Volume XVl.—Number 12.
CLEAN-UP WEEK WILL BEGIN MARCH 28
\ Bill Is Introduced To
, Allow Hospital Use
Os Town’s Property
Provision Made to Sell
Plot For Hospital For
One Dollar
SITE~IDEAL
Another Obstacle Will
Be Hurdled Toward
Hospital
With Town property adjacent to
the Leary Bros. Warehouse consider
ed the logical site for the proposed
new Chowan Hospital and the fact
that under present law Edenton’s
Town Council cannot legally give or
sell the property for use as a hos
pital, Representative J. H. McMullan
this week introduced a bill in the
General Assembly which, if enacted
into law, will enable the Town to sell
the municipally-owhed real estate at
private sale to Chowan Hospital, Inc.,
| and to convey same by deed.
Mr. McMullan’s bill as introduced
follows:
. “Section 1. That the Town of
Edenton be, and is hereby empowered
and authorized to sell at private sale
and convey by deed to Chowan Hos
pital, Inc., a public hospital, its
successors and assigns, for the con
sideration of one dollar (1.00), all of
1 its right, title, interest and estate in
and to #ll or any part of the munici
pally-owned land, or commons, be
longing to the said Town, and lying
to the East or West of Broad or
Main Street in the said Town: Pro-
V vided, it may be stipulated in such
' deed that title to said property may
revert to said Town, its successors
and assigns, in the event of any
breach of covenants, restrictions, con
ditions or reservations which may be
incorporated therein.
“Section 2. That this Act shall
not be construed as repealing any
law authorizing the transfer of
property by the governing authority
of any town or county to a non
profit charitable hospital nor shall
this Act be construed as a substitute
for any other Act authorizing such a
transfer of property but shall be con
strued as supplementary to and aux
iliary to any public law authorizing
any town to transfer property or
otherwise aid a non-profit hospital.
“Section 3. That all laws and
clauses of laws in conflict with the
provisions, of this Act are hereby
repealed.
» v “Section 4. That this Act shall be
in force and effect from and after its
ratification.”
> I Quota Reached
Herbert Hollowell, one of the
co-chairmen for Chowan County’s
Red Cross fund raising drive* an
nounced Wednesday morning that
the county’s quota had been rea
lized. Mr. Hollowell stated that
contributions amounted to $2,162,
while the quota was $2,138.
The report is still incomplete,
according to Mr. Hollowell, who
urges workers to report at once.
EDENTON TEA PARTY CHAPTER, D.A.R.
COMPLIMENTED FOR PURCHASING IREDELL
HOUSE BY OUTGOING-INCOMING REGENTS
-
| Miss Gertrude Carraway and Miss Virginia Horne
Guests of Edenton Group at Meeting Held
Monday at Hotel Joseph Hewes
I - At a lovely luncheon at the Joseph
IE. Hewes Hotel Monday, the Edenton
fr* Tea Party ghapter of the Daughters
r of the American Revolution enter
| tained Miss Gertrude Carraway, State
Regent of the N. C. Daughters of the
f'.' American Revolution, and Miss Vir
& ginia Home, the incoming Regent,
fcftv At the conclusion of the luncheon,
■jk,Miss Carraway and Miss Horne gave
ffr* interesting talks on the work of the
ffr State Society, and complimented the
I? Edenton Chapter on the splendid work
they have done in acquiring the Janies
K Iredell house, which is of such dm
■ portance in both State and national
Rr historic value.
p Mias Carraway in her talk said
opinion the purchase of
||... the James bedel) house by the 20
THE CHOWAN HERAIR
i|_ Help! Help! J
In anticipation of a large
number of visitors in Edenton
during the forthcoming Garden
| Club lour and because many
' reservations have already been
made by those who will spend
nights here, Mrs. Jimmy Earn
hardt is no little concerned about
accommodations for those who
i have not made reservations.
Mrs. Earnhardt, therefore, is
I making an appeal for available
rooms for overnight guests dur
s ing the tour. Inquiries in great
numbers are reaching her and
several chartered buses will also
1 bring various groups to Edenton.
‘ Anyone who can accommodate
• any overnight guests are urgent-
I ly requested to register their
rooms with Mrs. Earnhardt, so
> she will be able to place visitors
who have not made previous ar-
I rangements.
Mrs. Earnhardt also requests
| all eating places to have food
[ prepared and adequate help to
be able to serve meals between
, 12 o’clock noon and 1:30, so that
the tour will not be held up due
to meals. Only an hour is allow
i ed on the schedule for dinner.
