Volume XVI. —Number 23.
Congregation Os St.
Paul's Church Votes
To Rebuild Structure
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Congregational Meeting
Held Shortly After
Disastrous Fire
MUCH INTEREST
Vestry of Church Will
“ Act as Building
Committee
Though their valuable shrine has
been irreparably damaged a3 the re
sult of a disastrous fire last week,
members of the St. Paul’s Church
have definitely decided that the church
will be rebuilt. This decision was
reached at a congregational meeting
held Friday night, although no definite
plans as to the kind of structure was
proposed.
•■The vestry of the church will serve
as a building committee and no doubt
an architect will be employed to aid
in reconstruction plans.
A paU of gloom still hangs over
Edenton as the result of a disastrous
fire. With the bare walls standing
many vistors since the fire have si
lently viewed the ruined important
landmark.
The church was 24 years being con
structed and it took only 24 minutes
to wipe out the shrine and in it thou
sands have been married, christened,
and funeral services held. Construct
ion was begun in 1736 and was used
for worship the first time in 1760.
The large 24-inch walls show little
damage from the blaze except near
the top, but other than the walls on
ly charred timbers remain. Estimates
of the loss rariged in the neighborhood
of $50,000 and reports have it that in
surance on the building amounted to
$30,000. The first church was orga
nized in 1701.
The congregation about a year ago
+o r-natr and res*qp> the in
terior of the church, sd several
months, ago all of the furnishings
were removed. At the time of the fire
workmen had scaffolds around the
building to repair and recover the
roof, preparatory to beginning work
on the interior, although the roof was
only covered with sheeting and not
the roofing proper.
The fire department was called to
the church a second time Saturday
when the debris, fanned by a stiff
breeze, threatened to burst into
flames.
Commissioners Will
Meet On July 15th
Meeting Called to Con
sider New Budget For
Fiscal Year
Chowan County Commissioners will
meet in special session Wednesday,
June 16 in the Court House, this meet
ing being called for the purpose of
considering the budget for the next
fiscal year which begins July 1.
All branches of the county govern
ment are requested to have their pro
posed budgets ready to be considered
at the meeting and any other requests
for appropriations during the year
should be made on or before this June
15 meeting.
Mrs. J. Edwin Bufflap
Returns From Hospital
Mrs. J. Edwin Bufflap, who has
been a patient in the Norfolk General
Hospital for almost three weeks, was
brought home in an ambulance Tues
day. While Mrs. Bufflap is getting
along as well as can be expected, her
condition is not as good as her rela
tives and friends would like.
She was accompanied home by her
daughter, Miss Dorothy Bufflap, who
has been at the bedside of her mother
ever since she became ill.
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Chowan County’s Vote On Bonds |
ROAD BONDS SCHOOL BONDS
For Against For Against
East Edenton 102 103 160 51
WestEdenton 88 136 166 59
Hock f 16 43 20 37
.Center Hill 25 21
Wardville 23 4* *3 ■ 3 8
Yeopim 12 21 21 12
Totals '...266 365 415 ”4
THE CHOWAN HERALD
35 Young People
Graduate Friday At
Local High School
Dean D. B. Bryan De
livers Challenging
Address
Friday night in the Edenton High
School auditorium 36 young men and
women completed their high school
careers and were awarded diplomas
in testimony that they satisfactorily
completed the work and were prepar
ed to enter into a new and larger
phase of life.
The graduation speaker was Dean
D. B. Bryan of Wake Forest, who de
livered an interesting and challenging
address on the value of education. He
emphasized the importance of the
graduates to be prepared tor their
life’s work. He told members of the
graduating class that they can be rich
without money, pointing out the fact
that the things they want most are
most valuable and that education will
help them to realize those things they
want most. 1
“Education within itself is not
enough,” said Dean Bryan. “Educa
tion can give you a number of things.
It can give you an outlook, it can give
you an outlet, it can give you a sense
of values. It gives you a sense of
freedom and it teaches to recognize
the rights and privileges of others.”
Dean Bryan told his audience that
education is a big business. He cited
some statistics to prove his point and
said the tendency at present in the
minds of the country is centered on a
greater educational opportunity to
mor<; .people than at any other time in
history. Dean Bryan was introduced
by Superintendent John A. Holmes.
The graduating exercises opened
with the processional “Pomp and Cir
cumstance,” played by Miss Dorothy
Williams. Next on the program the
audience was delighted with several
numbers by the High School Glee
Club under the direction of Mrs. Mary
L. Browning.
The Rev. E. L. Welles offered the
invocation, after which Dean Bryan
spoke.
