pointed Cha/rman of
Committee
1 Fd°nton’s Rotary Club, which for a
■ number of years has sponsored Boy
Scout Troop, No. 156, at last week’s
meeting voted to again sponsor the
• troop for another year. Subsequent
ly, Clarence M. Speight was ap
pointed by James E. Wood, president
of the club, as chairman of the Boy
Scout Committee, with M. M. Perry.
John Kramer and Charles Wales
completing the committee.
J. L. Chestnutt, chairman of the
West Albemarle District, appealed
for an assistant Scoutmaster for the
troop, but naming an for
■ Scoutmaster C. W. Overman was
postponed by Mr. Wood in order to
give more thought to the appointment.
? //A. s k'vrst St "J*
u. arms Corps
is Commissioned Atk Ceremonies
Held At Base Tuesday Corning
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HAVE YOU ANY LIVING QUARTERS?
In an effort to help find any available houses, apartments or rooms
in Edenton, Chowan or adjoining counties, The Herald below prints a
list of questions which may be filled out in the present housing short
age brought about by the reactivation of the Edenton Marine Corps
Air Station. If you have a room, apartment or house to rent for one
month, six months or longer, please fill out this questionnaire and mail
directly to the Commanding Officer, U. S. Marine Corps Air Station,
Edenton, North Carolina.
Your Name
Address
Telephone No
Apartment or House No. of Bedrooms
Number of Bathrooms Dining Room ( ) Yes ( ) No
Kitchen ( ) Yes ( ) No Kitchen Privileges ( )Yes ( )No
Garage ( ) Yes ( )No Completely Furnished ( ) Yes ( ) No
Completely Unfurnished ( ) Yes ( ) No
What monthly rental do you desire?
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Commissioners As
Equalization Board
Monday, March 14
Will Hear Complaints
Regarding Valuation
Os Property
Chowan County Commissioners
will sit as a Board of Equalization
and Review Monday, March 14. The
meeting will be held in the Court
House starting at 10 A. M., at which
time the Commissioners will listen
to any complaints regarding valua
tion of property in the county.
This is the only time when the
Commissioners can legally alter any
property valuations as they appear
on the tax books, so that anyone hav
ling a complaint should present the
* matter at the meeting.
Band Tag Day Nets
S3OO On Saturday
Those In Charge Appre
ciate Contributions
And Cooperation
That the Edenton Band’s tag day,
which was observed Saturday, was
successful and entirely satisfactory,
is reflected in the fact that contribu
i tions during the day amounted to
about S3OO. Tag Day was planned
in an effort to help raise funds with
which to purchase a new bass horn,
the cost of which is in the neighbor
hood of $525.
The bass horns now being used
by the band were bought second-hand
in 1932, so that it is now necessary
to replace at least one of them.
Those in charge of Tag Day ap
preciate the success of the affair and
desire to thank all who made con
tributions or cooperated in any other
way. The supply of printed tags be
came exhausted early in the after
noon, but the band youngsters se
cured blank tags and continued to
contributions in the interest
I of bettering the band.
Day Os Prayer Will
Be Observed Friday
International Day of Prayer will
be observed in the Edenton Metho
dist Church Friday afternoon, March
4, beginning at 3:30 o’clock. The
program will be in charge of the
Woman’s Society of Christian Ser
vice of the church.
Members of all denominations are
cordially invited to attend the service.
Edenton Group Invited
To Tea By Mrs. Scott
Mrs. Kerr Scott will be hostess at
a tea in Raleigh Saturday, March 5,
at 4 o’clock, when she will entertain
residential chairmen in the 1948 Red
Cross Fund Raising Campaign.
Chairmen from Edenton who have
been invited include Mrs. Meredith
Jones, Jr., Mrs. Walter Holton and
Mrs. Lloyd Bunch.
Rehearsals Started
For High School Play
The Gypsy Rover”
Entertainment Will Be
Staged In Place of
Senior Class Play
Rehearsals are in full swing at
Edenton High School for the pro
duction of “The Gypsy Rover”, a
three-act musical comedy which will
be presented on Friday, March 18.
Instead of giving a senior play as
it is customary, “The Gypsy Rover”
is being produced with a cast of
students representing all the high
school classes. However, seniors have
been given priority in the major
roles.
The principals of the comedy are:
Syble Cayton, Suzanne Speight, Keith
Emminizer, Jimmy Earnhardt, Frank
Hughes, Carolyn Swindell, Rhett Mil
ler, John Ward, Gecola Ward and
Oscar Griffin.
“The Gypsy Rover” is a musical
about the life of a certain party of
gypsies in England and is woven into
a mystery over the disappearance of
the heir to one of England’s large
estates..
Mrs. Mary L. Browning is director
of music and Mrs. J. E. Debnam is
the dramatic director. Miss Dorothy
Williams is coaching both solo and
chorus dancing.