Hal Stokes Band
• Scheduled To Play
■ In Armory April 9th
T
r Edenton and Elizabeth
; City VFW Posts Joint
j Sponsors
t Wm. H. Coffield, Jr., Post No. 9280,
in cooperation with the Wm. Clarence
• Jackson Post, No. 6060, of Elizabeth
: City, will sponsor a joint dance in
the Edenton armory on Saturday
night, April 9. Music will be fur-
I nished by Hal Stokes and his “makes
: you want to dance” band, with Gloria
' Miller as vocalist. Suitable refresh
ments will be on hand, and an over
’ flow crowd is expected to attend.
In addition to Edenton and Eliza
beth City, tickets are being sold in
Hertford, Williamston, Windsor, Ply
mouth, Rocky Mount, Manteo, Wash
ington, Ahoskie, Colerain and other
surrounding towns.
As to Hal Stokes and his band, it
is generally known as the “Coca
Cola” Band, having performed over
NBC for a number of years. Pro
ceeds from the dance will be used for
recreational and charitable work for
the two cooperating posts.
IN HOSPITAL
Mrs. Joe Byrum of Cannon’s Ferry
entered a Norfolk hospital Monday.
Mrs. Byrum is being treated for an
infected foot.
. members of the Edenton Chapter,
: which will not be one year old until
i April 17th, was the most important
work ever done by any State chapter,
i and she would even go so far as to
■ say the most important work done by
■ any chapter in the nation.
Mrs. Inglis Fletcher gave an in
' spiring talk on James Iredell and the
| history of the Iredell house and the
; important persons of Revolutionary
[ times w.ho visited at the home.
i Miss Horne and Miss Carraway
• drove to Edenton for the day for the
I informal get-together with the Eden
ton Chapter and purposely to go over
I the recently acquired Iredell, house
f with the members of the Edenton
) Chapter.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 24,1949.
Dr. J.W. Kincheloe, Jr.
Speaker At Regional
Convention Os B. T. U.
Banquet Is Planned For
Meeting In Murfrees
boro April 8-9
The program committee announces
that Dr. J. W. Kincheloe, pastor of
Hayes-Barton Baptist Church in Ral
eigh, will bring the inspirational ad
dress for the Friday night session of
the annual Regional Training Union
Convention at the Murfreesboro Bap
tist Church April 8-9. Dr. Kincheloe’s
subject will be “God’s Call to Christ
ian Laymen” and the address will be
a climax to the evening session of
talks, vocal and instrumental music—
as well as an appropriate screen pro
jection. For a number of years Dr.
Kincheloe has been an active support
er of the Training Program in North
Carolina and also Virginia. For this
reason, and also the fact that he is
a popular speaker, Dr. Kincheloe will
be received with much enthusiasm.
The committee also announces that
definite plans have been completed
for a fellowship banquet on Friday
afternoon at 5:45 o’clock. The host
Murfreesboro church will provide the
meal and the program for the ban
quet. The Rev. William P. Milne,
Aulander pastor, will bring a short
inspirational address on the subject
“Faithful in Our Social Activities” at
the close of the banquet. Thole
planning to attend the convention will
be interested in this attractive feature
of the convention program. It is re
quested by the committee that direc
tors, leaders, pastors, etc., inform
the Rev. Warren F. Taylor in Mur
freesboro how many from their
group or B. T. U. they estimate will
attend the banquet. This will help
plan sufficient plates to take care of
all who wish to attend.
The convention opens Friday after
noon, April 8, at 2:50 o’clock and
closes at noon on Saturday, April 9.
Besides the banquet on Friday after
noon there will be an evening session
at 7:15 o’clock and a Saturday morn
ing session at 8:50 o’clock. The con
vention embraces some 120 Baptist
Churches in the Chowan and West
Chowan Associations and covars the
geographical areas known as North
eastern North Carolina.
Contest Is Planned
For Beautification
During Garden Tour
Three Prizes Totaling
SSO Will Be Awarded
Winners
Mrs. Jimmy Earnhardt, who is
' shouldering the lion’s share of the
work for the Junior Woman’s Club in
connection with the Garden Club
tour in Edenton April 8, 9 and 10,
announced this week that SSO in
prizes will be offered for beautifica
' tion, cleaning and improvement in
Edenton and the countryside.
Mrs. Earnhardt stated that three
prizes will be awarded, $25 for first
prize, sls for second and $lO as third
' prize, and that the winners will be
announced before April 10, the final
day of the tour.
i From now until the tour, judges
will be riding at intervals around
Edenton and throughout the county
I to observe improvements made in
order to make the prize awards.