Following the graduation address
Superintendent John Holmes pre
sented the diplomas.
Members of the graduating class re
ceiving diplomas were Rebpcca Swan
ner, Aubrey Harrell, Thomas Paul
■Griffin, Louise Bass, Paul Cayton,
Carolyn Swindell, Roy Harrell, Mar
garet Ann Mansfield, A1 Habit, Elea
nor Harrell, Jimmie Earnhardt, Geor
gia Lee Volmer, Aubrey Hollowell,
Shirley Norris, Frank Habit, Marion
Harrell, Bobby Edwards, Clara White,
Albert Lassiter, Laura Skinner, John
Harney, Beulah Langdale, Oscar Grif
fin, Ethel White, Hector Lupton Jr.,
Jack Habit, Calvin Mills, Edna Wil
liams, Rhett Miller, Susan Thigpen,
Jane Gray, Robert Oliver, Gene
Spruill, and Thomas Ward, former
Edenton High School student, who
graduated under the GI educational
program.
Susan Thigpen was valedictorian of
the class with an average 94 per cent
for her four years work in high school.
Shirley Norris was salutatorian, with
a four year average of 93 per cent.
Following presentation of diplomas,
Principal Fenton Larson announced
the various awards. They went to the
following:
The Rotary cup was awarded Mari
on Harrell. This coveted honor is
(Concluded on Page Two)
W. S. C. S. MEETS JUNE 14
The Woman’s Society of Christian
Service of the Methodist Church will
hold a meeting with Mrs. Edward
Speight Tuesday night, June 14, at 8
o’clock. All members .are urged to
attend.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 9,1949.
Jaycees’ Beauty
Pageant In Armory
On Saturday Night
“Miss Edenton” Will Be
Chosen From Among
Group of Beauties
Sponsored by the Edenton Junior
Chamber of Commerce, a beauty con
test will be held in the Edenton arm
ory Saturday night, June 11, begin-
I ning at 9 o’clock. This beauty page
ant will be staged by the Edenton
Jaycees in order to select a “Miss
. Edenton” who will compete in the con
test at Morehead City in order to de
termine “Miss North Carolina,” who
in turn will represent the State at a
national beauty contest to be held in
( Atlantic City when a “Miss America”
I will be chosen.
Kermit Layton, chairman of the
, committee staging the pageant, stat
„ ed that already a number of Edenton
beauties have been entered in the con
. test and that he is anticipating many
more, which should result in a very
interesting contest.
The pageant to choose “Miss Am
. erica” was organized back in 1921 by
. a group of Atlantic City business and
, civic leaders. In the prosperous
. twenties the pageant grew by leaps
. and bounds and became one of the
most famous and publicized events in
the country. However, in 1929 the
depression descended upon the coun
try, so that the pageant lay dormant
until 1934, when again -it was re
vived. Then came the war in 1942
and the pageant was again interrupt
ed with all efforts going toward win
ning the conflict. This year the
pageant will, benefit by the previous
years’ experience and is expected to
prove more successful than any held
before.
Annual Masonic
Banquet Tonight
hi Parish House!
Rev. P. Rowland Wag
ner of Norfolk Prin
cipal Speaker
Tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 o’clock,
the annual banquet of Unanimity
Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M., will be
held in St. Paul’s Parish House.
The principal speaker for the occa
sion will be the Rev. P. Rowland
Wagner, Baptist minister of Norfolk.
Mr. Wagner has the reputation of be
ing among the best after dinner
speakers in the eastern part of the
United States and will, without doubt,
add a great deal to the annual affair.
He has spoken in Edenton on a num
ber of occasions, and many who have
heard him are anxious to hear him
, again.
Clarence M. Speight is chairman of
, the committee arranging for the ban
quet. The seating capacity is limit
ed so that in event tickets have not
, been secured, there is no guarantee
that a plate can be served.
Revival Scheduled
At Christian Church
Rev. E. C. Alexander,
Will Preach For
Services
The Rev. Eather C. Alexander, pas
tor of the First Christian Church, an
nounced this week that the annual
revival of the church will begin Mon
day night, June 13, at 7:45 o’clock.
Mr. Alexander will preach during
the revival, and he announced that
special music will feature each ser
vice.
The public is cordially invited to
( attend all services.
Scouter Round Table
At Hertford June 12th
Harold V. Pace, Scout Executive
of the Tidewater Council, calls atten
tion to a Scouter round table, out
* door session and picnic supper which
will be held at Camp Peary near
Hertford on Sunday afternoon, June
12, at 3 o’clock.
