Volume XVl—Number 21.
Drive Starts Next
Monday To Raise
$1,500 Scout Goal
Ernest Kehayes Is Ap
pointed to Serve as
Chairman
OPTIMISTIC
Colonials and Hertford
Play Benefit Game on
Monday Night
Ernest Kehayes will this year direct
the drive to raise $1,500 for the Boy
Scouts of the West Albemarle District
and stated early this week that the
campaign will begin next Monday,
May 30, and continue throughout the
week. The purpose of the drive is to
raise funds with which to pay mem
bership fees in the Tidewater Council.
Mr. Kehayes has arranged to open
the drive with a benefit baseball game
next Monday night on Hicks Field
between the Edenton Colonials and the
Hertford Indians, both participants in
the Albemarle League. Mr. Kehayes
was greatly encouraged Tuesday
when, after hearing that the Edenton
team would play for the purpose, he
went to Hertford and found that the
Indians were more than willing to
play a game for the benefit of the
Scouts. The two teams played a game
Saturday night which compared favor
ably with any regular season game, so
that fans will have an opportunity to
see a good ball game and at the same
time make a contribution to the wel- ,
fare of the Boy Scouts.
Os course, Mr. Kehayes plans to
enlist the aid of a group of canvassers,
who will solicit contributions during
the week. Thus far he has been very
much encouraged by the cooperation
and support he has received and early
•this week he seemed very optimistic
that the goal of $1,500 will be re- ,
lized.
At a meeting held Tuesday night
chairmen for the drive were ap
pointed as follows:
Team Captains—Mrs. R. N. Hines,
Mrs. Joseph Thorud, Mrs. Leon
Leary, Mrs. John Goodwin, Mrs. Bill
Goodwin, Mrs. Rodney Byrum, Mrs.
0. C. Long and Mrs. Stillman Leary.
Industry —A. B. Harless and R. F.
Elliott.
Business —Francis Hicks and Gil
lam Wood.
Marine Base and Rotary—Clarence
M. Speight.
Lions Club—Wilmer Malone.
American Legion—Kermit Layton.
Business and Professional Wo
man’s Club —Miss Rebecca Colwell.
Ruritan Club —Robert Marsh.
Mill Village—P. S. McMullan.
Meeting On Friday
To Consider Bear
Swamp Bond Issue
Cost Will IStTCompared
With Private Financ
ing Plan
J. Kenyon Wilson, Jr., of Elizabeth
City; attorney for the Bear Swamp
Drainage District, calls attention to
a meeting of landowners of the dis
trict which will be held at the Center
Hill Methodist Church Friday night,
' May 27, at 8 o’clock.
The purpose of this meeting is to
discuss the propose bond issue for im
provements to the drainage system in
the district. There will be a discuss
ion of the cost of the bond issue and a
comparision of its cost to the cost of
private financing through individual
loans to each landowner.
All landowners of the district are
urged to. attend this meeting, as the
commission feels the subject to be
discussed is of importance to every
landowner of the area.
Second Degree Tonight
At Masonic Meeting
1,1
At Hie weekly meeting of Unanim
ity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M., to
night (Thursday) the second degree
is scheduled to be conferred upon a
candidate. Richard P. Baer, master
of the lodge, urges a full attendance.
Prior to the meeting a fried chick
en dinner will be served on the lawn
at the Williford Funeral Home. The
dinner will be furnished by the losing
side in the recent attendance contest.
T. B. Williford was captain of the
losing aide, while W. A. Harrell was
captain of the winners.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
|_ Remembered J
As a tribute to Chowan County
men who lost their lives in both
World Wars, members of the
local VFW Post at their meeting
Tuesday night decided to place a
wreath on the graves of all de
parted comrades who are buried
in Beaver Hill Cemetery next
Sunday afternoon.
The ceremony, planned in con
nection with the observance of
Memorial Day, will take place im
mediately following the reburial
rites for Ed Habit, Jr., scheduled
to be held at 3 o’clock.