! Greensboro Glee Club
In Edenton March 31
The Greensboro College Glee Club
( is scheduled to appear in -Edenton
[ Thursday of next week, when a pro
; gram will be presented at the Eden
, ton school, and the group will be
, guests of the Edenton Rotary Club
r at their weekly meeting.
. Farm Bureau Will
Hold Meeting Tonight
* Members of the Chowan County
1 Farm Bureau have been notified this
week by President L. E. Francis that
r a meeting of the organization will
) be held in the Community Building
-at Cross Roads tonight (Thursday)
r at 7:80.
» lb. Francis la especially anxious
i to tea a large representation of the
membership present.
Bill Introduced For
State Aid In Buying
Janies Iredell House
’ J. H. McMullan Seeking
Half of the Cost of
Property
In an effort to secure State finan
cial aid in the purchase of the James
Iredell house by the Edenton Tea
Party Chapter of the DAR, Represen
tative J. H. McMullan this week in
troduced a bill in the General As
sembly requesting an appropriation
of State funds with which to help
liquidate the indebtedness.
The small Edenton group, which
has been organized less than a year,
purchased the Iredell home at a price
of $J5,000, and Mr. McMullan’s bill
asks the State to appropriate half the
amount, or $7,500.
The bill as prepared by Mr. Mc-
Mullan follows:
“Whereas, the home of James
Iredell in the toyvn of Edenton is
one of the most important historic
structures in North Carolina; and
“Whereas, James Iredell was a
great citizen and patriot of the Rev
olution and a lawyer of such dis
tinction that he became the second
Attorney General of North Carolina,
serving for the period 1779-1782; and
“Whereas, James Iredell was there
after appointed by President George
Washington as an Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court of the United
States, and was one of the only two
North Carolinians who have been
named as Associate Justices of that
Court throughout the entire history
of the State; and
“Whereas, in the James Iredell
home in Edenton, James WiLson of
Pennsylvania, a signer of the Declar
-1 ation of Independence, appointed by
President Washington, died while on
a visit to his friend and judicial as-,
sociate, James Iredell; and
“Whereas, the Edenton Tea Party
Chapter of the Daughters of the |
American Revolution are raising
funds for the purchase of this house '
and already have secured title there
to but still lack aproximately $15,-
000.00 to complete the payment of
the purchase price: Now, Therefore,
“The General Assembly of North:
Carolina do enact:
“Section 1. The sum of $7,500.00
; is hereby appropriated to the Depart
-1 ment of Conservation and Develop
ment to be expended by it in aiding
the Edenton Tea Party Chapter of
the Daughters of the American Rev
olution to complete the payment of
the purchase price of the Janies
Iredell house and the land on which
it is situated; provided, the balance
of the amount necessary to pay for
the same shall be raised from other
sources and made available not later
than June 30, 1951.
' “Section 2. When the purchase
price has been paid, the Edenton Tea
Party Chapter of the Daughters of
the American Revolution shall trans
r fer title to the James Iredell house
’ and lot to the State of North Caro
lina in order that the property may
be properly preserved and maintain
ed, and said Department shall make
and enforce all needed rules and reg
. ulations for the use and management
’ of the same after it is acquired by
' the State, so that it may be made as
1 nearly self supporting as possible.
’ “Section 3. All laws and clauses
’ of laws in conflict with this Act are
1 hereby repealed.
“Section 4. This Act shall be in
i full force and effect from and after
the date of its ratification.”
Glen Gray Orchestra
; Scheduled To Play
! In Edentjm April 25
Error of Appearance
Date In The Herald
Last Week
> A double-barrelled error occurred
i in The Herald last week regarding
■ the scheduled appearance in Edenton |
. of Glen Gray and his orchestra. Ker
> mit Layton, Commander of Ed Bond
> Post of the American Legion, spon
sors of the famous orchestra’s Eden
ton visit, gave the date as April 27.
He was in error in that the correct
date is Monday, April 25.
t The Herald printed the date as
j April 7, inadvertently omitting the
5 “2”, so that quite a few inquiries
t were received due to a conflict with
1 other affairs already scheduled. The
j correct date, therefore, is April 25.
I The orchestra is scheduled to pre
sent a concert in the school auditorium
i from 7 to 8:30, after which the ©r
s eheetra will play for a dance in the
Edenton armory.
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Mayor Leroy Haskett
Asks All Citizens To
Assist During Week
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DR. FRANK P. GRAHAM
In a surprise announcement
Tuesday night, Governor Kerr
Scott appointed Dr. Frank P.
Graham, president of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, as
United States Senator to succeed
the late J. Melville Broughton.
Dr. Graham has accepted the ap
pointment, and shortly after his
acceptance, tendered his resigna
tion as president of the Uni
versity.