I Wives and children of Scouters are
invited to attend and to bring a bas
ket picnic supper, as well as a card
table. Although the round table is
an East Albemarle affair, Scouters of
the West Albemarle District are in
vited and really urged to attend and
enjoy a pleasant aqd profitable after
noon.
Funds Available |
For Schools Cause
Problem In Chowan
Three Groups Meet In
Joint Session Monday
Afternoon
Chowan County’s Commissioners,
the Chowan County Board of Educa
tion and trustees of the Edenton ad
ministrative school unit met in a
joint session Monday afternoon, when
the school situation in the county was
considered. The meeting was called
by West W. Byrum, chairman of the
County Commissioners. Mr. Byrum
stated that with the amount of
money which will be available in Cho
wan County for school purposes, he
thought it advisable to meet with the
two school groups in order to deter
mine, if possible, how the school
funds should be allocated.
As a result of the meeting it was
apparent that to satisfy both boards,
not enough money will be available,
so that the meeting adjourned in the
hope that the school authorities of the
county and city units will get to
gether and whittle down their propo
sals in order to keep within the
amount of money which can be used.
It was pointed out that of the re
cent Chowan County $400,0Q0 bond is
sue, $75,000 has been spent for the
erection of a gymnasium and garage
at Chowan High School and that the
remaining $325,000 is deposited in
the Bank of Edenton. Mr. Byrum
stated that if it is not the purpose to
use the remainder of the bond issue
in the very near future, the Commis
sioners were of the opinion that the
mony should be invested in govern
ment securities, an authority which
was passed at the recent session of
the General Assembly.
It was also pointed out that under
Governor Scott’s “Go Forward” pro :
gram, the county will receive $250,000
for school purposes and that due to
the passage of the $25,000,000 school
bond election last Saturday, the
county can expect about $80;531 from
j that source. On the basis of those
j figures, the county wili have $655,531
j at its disposal for school purposes..
However, the city unit presented
tentative figures that to build a col
ored and .white school in Eden
ton, the entire amount would hardly
suffice. On the other hand, to build
a consolidated colored school in the
upper end of the county, one of the
projects in the proposed ten-year plan
program adopted a year or so ago by
the county, W. J. Taylor, superinten
dent of the county unit, stated that
the cost of such a building will be in
the neighborhood of $11(1,000.
It is obvious that the anticipated
amount will be all the money avail
able for school for some time to
come, and it is equally obvious that
each unit cannot have at its disposal
the amount tentatively requested and
stay vyithin the $655,531.
While no agreement was reached at
Monday’s meeting, it is hoped that the
two groups will get together and iron
out their differences, so that tenta
tive figures will be available for the
County Commissioners at their meet
ing on June 15, when budgetary mat
ters will be considered.
Commissioners Will
Meet On July 6th
In Monthly Session
Due to the Fourth of July holiday,
which falls on the first Monday next
month, the Chowan County Commis
sioners will not meet as usual on the
first Monday, but instead they will
1 meet Wednesday, July 6.
Any matters to be considered by
the Commissioners should be present
ed accordingly.
Band Parents Will
Mefet On June 14th
W. E. Malone, president of the
Edenton Parent Band Association,
has called a meeting of the organiza
tion for Tuesday night, June 14, at
8 o’clock.
Mr. Malone states that very import
ant business is scheduled to be con
sidered, so that every member is
especially urged to attend.
Legion Juniors Drop
Game To Colerain
Eden ton’s Junior Legion baseball
team lost its first game of the season
Tuesday night when they played the
Colerain Juniors on the latter’s dia
mond. The score was 10-9 with the
pitchers on both teams contributing
materially to the large score due to
wildness.
For the Edenton boys John Ward,
Riichard Hoskins and Gene Taylor
pitched, while Castelloe and Baker
were on the mound for Colerain.
Richard Hoskins led at bat for. the
Edenton boys.
I Voters Os State Cast
Majorities For Huge
Road - School Bonds
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Above is pictured the Rev. P.
Rowland Wagner, Baptist minis
ter of Norfolk, who will be the
principal speaker at the annual
banquet of Unanimity Lodge, No.
7, A. F. & A. M., which will be
held in St. Paul’s Parish House at
7:30 o’clock tonight (Thursday).
Two Boys Leave
Sunday To Attend
Session Boys State
Legion Post Sends Billy
Gray Leary and Jas
per Lee Gray
Billy Gray Leary, a junior at Cho
wan High School, and son of Mr, and
Mrs. Stillman Leary, and Jasper Lee
Gray, srii of Mr. and Mrs; Albert L
Gray, a junior at Edenton High
School, wili leave Sunday for Chapel
Hill, where they will attend Boys
State. The course will be taught
June 12 to 19.
