Volume XVI. —Number 14.
HOME AND GARDEN TOUR THIS WEWI
April Term Chowan
Superior Court Ends
Tuesday Afternoon
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Henry W. Ewing, Col
ored, Gets From 20
T 0.25 Years •
EIGHT iMVORCES
Judge • Carr Lambasts
Gambling Machines
And Gamblers
•
Judge Leo Carr, presiding over the
spring term of Chowan Superior
Court, wound up business for the
term last Tuesday afternoon. Dur
ing the two-day session of the court
eight criminal cases were disposed
of, eight divorces were granted, one
civil case tried and five civil cases
continued.
In opening court Monday morning
Judge Carr emphasized the import
ance of the grand jury system. He
said some people would like to aban
don the grand jury in courts but
that he was not in favor with doing
away with the Grand Jury. Some of
the work, he said, might be eliminat
ed, such as passing on all bills of in
dictment, except capital cases, where
investigations have been made in
lower courts.
Judge Carr then explained the
duties of a Grand Jury, pointing out
in detail the various functions. Dur
ing his remarks he especially aimed
criticism at gambling machines. He
said he thought they were gone, but
recently in an adjoining county many
of them were rounded up. “There is
a close connection between a gambler
and a thief,” said the Judge, “for in
each instance the purpose is tb get
something for nothing.”
Judge Carr also condemned viola
tion of highway laws. Anyone violat
ing highway laws, he said, is just as
much a criminal as a person who
violates other, laws, no matter how
serious. He said it was the duty of
any citizen to report anyone who
violates traffic laws, for it is impos
sible for highway patrolmen and law
enforcement officers to apprehend all
violators.
In ordering the Grand Jury to in
spect the school buses, Judge Carr
• stated that North Carolina can boast
less school bus accidents per capita
than any state in the Union.
Members of the Grand .Jury were
Vandy Nixon, John Parrish, J. W.
Baker, John M. Elliott, W. C. Bunch,
Herman Layden, Paul Wallace, J.
Louis Harrell, R. B. Hollowell, Ervin
R. Saunders, Paul L. Partin, W. E.
„ Jordan, Jimmy Jordan, J.' D. Ward,
C. B. Davenport, C. Eston Baker, M.
C. Hobbs and W. H. Pearce. R. B.
Hollowell was chosen as foreman and
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Dr. L. A. Deese Begins
Vaccination Os Dogs
In County On Monday
Dr. L. A. Deese, local veterinarian,
this week announces his schedule for
vaccinating dogs in Chowan County,
which is required by State law..
Dr. Deese will begin Monday, April
11, with a schedule arranged through
Friday, April 15. The schedule will
be found on page 11 of this issue of
The Herald.
Mrs. Emmett Elliott
On Welfare Board
Chowan County Commissioners
were informed at their meeting Mon
day that Mrs. Emmett Elliott had
been appointed a member of the
Chowan County Welfare Board, for
a term of three years. Mrs, Elliott
succeeds M. A. Hughes, whose term
of office expired. The appointment
was made by the State Welfare
Board.
|_Put Out flags!J
Mayor Leroy H. Haskett and
Marvin Wilson, president of the
Chowan Connty Chamber of
Commerce and Merchants Asso
ciation, ask the cooperation of all
merchants and business houses in .
displaying their American flags
during Friday and Saturday for
the Home and Garden Tour pro
gram being sponsored by the
Junior Woman’s Chib.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
[ Here April 25th |
I I
GLEN GRAY j
i Music lovers of this section
will have the opportunity to hear
Glen Gray and the Casa Loma
orch stra when they play in the
Edenton armory Monday, April
25.
Glen Gray And His
Orchestra Will Be
; In Edenton April 25
■ Play at Edenton School
! And Later For Dance
Tn Local Armory
Long known for their smooth,
1 sophisticated dance rhythms, Glen
1 Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra
’ will come to Edenton Monday, April
25. Their appearance is sponsored
I by Ed Bond Post of the American
Legion.
A special musical show will be pre
sented Monday night at 7:30 o’clock
in the high school auditorium, after
which the group will play for a
mammoth dance in the Edenton ar- :
' mory. Tickets for the school con- 1
1 cert and the dance are now on sale,; 1
with a limited number for each per
‘ formance. .
Presenting the exquisite musical
patterns that have earned them
| widespread acclaim, Glen Gray and
the Casa Loma orchestra bring with
them the recent popular and ever- ;
’ beloved standard tunes in a pleasant, 1
melodious manner. , i
Batoneered by tall, handsome Glen
Gray, the Casa Loma orchestra is
distinctive for its versatility. First ,
of the leading swing ban<js—three
years before Benny Goodman’s rise
to fame—the Casa Loma instrument-’
alists are noted for their terrific
change of pace from romantic ballads
to wild bounce tunes.
