Volume XVl.—Number 10.
Extension Os City
Limits Now Sought
By Town Councilmen
J. H. McMullan Will Be
Asked to Introduce
Local Bill
morrkTtract
Proposal Will Include
Another Housing y
Project v
Edenton’s Town Council at its
meeting Tuesday night voted to ex
tend the city limits to include a por
tion of the S. E. Morris property ad
joining Morris Circle. The plot of
ground is in the course of being sold
to David L. Strain of Raleigh, who
plans to build a number of houses to
help relieve Edenton’s housing short
age. Representative J. H. McMullan
will be requested to introduce a local
bill in the General Assembly to take
into the city limits the area in ques
tion.
Mr. Strain, in Edenton several
days last week, stated that he is pre
pared to proceed with, building the
homes and has divided the area into
three projects. He plans to build a
unit of 16 houses to begin with and
will continue to add to the project as
the demand for living quarters con
tinues.
The project, known as Albemarle
Court, will be furnished water, light
and sewer lines by the Edenton Elec
tric & Water Department.
Mr. Strain has been working on
the housing project in Edenton for
several months, and says he can
complete a house within 30 days and
average a house a day when opera
tions get in full swing. He has con
structed similar projects in Columbia,
S. C., where 186 houses were built, in
Brunswick, Ga., and at Fayetteville.
Mr. Strain says he is in positoin to
secure immediate delivery on ma
terials and that the houses will be
oubstantial 4, 5 ,-nd 6 r''o.v dwqjlings.
Entrance to the new project will be
from Morris Circle as well as on Bad
ham Road leading from Route 32 to
the Albemarle Peanut Company. Mr.
Strain, however, has requested an
entrance leading from Route 17,
across the old Norfolk Southern right
of-way. No action was taken on this
request, however, at Tuesday night’s
meeting of Town Council.
With the project of Captain L. A.
Patterson and the Strain project, the
housing situation in Edenton should
be eased to some extent. Besides, a
motor court on North Broad Street
and several apartment houses now in
the course of construction will pro
vide living quarters for the newcom
ers expected to arrive in Edenton
very shortly.
Jurymen Selected
For Spring Term
Os Superior Court
Judge Leo Carr of Bur
lington Scheduled
To Preside
In preparation for the spring term
of Chowan Superior Court, the Chow
an County Commissioners at their
meeting Monday picked jurors to
serve for the term. With what ap
pears to be a crowded docket, the
Commissioners selected 50 names
from the jury box, all of whom will
be summoned to appear for jury
duty.
The term of court will be held the
week of April 4, with Judge Leo
Carr of Burlington scheduled to
preside.
Those whp were selected to serve
as jurymen are as follows:
Clarence Lupton, C. B. Boyce, M.
D. Baker, J. F. Harrell, Glenn Bunch,
J. E. Ashley, Isaac Byrum, Henry
Brabble, J. C. Lane, C. F. Boyce,
Carey A. Privott, C. Eston Baker, T.
E. Parker, C. B. Davenport, Herman
Layden, W. E. Jordan, Jr., C. E.
Byrum, M. C. Hobbs, Paul M. Wal
lace, A. C. Boyce, Heywood Phthisic,
James Swindell, Jimmie Jordan, J.
f B. Harrison, Howard Overton, J. W.
Baker, E. M. Ward, J. D. Ward, W.
S. Perry, W. H. Pierce, William Cor
prew, W. B. Hassell, George W.
Bunch, G. A. Boyce, W. S. Bass, Er
vin R. Saunders, J. Louis Harrell,
A. D. Ward, John Parrish, John M.
Elliott, J, H. Thigpen, Robert J.
Boyce, Milton Copeland, Jesse W.
White, Warner C. Bunch, R. B. Hoi*
laweU, D. T. Ward, Jr., Paul L. Par*
, tin and Vandy Nixon.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
|_ Birthday J
Chowan County Hospital cele- 1
brated its second anniversary
Tuesday, when a birthday cake
with two candles adorned the
table in the dining room for the 1
nurses and nurses aides.
Not only was the hospital per
sonnel reminded of the anniver- *
sary, but patients, too, received
individual cakes with two
candles.
The hospital, after a rather 1
hectic beginning, opened its
doors for operation en March
8, 1947.
Miss Susan Thigpen
Wins Scholarship In
Ga. Piano Audition
Edenton Girl Is Among
Three Winners at
Macon £
Miss Susan Thigpen, daughter of I
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Thigpen and a 1
student of Miss Dorothy Williams, ]
was one of three first place winners
in piano auditions held at Wesleyan (
Conservatory of Music and School of (
Fine Arts at Macon, Georgia, on Sat- \
urday, March 4. There were 30 con- (
testants in piano coming from five ,
states, with the faculty of the con- j
servatory serving as judges.