The two boys will be sent to Boys
State by Ed Bond Post of the Ameri
can Legion with all expenses paid by
the local post.
Kermit Layton, Americanism officer
of Ed Bond Post, released the names
of the two boys to represent the post
and expressed the opinion that the
boys will he greatly benefitted as the
result of what, they learn in the way
of preparing young men to become
worthwhile citizens.
BPW Club Joins In
Savings Bond Drive
Edenton’s Business and Professional
Women’s Club is cooperating in the
U. S, Savings Bond drive which is
now under way, sponsored by the Na
tional Federation of BPW Clubs. The
drive is under the direction of K.
Frances Scott, president of the BPW
Federation and members of the local
club are cooperating by purchasing
and promoting sales of these bonds.
Mrs. Corie White, president of the
club, hopes that by the end of June
when the drive closes, the Edenton
Club will have reached its quota of
51 per cent of sales which is being
asked by the Federation.
am RATE REDUCED AS RESULT OF
ELIMINATING ONE BRACKET IN SCHEDULE
Dr. W. S. Griffin Wins Point After Two Years on
Board; Users of Between 100 and 150 KWH
Realize l / 2 Cent Saving Per KWH
At a meeting of the Board of Pub
lic Works held Wednesday night of
last week, Dr. W. S. Griffin attended
his last meeting as a member of the
Board and at l the same time realized,
in part at least, an ambition which
was the principal reason for announc
ing his candidacy as a member two
years ago. Dr. Griffin has during the
past two years been a strong advo
cate for reducing electric rates in
Edenton, but was unable to make
much headway until his final meeting
as a member of the Board last week.
Due to the persistency on the part
of Dr. Griffin, one bracket in the
electric rate for residential electricity
has been removed from the electric
$2.00 Per Year.
j Chowan Registers Ma-
I jority Against Road
Bonds
light Vote
Governor Expects to Get
Program Under Way
By January Ist
Chowan County voters turned out
in comparatively small numbers
Saturday to vote on the huge North
Carolina bond issue for roads and
schools. Only 631 votes were cast in
the county, with the majority of votes
opposing the $200,000,000 road bond,
and the school bond being favored by
almost a two to one vote.
For the road bond, the county regis
tered 266 votes, while votes against
the bonds numbered 365. For the
school bonds the vote was 415 for and
214 against.
In the State as a whole both bond
issues were carried. The road bond
had a majority of in the neighborhood
of 50,000 votes, while the school bond
had far easier sledding, winning by a
majority of about 149,000 votes.
Governor W. Kerr Scott, who led
the fight for the bonds, was very
jubilant with the success of the elect
ion and stated that he hopes the rural
road program will get in full swing
by January 1.
Passage of the road bond includes a
one-cent additional tax on gasoline,
which will also go into effect Janu
ary 1.
Edenton Colonials
Make Good Start In
Opening Os League
Locals Win Four Out of
First Five Games
Played
Edent on's Colonials got off to a
good start in the Albemarle League,
which opened last week. The Colon
ials have won four ga -es and are
charged with'-one loss a. the hands of
. the Hertford Indians.
; The Colonials took the. long end of
the first two games played with Ply
■ mouth, and then were humbled by the
> Hertford Indians 9-7. The Colonials
■ came back strong to defeat Windsor
> on the home diamond Monday night
and edged out over the Bertie County
team Tuesday night 6-5.
Up to Wednesday the Colonials,
k therefore, had four wins to their one
' one defeat and were pushing Hertford
I for the League lead.
J. Clarence Leary One
? Os U. N. C. Graduates
’ Joseph Clarence Leary, Jr., son of
1 Mr. and Mrs. J. Clarence Leary, was
r among the more than 1,500 students
to graduate at the University of
3 North Carolina Monday. Young Leary
; has attained a number of high honors
l while a student and was awarded his
f Bachelor of Arts Degree.
' His parents and other relatives at
tended the graduation exercises.
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rate schedule.
Heretofore the residential rate was
5% cents for the first KWH. The
price of the next 50 KWH was 4
cents. These two rates remain un
changed. However, in the old sched
ule there was a bracket for the next
50 KWH at a rate of 3 cents. This
bracket has been eliminated, so that
all who now use over 100 KWH will
be charged 2% cents instead of be
ing obliged to use 150 KWH before
■the 2%' cent rate goes into effect.
There has been no change in the
commercial rate, which remains 5%
cents for the first 200 KWH, 4 cents
for the next 200 KWH, 3 cents for
the next 400 KWH and 2% cents for
over 800 KWH.