, This all-star orchestra has appear
■ ed at the leading entertainment pal
, aces of the country, and has been
seen in such motion pictures as “Jam
I Session” for Columbia and “Smoke i
i Rings” for Universal.
Charlie Small Finds
Indian Meal Stone l
l Charlie Small had an unusual ex
-1 perience early this week when he
i was clearing some land near Wild
■ Cat Creek. While at work with a
[ bulldozer, the machine uncovered a
i stone meal grinder, which is in per- *
■ feet condition. i
Mrs. Small brought the stone to i
\ Edenton, where it was shown to a <
; number of people and it will no doubt i
[ be put on display during the Home
and Garden Tour this week. <
Mr. Small previously found other .
I Indian relics while clearing land on
his farm.
I May Term Superior
Court Is Cancelled ■
i
According to Clerk of Court E. W. i
Spires, members of the local bar 1
have decided not to calendar any.
. cases for the term of Chowan Super- i
ior Court, which was regularly <
scheduled for the trial of civil cases. I
Mr. Spires, accordingly, advised i
Governor W. Kerr Scott’s office and
requested a cancellation of the term. j
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina,Thursday, April 7,1949.
Hal Stokes Plays
For Dance In Local
Armory Saturday
Affair Is Sponsored By
E. City and Edenton
VFW Posts
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On Saturday night, April 9, start
ing at 9 o’clock, the Veterans of For
eign Wars posts of Edenton and
Elizabeth City will present a benefit
dance and entertainment in the Eden
ton armory. Hal Stokes and his
group of musical entertainers, with
the beautiful ballad singer, Gloria
Miller, will provide music that
“makes you want to dance.” This
organization has been heard from
one end of North Carolina to the
other over the NBC networks for a
number of years as the Coca Cola
band, so that those who like the fin
est in modern music are urged to at
tend.
According to VFW officials, ad
vance ticket sales have soared dur
ing the last week, leaving less than
200 more available. The tickets may
be purchased from members of the
William H. Coffield, Jr., Post of the
VFW or at drug stores. General ad
mission tickets will be on sale at the
armory Saturday night but at an in
creased price. The Program Com
mittee urges everyone to secure
tickets before coming to the armory.
To assist in selling tickets, a booth
will be set up on Broad Street all
day Saturday for the convenience of
any who desire to attend the dance
and hear the famous orchestra.
The Edenton and Elizabeth City
VFW posts will split the profits of
the dance and a goodly number is ex
pected to attend from Elizabeth City,
as well as from surrounding
territory.
Red Men Will Stage
Fish Fry Friday Night
Affair Wilfße Held at
Midway Filling Sta
tion In Bertie
Members of Chowan Tribe of Red
Men and their wives will enjoy a fish
fry Friday night at the Midway Fill
ling Station, starting at 7 o’clock.
.George T. White is chairman of a
committee which arranged the affair
and a large number of Red Men and
their wives are expected to attend.
Each person is asked to take corn
bread, but other than that everything
will be provided. The Red Men hold
an annual fish fry and this y.ear it is
being held in Bertie County, due to
quite a few members of the tribe
living across the Chowan River.
Members of the tribe have recently
expressed the hope that a degree of
Pocahontas can be organized in Eden
ton, so that plans are now under way
to interest women in the organization
INVESTIGATION OF CHOWAN RIVER BRIDGE
REVEALS CONDITION TO BE WORSE THAN
WAS GENERALLY. BELIEVED TO PREVAIL
Chairman H. W. Jordan of State Highway and
Public Works Commission Admits There Is
Real Need For New and Wider Bridge
As a result of Representative J. H.
McMullan’s efforts in behalf of the
Chowan River bridge, which brought
about a recent investigation of the
structure, it is learned that the con
dition of the bridge is even more
alarming than was generally believed.
This fact is revealed in a letter re
ceived by Mr. McMullan from H. W.
Jordan, chairman of the State High
way and Public Works Commission.
“I have discussed the matter of the
Chowan River bridge with both W.
H. Rogers, State highway engine ’r,
and T. B. Gunter, bridge engineer,”
wrote Mr. Jordan* “and they advise
me that there is a real need for a
neV and wider surfacing on the
bridge.
“They further advise that it will be
necessary to either close the bridge
or provide ramps to take care of the
traffic during the period necessary to
install new flooring.