Miss Thigpen was awarded a S3OO, ]
scholarship for the school year 1949-
50.
In the contest Miss Thigpen play- 1
e<f Ballade in G Minor by Brahms. :
Hexentang by MacDowell and 1
Chopin’s Etude Opus 25, No. 1.
Lions Club Host For
District Zone Meet!
Held Monday Night
Nick George Shows In
teresting Red Cross
Picture
Edenton’s Lions Club was host at a
district zone meeting held in the
Lions den Monday night. Prominent
Lions in the district who attended the
meeting included Ralph White of
Hertford, zone chairman; Norman
Shannonhouse of Elizabeth City, dis
trict deputy Governor; Norman True
blood of Hertford, international coun
selor, and Paul Little, secretary of
the Elizabeth City Lions Club.
Zone Chairman White complimented,
the Edenton club for its attendance
record when it was revealed that at
tendance during February was 97%.
After the regular meeting the busi
ness of the district was conducted.
During the meeting W. E. Malone
was appointed to represent the Lions
Club on the group being formed to
help direct affairs of the Edento'.i
Band.
A feature of the meeting was a
very interesting Red Cross picture.
“When Disaster Strikes,” which was
shown by Nick George.
Paul Little also invited members/ of
the Edenton club to attend the anni
versary meeting of the Elizabeth /Jity
club which will be held Friday, Mirch
25th. J
Two Directors Added
To Colored Library
■ i
Chowan County Commissioners at 1
their meeting Monday appointed W.
H. Roberts and Willie Charlton as '
members of the board of directors of 1
Brown-Carver Library. The two '
complete the board of directors, to- i
gether with the Rev. N. S. Harris,
W. E. Cox and Dr. O. L. Holley.
Emily Russell Nurse
At Chowan Hospital
Miss Emily Russell, daughter of i
Mrs. Charles F. Russell, recently i
graduated as a nurse at the Baptist '
Hospital at Winston-Salem. Miss j
Russell has returned home and has 1
accepted a position as nurse at Chow* 1
an Hospital.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina,Thursday, March 10, 1949.
W.H.S.Burgwyn,Jr.
New President Os
Albemarle League
Monthly Salary Limit of
Each Club In Circuit
Set at $3,000
At a meeting held Wednesday
night of last week at Lee’s Case,
representatives of baseball teams in
the Albemarle League elected W. H.
S. Burgwyn, Jr., of Woodland presi
dent of the circuit for the 1949 sea
son and Lorimer " Midgett of Eliza
beth City was re-elected vice presi
dent. Mr. Burgwyn succeeds Walter
Holton of Edenton, who resigned fol
lowing the close of the 1948 season.
Six teams were represented at the
meeting, including Marvin Wilson for
Edenton, Thomas Holley for Colerain,
A. W. Hefren for Hertford, Bill ;
Joyner for Plymouth, Cecil Reel for
Elizabeth City and A. E. Bowen for
Windsor.
Mr. Burgwyn accepted the presi
dency at a salary of $675 for the
year and not being a resident of any
town represented in the league, •
baseball enthusiasts believe his elec
tion will tend to hold down to a
minimum criticism about any de
cisions he might render.
At the meeting it was decided to
allow each team in the circuit to
carry 15 players or 16 if the manager
is a player. Ten players will be al
lowed to be hired outside the town
or county in which the team is lo
cated and each team will be limited
to a $3,000 monthly salary limit with
the individual player salary limit
placed at S3OO per month.
It was also decided to play six
games a week, with the admission
charge being left up to each club in
the circuit. The matter of pooling
college players was discussed and a
motion to permit a team to retain
players who were on the roster at
the close of last season was defeated.
It was agreed to pool all players
from North Carolina colleges with
the boys distributed among tlje six
teams. .Any team, however, will be
allowed to hire any college player
outside North Carolina.
The meeting was very harmonious
and those in attendant feel that
prospects were encouraging for an
other successful season for the
league. The next meeting of the
directors will be he)d in Colerain.
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Final Papent On
C. H. S. Gymnasium
Project Expected to Be
Ready For Use By
May Ist
County Treasurer George C. Hos
kins was on Monday authorized by
the Chowan t County Commissioners
to transfer SIO,OOO from the school
building bend fund to the Chowan
High School gymnasium and garage
building fund, the transfer represent
ing the final payment of a $75,000
appropriation to build a gymnasium
and garage at Chowan High School.
Progress is being made on the pro
ject and Superintendent W. J. Taylor
is of the opinion that it will be com
pleted and turned over for school use
by May 1.