{Officers For Rotary
Will Be fleeted Today
Meredith Jones Will Al
so Conduct Quiz Pro
gram at Meeting
Officers for the Edenton Rotary
Club will be elected at the meeting
today (Thursday) at 1 o’clock in the
Parish House. As is the policy of
the Rotary Club, the entire member
ship has been placed in nomination.
The Rotarians will vote for a presi
dent to succeed James E. Wood, and
a board of directors, with the director
receiving the highest number of votes
being vice president of the club.
Aside from the election of officers,
today’s program will include a Rotary
quiz program, conducted by Meredith
Jones, the club’s program chairman.
W. A. MUNDEN ILL
W. A. Munden is confined to his
home in North Edenton on account of i
illness. Mr. Munden is nursing an j
attack of pleurisy. 1
inKin
SHOW PUCES IN GARDEN CLUB TOUR
Entire List Appeared So That Edentonians Will
Be Familiar With Tour and Be Helpful In
Directing Visitors Expected
With the listing of today’s three
homes, the Herald concludes its out
line of the Home and Garden Tour to
be held in Edenton and the country
side April 8-9-10.
These homes, with past and present
owners, dates and short histories
have been presented so the public
will be familiar with the tour, and
being so informed, can be helpful to
the tourist. It is requested that all
groups be directed to pilgrimage
headquarters at the Joseph Hewes
{Hotel where the tour in whole or in
part will be planned, and kept mov
ing to prevent crowding and expedite
the travelers’ time to the best ad
vantage.
Guides will be provided for busses.
STRAWBERRY HILL
Gale —Boyce
Strawberry Hill Plantation was
the home of Christopher Gale, Chief
Justice of North Carolina, 1731. The
house is pre-Revolution.
The Harveys, the Charles Johnstons
(son-in-law of Parson Earl) also liv
ed here.
Now the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.
C. Boyce.
East Church Street extd.
2-5 P. M. each day.
$2.00 Per Year.
Scheduled Garden Club
Tour Should Be Incen
tive, Says Mayor
ASKS HELP OF ALL
Special Appeal Made to
Promptly Remove
Trash Cans
Mayor Leroy Haskett stated early
this week that Clean-up and Paint-up
Week will be observed in Edenton the
week starting Monday, March 28.
In calling upon the people to cooper
ate, Mayor Haskett especially em
phasizes the forthcoming Garden
Club tour, when it is hoped the en
tire town will be cleaned up and made
attractive in order to make a favor
able impression upon the many visit
ors expected during the three days
of the tour.
“As Mayor of the Town of Eden
ton,” stated Mr. Haskett, “I declare
the week of March 28 as Clean-up
and Paint-up Week and appeal to
every citizen in the Town of Edenton
to do his part to make this week a
great success so far as making Eden
ton neat and attractive is concerned.
The people of Edenton have always
cooperated in any request made to
them by me. I have been your
Mayor and while I have had the very
best cooperation, I know I will have
it again this year, especially due to
the Garden Club tour only a few days
after. Clean-up Week.
“Things I would like to see,” said
Mayor Haskett, “are that our people
make every effort to clean up their
own premises and paint up if possible
where heeded. To clean off all vacant
lots, if you have one, and have the
trash ready for the Street Depart
ment employees when they make
their rounds. I have especially re
quested the Street Department to be
ready to move all trash as soon as it
has been put out, and I believe the
department will cooperate to the ut
most.
business houses I know will
give us their full cooperation by see
(Continued on Page Seven)
Ruritans Will Entertain
C.H.S. Seniors Monday
The Chowan Ruritan Club will meet
Monday evening, March 28, at 7:30
o’clock in the Chowan Community
Building. Members of the senior
class of the Chowan High School will
be special guests at this meeting and
an interesting program is being plan
: ned for the occasion.
I All Ruritan members are urged to
I attend.
, HAYES
Johnston—Wood .
Home of Samuel Johnston. Last
Governor before X. C. became a
state. First Senator after.
Home of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Wood.
10:30-12 Noon
2-5 P. M. Sunday only.
Transportation will be provided
for this stop only.
PEMBROKE HALL
Collins—Rosevear
Built for his daughter, Mrs. Mat
thew Page, in 1840, by Josiah Collins,
who also built Somerset Plantation
House in Tyrrell County, now includ
ed in Pettigrew Park, State of North
Carolina.
Recently this beautiful house has
been purchased and restored by hi*
great-great granddaughter, Gertrude
Shepard Rosevear.
Home of Col. and Mrs. William
Rosevear.
West King Street
2-5 P. M. each day.
Tea will be served by the Junior
Woman’s Club at open hours sack
day..