“In view of the need for this im
provement, I plan to go to Edenton
Voters Will Decide
Parking Meter Issue
In Municipal Election
Three of J. H. McMul
lan’s Bills Ratified
Last Week
Three local bills introduced in the
General Assembly by Representative
J. H. McMullan were ratified the lat
ter part of last week.
The one which will probably arouse
most local interest is HB 796, which
provides for an election in Edenton
to decide whether or not the parking
meters shall be abandoned. Mr. Mc-
Mullan’s bill provides, however, that
if the majority of votes are cast in
favor of taking out the meters, they
will not be removed until they have
been paid for from the revenue de
rived from them.
Ballots will be provided to vote on
the issue in the forthcoming munici
pal election in May, and should bring
an end to a controversial issue ever
since the meters were installed.
The two other bills ratified were
HB 986 and HB 987. HB 986 gives
the County Commissioners authority
to regulate salaries of county officials,
but limits any increase to SSO per
month for any one official.
HB 987 gives Town Council the
authority to sell at private sale mu
nicipally-owned land near the Leary
Bros. Storage Company for use to
build a new Chowan County hospital.
Five Outstanding
Speakers Included
On B.T.U. Program
Meets In Murfreesborc
■ Friday and Saturday
Os This Week
■ Besides a good variety of vocal and
nstrumental music, the interesting
)rogram of the annual Regional
Training Union Convention in Mur
freesboro includes five featured
speakers. Dr. J. W. Kincheloe, Jr.,
pastor of Hayes - Barton Baptist
Church in Raleigh, will speak Friday
night on “God’s Call to Christian Lay
\ men”; Bennie Pledger of Wake For
est College will speak Friday night
on “Faithful to the Call”; State
Training Union Secretary Harvey T.
Gibson will speak Saturday morning
on “Found Faithful to Our Training
Task”; President B. D. Bunn of Cho
wan College will speak Saturday
1 morning on “Faithful to Our Mission
In Christian Education”; the inspira
tional address of the banquet Friday
afternoon at 5:45 o’clock will bo made
by the Rev. William P. Milne, pastor/
of the Aulander Baptist Church, on
the subject “Found Faithful In Our
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at as early a date as possible to make
a personal investigation and ascertain
from the Engineering Department
the probable cost of repairs to the
bridge. It is hoped it will be pos
sible to allocate sufficient funds for
this improvement at an early date.”
Since Mr. Jordan’s letter to Mr.
McMullan, it has been learned that
the 23-year-old concrete piling .sup
porting the bridge have deteriorated
and portions washed away to such an
extent that it has been deemed neces
sary to inaugurate a load limit or
the span of 11 tons.
As a result of the bridge situation,
Merrill Evans, Highway Commission
er for the First Division, and Thomas
J. McKim, district engineer, met in
Edenton Monday with representatives
from Edenton, Hertford and Eliza
beth City, when the dangerous condi
tion of the bridge was also acknowl
edged.
Mr. Evans stated that it was not
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| Citizens Ready With
| Outstretched Arms
To Welcome Visitors
\ l\\ i "" >
Here’s how
you can celebrate
Easter
What does Easter mean to you? Sun
rise Services . . . new spring clothes,
baskets of gaily colored eggs for the
children?
It means that Easter Seal time is here
again, too. It mean* that through
these seals you’ll be helping crippled
children in your own community to a
better chance in life.
The money you contribute by buy
ing Easter Seals is used for this one im :
portant purpose ... to provide handi
capped children with adequate medi
cal care... with wheel chairs and braces
and a lot of other things they need.
It’s nsed to give them specialized
vocational training ... healthful rec
reation ... a chance to go to camp in
the summer... to swim and romp and
play games like other kids.
So why not celebrate this Easter by
buying mort Easter Seals. Remember,
Every Easter Seal you boy
helps a Crippied Child
Lions Club Minstrel
Is Very Successful
Large Crowd Delight
fully Entertained Fri
day Night
As was expected, the Edenton
High School auditorium was filled to
capacity Friday night, when the
Edenton Lions Club presented i*
annual minstrel and jubilee. Lions
in the cast provided many laughs
with the vocal numbers being greeted
with hearty applause.
A special feature was the “Wes
quire Calendar Girls,” with a Lion
representing each month, being in
troduced by R. C. Holland. Thi
/“girls” representing the months of
of the year included: James
Mitchener, W. J. Taylor, Mayor Le
roy Haskett. A. Jenkins, Wes!
i Byrum, Guy Hobbs, W. J. Yates, Dr.