THIRD INSTALLMENT OF CHOWAN’S
SHOW PLACES IN GARDEN CLUB TOUR
Each Citizen Requested to Serve as “Ambassador
Os Good Will” In Order to Exemplify
Chowan County’s Hospitality
Today appears the third in a series
of articles relative to the Colonial
Homes and Garden Tour to be held
April 8-9 r lo.
This is the first time in Edenton’s
history that the public has been
privileged to inspect these landmarks.
Each home will be marked attractive
ly with all the necessary information
the visitor may want. Four large
signs on the main entrances of town
will direct the tourist to “Pilgrimage
Headquarters” at the Joseph Hewes
Hotel, where members of the Junior
Woman’s Club will be on duty. Ar
rows will direct the tourist to the
Countryside homes. It is hoped each
citizen will act as an ambassador of
good will, aiding the visitors in every
way, so that the tourist leaving
Edenton may return again not only
to see Chowan County’s shrines but
to enjoy Chowan’s hospitality.
The group of places appearing in
Interesting Figures
Released Regarding
Hospital Operation
Miss Annie Ruth White
Is Now Supervisor of
Nurses
With the Chowan County Hospital
rounding out its second year of op
eration on Tuesday of this week, a
few figures which were released by
Miss Frances Tillett, superintendent,
should be of interest to people in
Chowan and adjoining counties
According to Miss Tillett, there
; were 939 persons discharged from the
hospital during the year 1948, of
whom 701 were white and 238 col
ored. Total patient days during the
year amounted to 5,818, of which
3,859 were for white patients and
1,959 for colored.
Another interesting phase of the
report is the matter of births in
Chowan County. Out of a total of
358 births r ported in the county, 158
youngsters were born in the hospital.!
! Despite the trials and tribulations
experienced ir getting the hospital in
operation back in 1947, there are four
employees still on duty who were em
ployed before the hospital opened.
These are Miss Frances Tillett, Sup
erintendent; Miss Michael Rath, lab
oratory anil X-ray technician; Hubert
Granby, Negro orderly, and Belle
Clemmons, a colored cook.
Another boost to the hospital
should be the fact that Miss Annie
Ruth White was recently made super
visor of nurses. Miss White, an
Edenton girl, is a graduate of the
University of Maryland. She was
employed temporarily as a nurse
while awaiting a call to the Univer
sity of Michigan, but even after se
curing the call, she was persuaded to
remain in Edenton. Miss White, not
only very popular among patients, is
well liked and respected bv the
nurses and nurses’ aides at the hos
pital, and officials consider themselves
fortunate in having her decide to re
main at the local hospital.
Commissioners Sit
As Tax Equalization
Board Next Monday
Will Listen to Any Com
plaints About Prop
erty Valuation
Chowan County Commissioners will
meet Monday morning as a Board of
Equalization and Review, at which
time any complaints should be regis
tered by taxpayers relative to the
valuation of their property as it ap
pears on the county tax books. The
meeting will be held in the Court
House, starting at 10 o’clock.
The Commissioners at various
times during the year have requests
to alter valuations for this or that
reason, but according to law, when
they sit as a Board of Equalization
and Review is the only time they can
legally make any changes affecting
taxes. Anyone, therefore, who be
lieves the valuation of his or her
property is out of line should present
their complaint with the Commission
ers at next Monday’s meeting.
this installment will be open during
the days of the tour from 10:30 A. M.
to 12 o’clock noon except Sunday, and
from 2 P. M. to 5 P. M. daily.
JOSEPH HEWES HOUSE
Allen —Conger
It was here that Joseph Hewes, one
of the three Signers of the Declara
tion of Independence for North Caro
lina, lived with his nephew, Nat Al
len. The house is a fine example of
construction, presumably by ship car
pentry. Joseph Hewes was in charge
of Marine Defense during the Revo
lutionary War, and one of the out
standing men of the Revolution, in
that capacity was the patron of John
Paul Jones. The home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Conger, West King Street.
SAWYER HOUSfc
Sawyer—Warren
An early three bay gambrel roof
bouse, built 1767. The residence of
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Prospect Bright For
Construction Os N ew
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Senator Dies
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J. MELVILLE BROI’GHTON
Chowan County citizens, as well
as the entire state of North Caro
lina were shocked Sunday morn
ing when it was learned that
United States Senator J. Melville
Broughton died suddenly in M ash- i
ington, D. C., as the result of a
heart attack. Senator Broughton
had served only two months of a
six-year term, during which brief
time he had already won the re
spect and admiration of many of
the nation’s lawmakers.
Red Cross Drive
Reaches Only $Bl6
Up ToJVednesday
Co-chairmen Hope Quo
| ta Will Be Reached By
Next Tuesday
Incomplete reports in the current
Red Cross fund raising drive show
1 that up to Wednesday morning con
tributions amounted to a little over 1
$Bl6, while the county’s quota is i
$2,138. In giving out the report, 1
■ Herbert Hollowell, one of the dv 1
chairmen, stated that in this figure j
no residential section returns were)
included.