Three Lions Clubs
Enjoy Meeting Held
In Edenton Friday
District Governor Joe
Hood Makes Stirring
Address
Members of the Edenton Lions Club
enjoyed a delightful meeting Monday
night in the Edenton armory when
charter night and a tri-city meeting
of the Edenton, Hertford, and Eliza- ;
beth City Clubs was observed. Many
Lions and their wives from the three
clubs attended and enjoyed a barbecue :
chicken dinner.
A feature of the meeting was the
presence of Joe W. Hood of Wilming- i
ton, district Governor of N. C. district 1
CIC, who delivered a brief but very
interesting address on “Lions Pro
gressing.” :
Dr. Martin Wisely, president of the ,
Edenton Club called the meeting to
order, after which the entire group
sang “America,” led by Oscar Duncan. ,
Paul Little offered the invocation, as- i
ter which President Wisely introduced -
W. S. Privott, who served toast
master. .
Following the dinner a sextet com
posed of Mary Dail Spry, Joyce Webb, i
Jane Spry, Rebecca Swanner, Lillian ;
Leary, and Marion Harrell sang two
numbers, accompanied on the piano
by Miss Susan Thigpen.
Mr. Privott then recognized inter
national, State and district officers,
after which Secretary W. J. Taylor j
presented pins to 30 members for per
fect attendance from September 12 1
through April 21. Those receiving |
pins were:
R. E. Aiken, Jr., G. M. Byrum, J. R.
Byrum, L. S. Byrum, J. A. Curran,
Nathan Dail, O. E. Duncan, Haywood
Bunch, K. Floars, N. J. George, W. S.
Griffin, John Goodwin, Eari Harrell,
Jessie Harrell, Leroy Haskett, R. C.
Holland, Herbert Hollowell, G. Hos
kins, M. A. Hughes, A. E. Jenkins,
Bruce Jones, R. W. Leary, W. Malone,
John Mitchener Jr., J. P. Partin, Per
cy Smith, W. J. Taylor, Martin Wise
ly, and W. J. Yates.
Following two more numbers by the
sextet, Mr. Privott recognized viators
and Norman Trueblood of Hertford,
international oouncellor, introduced
District Governor Hood, the principal
speaker. The delightful meeting clos
ed with announcements by the toast
master and singing the Lion’s Toast.
At the conclusion of the meeting
dancing was enjoyed by a goodly num
ber.
When the local club was organized
in 1937, there were 22 charter mem
bers, of whom 19 are still active mem
bers of the club.
Farm Bureau Will
Meet Friday Night
Important That Mem
bers Attend, Says
Secretary
Members of the Chowan County
Farm Bureau have been notified that
the May meeting will be held at the
Community Building at Cross Roads
Friday night, May 27, at 8 o’clock.
“I realize this is a very busy sea
son fpr all of us,” said Edgar E. Hol
lowell, secretary, “but it is most im
portant that we take care of the busi
ness of farming as well as farm work.
I hope all members will attend.”
L. E. Francis, president of the
Farm Bureau, also urges a full at
tendance.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina,Thursday, May 26,1949.
Wade Marr Will Be
Chowan High School
Graduation Speaker
Commencement Exer
cises Will Begin Sun
day Night
Commencement exercises working
the close of the 1948-49 term of
schools in the Chowan County admini
strative unit will begin Sunday night,
when the baccalaureate sermon will be
preached in the Chowan High School
auditorium by the Rev. J. W. Davis,
pastor of Ballard’s Bridge Baptist
Church. The exercises will begin at
8 o’clock.
The next event will be class night
exercises Wednesday night, June 1,
at 8 o'clock. The program will begin
with the processional, “Commence
ment Song,” followed by a song to the
seniors by members of the sophomore
class. The salutatory address will be
delivered by Nancy Hugo.
A feature of the program will be a
play, “Attic Memories,” and a group
of songs which will be sung by mem
bers of the senior class.
Taking part in the program will be
Leon Bunch, class president; Mary
Forehand, historian; James Dail, class
poet; Anna Rae Chappell, testator;
Erma Ashley, giftorian; Lessie Mae
Davidson, valedictorian and Margue
rite Nixon, who will present. the
prophecy.
Julia Fay Harrell is mascot of the
graduating class, Charles Chappell
herald and Bernice White, accompa
nist.