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FORTHCOMING GARDEN CLUB TOUR
Herald Presents Second Installment of Places to
Be Visited During Observance of “Old
Home Week” April 8, 9 and 10
In this issue The Herald presents
the second installment of homes and
public buildings which will he open
during the observance of "Old Home
Week” in connection with the Home
and Garden Tour April 8,9, and 10.
Folders with complete listing and a
' well marked map of the town are be
ing given wide distribution. The com
mittee announces that any school
groups interested in the tour, in whole
or in part, should contact Mrs. Jim
mie Earnhardt for special rates.
Today’s installment includes the
. following places:
■ls p A TIL’S CHURCH
1 Second earliest church in North
Carolina, built in 1736, during the ad
ministration of the Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel for F oreign
Parts. Two earlier churches 1701-
1715. In 1715 the Church of England
was officially established as a church
of the colony. It is built on an au
; thorized Church of England plan. It
\s spoken of as a church that has no
bility of design. It is now in the pro
cess of restoration.
West Church Street. Open all day.
CHOWAN COUNTY COURT HOUSE
1767 Completed
Gilbert Leigh, Architect
Considered finest Georgian Court
House in the South. The Assembly
•‘“V -ir
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Col. R. E. Hopper Given
Key to City By Mayor
Leroy H. Haskett
baneTplays
Goodly Number Brave
Chilly Wind to Wel
come Marines
In brief but impressive ceremonies,
the U. S. Marine Corps Air Station
was officially commissioned Tuesday
morning at 10 o’clock when Col. R. E.
Hopper, commanding officer, read the
order from the Navy Department. A
goodly number of Edenton and Cho
wan County officials and other citi
zens, as well as groups from nearby
towns, braved the cold morning tem
perature to attend the ceremonies
and to meet and welcome the Marines
back to Edenton.
The local base when completed in
1943 was to have been a Marine Corps
Glider Base, but before any gliders
arrived, and even before the base was
completed, it was changed to a me
dium bomber base, where Marines
received their final training and finish
ing touches prior to going overseas
in the last war. Later the base wa«
taken over by the Navy.
In 1946 the base was inactivated
and some months later the Navy De
partment leased it to the Town o r
Edenton for SI.OO per year under a
revocable basis which gave the Navy
the right to reclaim it at any time it
was deemed necessary. The Town
subsequently sub-leased portions of
the base, reserving the hospital, the
swimming pool, a number of buildings
and an area for the present golf
course.
Tuesday’s ceremonies took place in
front of the administration building,
where Col. Hopper read the orders
for commissioning the base. Adding
color to the affair was a group of
Marines and color guard, who raised
a huge Amepoen flag on (he flagpole.
The Edenton- High School Band, un
der the direction of H. W. Williams,
also disregarded near-freezing
t'>mp°rature to plagte several numbers
during the ceranitygqfc. completing the
program by "The Star
Spangled Baenfer’’ M Old Glory was
hoisted in the.. tftfffSbreeze. Others
comprising the. cfcowd stood around
shivering until tfc| jjjhremonies were
over. ■ ■% '
After Col. the orders,
Mayor Leroy Haaliett presented him
with a huge key to tWGify of Ben
ton.
“Colonel Hopper,” said Maj(or-n««-
kett, “I bring greeting* front the
Town of Edenton. "We have, looked
forward for several month® to this
occasion. It has been a great delight
and pleasure to hear that the Ma
rines were returning to Edenton.
(Coninued on Page Twelve)
Room is said to be the largest pan-
I elled room in the colonies. In con
tinuous use since its completion. The
. Masonic lodge is housed in a room
• adjoining the Assembly Room. A
chair used by George Washington in
, Alexandria, Virginia, lodge, is in pos
. session of this Masonic lodge.
Court House Green. Open 10:30
A. M. to 12 noon, except Sunday. 2
, to 5 P. M. and 7:30 to 9:30 P. M.
CUPOLA HOUSE
Early 18th century. The finest
. framed Jacobean type house south of
Connecticut, built circa ,1712. Fran
cis Corbin, the last agent for the
Lords Proprietors, had his official
residence here in 1758. About 1759
the Moravian Bishop, Spangenberg,
signed papers in this house which
gave them the land for this first set
' tlement in Carolina, now known as
1 Old Salem.
1 Broad Street. Open 10:30 A. M. to
12 noon, except Sunday. 2to SP. M.
7:30 to 9:30 P. M.
' “O’MALLEY’S ORDINARY”
Built circa 1790. Myles O’Malley
kept an ordinary, or victualling house
• here in his dwelling around 1797.
' Now’ the home of Mr. and Mrs. Junius
Davis.
East King Street. Open 10:30 A. M.
; to 12 noon, except Sunday. 2 to 5
P. M.