Both Mr. Hollowell and West Leary,
i the other co-chairman, are hoping to
’ be able to close the drive by next
, Tuesday, March 15. However, they
. are very anxious for Chowan County
. to meet its quota and, if necessary,
. will continue the drive a few more
, days. In the meantime they urge j
: any who have not made a contribu- j
tion to do so at once,
i The chairmen also stress the fact
i that it is altogether possible that j
some people have been missed by the |
i solicitors. In this event they are
i urged to send or bring in a contribu
tion in an effort to meet the quota.
X-ray Clinic Will
Be Held In Chowan
March J 9 And 30;
Sponsored By TB Asso
ciation and Health
Department
Chowan County’s Tuberculosis As
sociation, in connection with the
Chowan County Health Department
• will sponsor an x-ray clinic on March
.29 and 30 for the families of those
who have and have had tuberculosis
in the family, as well as for persons
who were skin tested and found
positive.
White people will be x-rayed on
Tuesday, March 29 between 9 A. M
and 12 o’clock noon and from 1 P. M.
to 4 P. M.
' Colored people will be x-rayed on
• Wednesday, March 30 from 9 A. M.
i to 12 o’clock noon and from 1 to 4
■ o’clock in the afternoon.
St. Paul’s Auxiliary Will
I Meet In Parish House
The Woman’s Auxiliary of St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church will meet in
the Parish House this (Thursday)
' afternoon. The meeting will begin
’ at 3:30 o’clock and all members are
urged to attend.
$2,00 Per Year.
Medical Care Commis
sion Reported In Ac
cord With Plan
35 BEDS
Estimated Cost $350,000
With State and Fed
eral Aid Expected
With the legality of Chowan County
continuing operation of the hospital
at the U. S. Marine Corps Air Station
being a moot question, prospects
appear very bright for Chowan to
build its , own hospital, and no little
effort is being made by the hospital
trustees toward that end.
With the latest word from the Navy
Department being to the effect that
legally the county cannot operate the
hospital on the base, the situation was
the principal topic for consideration
at a joint meeting Thursday night of
last week of hospital' trustees, Hos
pital Auxiliary members and doctors.
J. W. DavLs presented the facts per
taining to the hospital and stated
that the trustees have proceeded as
far as they can in order to build a
county hospital.
It was reported that the Medical
Care Commission has tentatively au
thorized the construction of a 35-bed
hospital, which is estimated to cost
approximately $350,000.
It was pointed out that state and
federal governments would pay 68%
per cent of the cost for constructing
and equipping a county-owned hospi
tal, leaving the county’s part 31%
per cent, aside from the site on which
to build the hospital.
It will be remembered that some
few years ago a drive was made for
funds with which to build a hospital,
with the county and town each chip
ping in $25,000 toward the fund.
With pledges being very generous in
the drive, most of this money, with a
few unpaid pledges, is deposited in
| the Bank Os Edenton :a? d will take
•care of the county’s part in building
a hospital.
Os course, a site for the proposed
hospital will have to be (determined,
and while a number are under consid
! eration, no definite action will be
taken until it is definitely assured
• that the financial aid from the Medi
cal Care Commission ’ will be forth*'
j coming.
So that the trustees may know the
! pulse of those most keenly interested
in a hospital, Mr. Davis asked for an
expression relative to what the trus
tees have done to date and as to their
efforts to secure a hospital. His re
quest was met with a "vote of con
fidence” and apparently there will be
wholehearted cooperation in an effort
for Chowan County to secure a hos
| pital of its own.
i The county has operated the hospi
tal at the base for two years and so
encouraging are the prospects at
present that one hospital enthusiast
I stated Tuesday that instead of cele
brating a birthday next March 8 in
the base hospital, she hoped to cele
brate the opening of an institution of
the county’s own.
Attorney Instructed
To File Suit Apnst
; Hervey Feunifefb!?
Action Brought For Un
paid Bill For Water
And Electricity
J. N. Pruden, attorney for the
Town of Edenton, was authorized by
Town Council at its meeting Tuesday
night to institute a suit against the
Hervey Foundation for unpaid elec
tric and water bills amounting to
$809.29. The bill represents elec
tricity and water used by the Hervey
Foundation at the local air station
during the months of November and
December.
David Hervey, president of the
Foundation, objected to the rate for
electricity charged by the local Elec
tric & Water Department, while the
local board contends that Mr. Hervey
desired a rate which would have
netted the Town no profit at all.
SIX FIRES IN FEBRUARY
Fir® Chief R. K. Hall reported to
Town Council Tuesday night that six
fires occurred in Edenton during Feb
ruary. Total damage amounted to
s72fi.