Graduating exercises will be held
Friday night, June 3, at eight o’clock,
which will be featured by an address
by Wade Marr, prominent speaker
from Elizabeth City. The program
will begin with a prelude, “Serenade,”
followed by the processional, “Pomp
and Circumstance.” The invocation
will be made by the Rev. J. W. Davis,
after which Superintendent W. J.
Taylor will introduce Mr. Marr. Fol
lowing Mr. Marr’s remarks a chorus,
“I waited for the Lord,” \yill be sung,
after which awards and eighth grade
certificates will be presented and the
graduates given their diplomas.
Those who will serve as marshalls
are Martha Leigh, chief, June Blanch
ard, Catherine Forehand, Ruth Roger
son, and Judy Hollowell.
Members of the graduating class
are:
Leon Bunch, Kelly Byruni, Mayward,
Chappell, James Dail, Gurney Fore
hand,Jr., Jack Leary, Erma Ashley,
Naomi Boyce, Frances Bunch, Hazel
Bunch, Mary Bunch, Edith Mae By
rum, Anna Rea Chappell, Gladys
Copeland, Lessie Mae Davidson, Mary
Forehand, Christine Harrell, Nancy
j Hugo, Florence Morris, Marguerite
Nixon and Audrey Pearce.
I Wildlife Commission
Will Meet In Edenton
According to J. R. Byrum, president
of the Chowan County Wildlife Club,
the North Carolina Wildlife Commiss
ion will hold another meeting at the
Court House Friday morning, June
10, at 10 o’clock.
Mr. Byrum has been informed that
the purpose of this meeting is to dis
cuss pro and con the postponed hunt
ing laws, and that the'public, especial
ly those interested in hunting, are
cordially invited to attend.
STRONG WAKE FOREST COLLEGE BASEBALL
TEAM PLAYS COLONIALS SATURDAY NIGHT
Southern Conference Champions Expected to At
tract Capacity Crowd; Former Colonials In
Lineup; Game Starts at 8:30
David Holton announced late last
week that a game had been scheduled
with the Wake Forest College base
ball team and the Edenton Colonials,
which will be played on Hicks Field
Saturday night, beginning at 8:30
o’clock.
The Wake Forest outfit has one of
the best baseball machines in the his
tory of the college and aside from
being state champions among college
teams, the Deacons have won the
Southern Conference championship.
Scheduling the game with Wake
Forest is expected to. attract a capa
city crowd at .Hicks Field. Manager
Gashouse Parker of the Colonials is
planning to send Lester Jordan on the
mound for the Colonials, which will
be to the liking of many fans.
In the Wake Forest lineup will be
Art Hoch and Joe Fulghum, who
played with the Colonials last year
and won many friends for their out
standing playing. Charlie Teague,
who played .with Colerain, will also be
in the Deacon lineup, as well as Russ
Poppy Day Will Be
Observed In Edenton
On Saturday, May 28
V ' .
Mrs. Leon Leary Is This
Year’s Chairman of
Committee
Mrs. Leon Leary, chairman of the
Poppy Day Committee of the auxiliary
of Ed Bond Post, American Legion,
announced this week that Poppy Day
will be observed next Saturday, May
28.
As in former years many poppies
will be offered for sale, with sales
people including Boy Scouts, Girl
Scouts, and some members of the
, auxiliary. In connection with the ob
, servance of Poppy Day, a display is
exhibited in the show windows at
Preston’s.
The poppies are made by disabled
i veterans confined in hospitals and
i contributions resulting from their sale
makes up a large part of the finan
cial support for the Auxiliary’s re
i habilitation and child welfare activi
ties.
“When the auxiliary finds a veteran
, or a veteran’s family in need,” says
. Mrs. Leary, “these poppy contribu
tions go into action to provide aid.”
“Illness of veterans is one of the
, major causes of the distress which the
Auxiliary relieves with its poppy
funds. When the veteran is forced to
go to a government hospital for treat
ment, often his family is left without
means of support. Even if he is eligi
ble for compensation, time is required
to establish his claim; and a emergen
cy aid, and on Poppy Day we invite
the public to help us carry out our
work of mercy and relief.”