Martin Wisely, Kermit Layton, Hec
; tor Lupton and Herbert Hollowell.
William Privott served a ? inter
locutor, while the end men were
John Mitchener, Dr. Wallace Griffin,
Sidney Campen, Bill Cozart, George
Thompson and Jimmy Partin.
Those who sang solos were Hay
wood Bunch, Ernest Ward, Jr., Earl
Harrell, J. Clarence Leary, Jimmy
Partin, J. E. Coffey, Bill Cozart, West
Leary, Bruce Jones, George Thomp
son, Jesse Harrell and M. A. Hughes.
Another enjoyable feature of the ]
show included several numbers by a
quartet composed of Jesse Harrell.
Earl Harrell, Oscar Duncan and J. ,
Clarence Leary, while the show clos- .
ed with the audience singing “The ,
Star Spangled Banner.” 1
The show was directed by Oscar ,
Duncan and Mrs. M. A. Hughes serv- ,
ed as pianist.
The High School Band was on hand
and delighted the audience with sev
eral numbers prior to the show.
The success of the show was very
gratifying, with proceeds to go to
ward Lions blind work and the Ed
enton High School Band.
Fire Inspection Will
Begin Next Week
Fire Inspector R. K. Hall plans to
next week. Mr. Hall requests all
merchants to tidy up about their
premises before he arrives in order
to eliminate an unfavorable report,
section of Edenton the first part of
begin an inspection of the business ;
$2.00 Per Year.
Affair Expected to Be
One of Most Outstand
ing In Town’s History
SIGNS IN^PLACE
24 Historical Places on
List to Be Visited on
Three-day Program
After weeks of intensive prepara
tion, everything is in readiness for
Edenton and Chowan County’s par
ticipation in the North Carolina
Home and Garden Tour, which will
be held Friday, Saturday and Sun
day of this week.
With an influx of visitors expected
to exceed anything in the town’s
history, Edenton has donned her
spring bonnet, and with the aid of
the weather to powder her face with
sunshine, she will be ready to open
her arms to the many visitors ex
pected.
Sponsored by the Edenton Junior
Woman’s Club, members have every
thing in readiness for the tour, with
Mrs. Jimmy Earnhardt serving as
chairman, who has had the assist
ance of a group of loyal and hard
working co-workers.
The churchyard at old St. Paul’s
is a barometer of the town’s garden
color. Many yards and gardens are
aglow with the blooms of red buds
and dogwood, azaleas, early iris, wis
teria, appropriate Easter lilies and
many other spring flowers. Resi
dents of the town and county are re
flecting interest in the tour as they
go about cleaning-and tidying up
their premises,
The tour will begin Friday morning
at. lb:30 o’clock, with Hotel Joseph
Hewes as headquarters. Members
of the Junior Woman’s Club will be
assisted by . volunteers . from the
teaching staff of the Edenton school.
It is hoped all tourists, as well as
local people who will make the tour,
will report at headquarters. Trans
portation has been arranged and
tourists are urged to be at the hotel
before 10:30. so. that the tour can
start on time, Due to the many
tourists expected, local people are
requested to arrange their own
transportation.
Kermit Layton will be captain of
a fleet of cars manned by members
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J. H. McMullan Hopes
General Assembly Will
Adjourn This Week
J. H. McMullan, Chowan County’s
representative 'in the General As
sembly, while home over the week
end, expressed the hope that the 1949
session will wind up its affairs this
week. Upon arriving hou.e, Mr. Mc-
Mullan said he will be d lighted to
resume his duties with the Edenton
Motor Company, Kaiser-Frazer auto
mobile dealers.
Mr. McMullan is very enthusiastic
over the new models and the recent
reduction in price.
Red Men Change Hour
Os Weekly Meetings
With the arrival of longer daylight
hours, Chowan Tribe of Red Men
have changed the regular meeting
hour on Monday nights to 8 o’clock
instead of 7:30.
The change in time is made every
summer in order to make it more con
venient for rural members to attend
the weekly meetings. The change in
time of meeting was announced Mon
day night by Leroy Skinner, sachem
of the tribe.
W. A. Harrell Leading
In Masonic Contest
Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. &
A. M., will meet in regular session
tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock in
the Court House. Richard P. Baer,
master of the lodge, announced that
an interesting program has been ar
ranged, so that all members are urged
to attend.
A shift in the attendance contest
resulted at last week’s meeting, when
W. A. Harrell’s side took the lead
over T. B. Williford’s team. Prior to
last week’s meeting the Masons en
joyed an oyster roast held at the
police station.