In previous years the auxiliary has
enjoyed the support of Chowan Coun
ty citizens and Mrs. Leary expressed
the hope that this support will be as
generous as heretofore.
Eighth Grade Will
Observe Glass Night
In School On Friday
Play Will Be Feature of
Exercises Starting at
8 O’clock
On Friday night at 8 o’clock in the
Edenton high school auditorium the
, class day program of the eighth grade
. will be held, which will be featured
by a play, “Sunset Cruise Aboard Our
, Ship S. S. Eighth Grade.” .
The salutatory address will be de
livered by Richard Hines, while sever
al members of the class will take part
in the class history, including Arlene
Cayton, Jackie Lane, Thomissa Good
man, Barbara Leary, Esther Warren,
; Francis Wright and Marion Goodwin.
The last will and testament will be
presented by Billy Gardner, while Lu
• Ellen Jordan will deliver the class
. prophecy. The valedictorian of the
clas is Kitty Campen.
Those taking part in the play are
. Edward Davenport, captain of the
. ship; Francis Hicks, Jr., skipper; Al
len Boyd Harless, Jr., and Fred Lassi
i ter, attendants, which Susan Thigpen
will be the pianist.
Batchelor, who played with Colerain
and Moe Bauer, left-handed pitcher,
who Edenton fans will have no trouble
at all to remember. Bauer played
with Hertford last year and was a
decided jinx to Colonial batters. Oth
ers on Hie Wake Forest team include
Paul Livick, Kent Rogers, Charlie
Kersh and Woody Wrenn, as well as
a group of other players who can
give a good account of themselves.
The Colonials should be in first
class shape to meet the invading
Deacons, and Manager Parker is of
•the opinion his outfit will be able to
give the collegians a hard battle.
Andrewsh is a newcomer on the
local team, playing shortstop, while
Jim Meyer and John Pavlich, fielder
and catcher respectively, will be new
faces for local fans.
Doc Murphy is back at third base
and with Trot Leary and Johnny Bo
honko back in harness, the Colonials
should be able to.furnish the Deacons
as strong opposition as they have met
this season.
1949BaseballSeason
of Albemarle League
Will Open On June 1
| Who’s Lucky? j
For the first time since 1945,
clock arrangements have been
placed in Campen’s window which
will decide a member of the
Edenton High School graduating
class, as well as a member of the
Chowan High School graduate
who will receive a Gruen watch
as a compliment of Campen’s.
The unique contraption, as in
former years, has the pictures of 1
the two classes placed around a
circle with a hand moving as it !
ticks off the seconds. When the
hand stops, the boy or girl at that ■
point will receive the watch. >
The clock was started Monday 1
and will run about seven or *
eight days. As in previous
years, the idea has created no 1
little interest among the gradu- 1
ates of both schools as well as 1
people in general.
Commencement At -
Local High School
Begins Next Sunday
Baccalaureate Sermon
Will Be Preached By
Rev. W. L. Freeman
Edenton High School will begin its
1949 commencement exercises Sunday
night at 8 o’clock when the bacca
laureate sermon will be delivered to
the graduating class, relatives and
friends in the high school auditorium.
The sermon will be presented by the
Rev. W. L. Freeman, pastor of the
Methodist Church.
Opening the exercises Miss Dorothy
Williams will play the processional,
Pomp and Circumstance, which will be
followed by several selections by the
Glee Club under the direction of Mrs.
Mary Browning.
The Rev. E. L. Welles will offer the
invocation and the Rev. Harold W.
Gilmer will read the scripture lesson,
following which the Rev. Mr. Freeman
will preach on the subject “For Such
a Time as This.”
The Rev. Harold Gilmer will pro
nounce the benediction and Miss Wil
liams will play the recessional,
“March of the Priests,” to conclude
the first exercises in connection with
the 1949 commencement.
Class night will be held Thursday
night, June 2, at 8 o’clock, followed
by graduation exercises Friday night,
June 3, beginning at 8 o’clock.
Visiting Minister
At Baptist Church
Sunday Morning
The Rev. Paul E. Lem
ons of Eureka Will
Preach
The Rev. Paul E. Lemons, Pastor of
Eureka Baptist Church at Corapeake,
will be the guest minister at the Bap
tist Church Sunday for the 11 o’clock
morning worship service. There will
be no night worship service because
of the Baccalaureate sermon at the
school auditorium.
The Rev., Mr. Lemons came to his
present pastorate at Eureka from
Kentucky. He is not a stranger in
Edenton and many of his friends here
will no doubt share with the members
of the church the privilege of hearing
him Sunday.
The pastor, Rev. R. N. Caroll, plans
to be back to fill the pulpit for both
services on the following Sunday.
Carolyn Elliott Now
Editor College Paper
Miss Carolyn Lee Elliott, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Elliott, a stu
dent at Flora MacDonald College, Red
Springs, has been elected editor of the
college paper, “The Pine and Thistle.”
Miss .Elliott previously served in the
capacity of literary editor.
BANK WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY
In order to observe Mehiorial Day,
May 30, the Bank of Edenton will be
closed all day next Monday.
$2.00 Per Year
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Prospect Bright For An
other Season of Good
Baseball
HOME SCHEDULE
Colonials Will Play First
Game of Season In
Plymouth
With the Albemarle League sched
uled to open Wednesday of next
week, June 1, the regular schedule of
games has been released.
From reports over the circuit, the
six teams in the league are gradually
rounding into shape and the general
opinion of officials is that baseball of
a high calibre will again be offered
the fans. The six teams in the
league will be the same as last year,
Edenton, Hertford, Elizabeth City,
Colerain, Windsor and Plymouth.
The Colonials will play their first
game of the season at Plymouth, with
the first home game scheduled for
Tuesday, June 2, with Plymouth.
The schedule of home games for the
Colonials will be as follows:
June 2—Plymouth.
June 3—Hertford.
June 6—Windsor.
June 9 —Elizabeth City.
June ll—Colerain.
June 13—Plymouth.
June 16—Hertford.
June 17—Windsor.
June .20 —Elizabeth City.
June 22—Colerain,
June 25 —Plymouth.
June 27—Hertford.
June 29—Colerain.
June 30 —Windsor.
July 2 —Elizabeth City.
July h A* mouth (afternoon).
July 7— Colerain.
July B—Hertford.
July 11-—Windsor.
July 14 Elizabeth City.
July 16—Colerain.
July 19—Plymouth.
July 20—Hertford.
July 23- —Windsor.
July 26 —Elizabeth City.
July 27—Colerain.
July 2!)—Plymouth.
August I—Hertford,1 —Hertford,
August 3—Windsor.
August 6— Elizabeth City.,
August 9—Colerain.
August 11 —Plymouth.
August 13 —-Hertford.
August 15—Windsor.
August 18 —Elizabeth City.
August 19—Colerain.
Reburial Rites For
Ed Habit, Jr., Will
Be Held Sunday
Killed In Battle Near
Garen, France, Aug.
20,1944
Reburial services for Pfc Edward
Habit, Jr., United States Army, who
was killed in action August 20, 1944,
during a battle near Gareu, France,
will be conducted Sunday afternoon
at 3 o’clock in Beaver Hill Cemetery,
with Father Louis P. Pich officiating.
Born Febuary 18, 1924 young Habit
was a life long resident of Edenton,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Habit. He
attended Edenton High School and
graduated from there in June prior to
entering the Army. He was a mem
ber of Cannon Company, 359th In
fantry.
Besides his parents, he is survived
by five sisters, Miss Freda Habit of
Edenton, Mrs. James Cannon of Ra
leigh, Mrs. A1 Maroon and Mrs.
Claude Griffin of Edenton, and two
brothers, George and A1 Habit of
Edenton.
The body will be sent to Ziegler’s
Funeral Home, where it will remain
until the hour of the funeral.
Full military honors will be accord
ed by William H. Coffield, Jr., Post,
Veterans of Foreign Wars of United
States, assisted by members and offi
cers of the Elizabeth City Post.
1
, Legion Auxiliary Food
Sale Next Saturday
Members of the Auxiliary of the
Ed Bond Post, American Legion will
conduct a food sale at the Quinn
, Furniture store on Saturday, May 28.
' Pies, cakes, and candy will be offered
for sale.