Volume XVl—Number 25.
Vestry Os St. Paul’s
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Releases Plans For
Rebuilding Church
Old Walls' Only Slight
ly Damaged, Will
Be Used
NEW~ORGAN
Estimated That Rebuild
ing Will Cost About
SIOO,OOO
Due to the widespread love for
old St. Paul’s Church, which was al
most completely destroyed by fire on
June 1, 1949, the Vestry of St. Paul’s
Parish makes public its plans for the
reconstruction of its historic and
beautiful church.
The brick walls of the church,
which date from 1736, were not ser
iously damaged and will be repaired
and used. The design of the steeple,
roof, cove ceiling, galleries, and
columns destroyed in the fire will be
duplicated in the reconstruction of
the church. The pews, reredos, com
munion rail, chancel furnishings,
marble tablets, and dove, all of which
were saved from the fire, will be used
again in the church. The gtained-glass
chancel window will be repaired and
used. The new organ will be located
in the west gallery where the old or
gan stood before its destruction in the
fire. The church will have a new heat
ing plant, new boiler room, and such
lighting as deemed suitable.
The Vestry enjoys the support of
every member of the congregation and
will proceed with construction as soon
as possible under the direction of an
architect skilled in the restoration f
Colonial chunches. The Vestry esti
mates that it will be necessary to
spend SIOO,OOO in rebuilding “The
Mother Church of North Carolina”—
described as the ideal of village
church architecture unexcelled in
America and universally revered and
admired by generations.
The pewtercommunion vessels
given St. Paul’s by Queen. Anne and
the silver communion service given
by Edward Mosely were not dam
aged in the fire. The Vestry records
which date from 1701 and show St.
Paul’s to be the oldest corporation in
North Carolina and the oldest organ
ized religious group in the State were
not damaged in the ifre.
By the help of Him who rose from
the grave for our salvation, St.
Paul’s, His ancient and holy shrine,
will rise from the ashes for the hearts
of man and the Glory of God.
Picture Taking
Contest Now On
Rules and Entry Blanks
Con Be Secured at
Mitchener’s
Sponsored b y Mitchener’s Phar
macy, a picture taking contest will
continue through October 15. For
prizes S2OO will be given winners,
with a grand prize of a cine-Kodak
movie camera.
Individual prizes will be offered
for scenes, portraits and action shots.
Rules and entry blanks can be ob
tained at Mitchener’s Pharmacy.
To Celebrate Golden
Wedding Anniversary
Captain and Mrs. P. H. Bell will
celebrate their 60th wedding anni
versary next Tuesday, June 28. Both
very modest, the couple will observe
the occasion at their home in Pem
broke Cirle.
Youth For Christ
Rally Next Sunday
A youth for Chirst Rally will con
vene at Fhillipi Church of Christ
Sunday, June 26, at 3 P. M. The
theme will be “Young People and
Their Prayer Life”. The speaker will
be Joe Brickhouse of Columbia.
Special music and singing will be
rendered by various talented singers.
Young People are urged to attend
and old people are invited.
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CIRCLE MEETS MONDAY
The Ruby Daniels Circle of the
Missionary Society of the Baptist
Church will meet Monday afternoon
at 4 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Ral
eigh HoKoweU. '
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Halstead Named
As Special Judge
Friends in the First Senatorial
District were agreeably suprised
Wednesday morning to learn that
W. I. Halstead, one of the dis
tricts two Senators, was appoint
ed as one of five special judges on
the Superior Court Bench.
Governor Scott released the ap
pointments .from -Colorado
Springs, where he is attending the
41st annual Governors’ Confer
ence.
Aside from Halstead, others ap
pointed, at a salary of SIOO,OOO
per year, plus $2,500 for travel
ing expenses, are W. H. S. Burg
wyn of Woodland, W. T. Hatch,
George B. Patton and Miss Susie
Sharp of Reidsville, the first wo
man to serve as a Superior Court
judge in North Carolina.
District Rotarians
Meet June 26 - 27
Conference Scheduled to
Be Held With Smith
field as Host
The Rotary Club of Smithfield will
be host to the annual assembly of the
189th District of Rotary International
Sunday and Monday, June 26-27.
Approximately 250 Rotarians .and
their wives from the 37 clubs in the
district are expected to attend the
two-day fellowship and educational,
session.
A full program of meetings is plan
ned for Monday, June 27. These meet
ings will be held in Gabriel Johnston
Hotel and will be presided over by
outstanding Rotarians of the district.
Separate meetings for the club
presidents and secretaries will be
held that morning. The programs dur
ing the day will include club service,
vocational service, international ser
vice, community service and youth ser
vice.
A luncheon for Rotarians and their
wives will be held at 12:30 P. M.
Governor-Elect Brinson and mem
bers of the Smithfield Rotary Club
are busy completing arrangements
for the assembly.
The Edenton Club"is one, of the 37
Club's in the district.
Stuart Blow Is
Sent To Bangkok
Is Recently Transferred
From Calcutta as
Vice Consul
Stuart Blow, officer of the United
States Foreign Service, bas been
transferred from Calcutta, where he
was Vice Consul, to Bangkok as Third
Secretary, and Vice Consul.
Mr. Blow was assigned to Calcutta
shortly after he was commissioned in
the Foreign Service in Ocoober, 1946.
He is a veteran of World War 11, hav
ing served in the U. S. Army from
1940 to* 1945. He attained the rank
of Captain and participated in four
European campaigns : Northern
France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Cen
tral Europe.
Mr. Blow was bom at Edenton,.
N. C., was graduated from Edenton
High School, and received his A. B.
degree from the University' of North
Carolina in 1937. In 1938-40 he was
employed by the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration at Plymouth.
After the war he was an interviewer
with thfe North Carolina Unemploy
ment Compensation Commission at
Plymouth for several months of 1946
and then was claims adjustor with an
insurance association in Corpus Chris
ti, Texas, until he joined the Foreign
Service.
NO MASONIC MEETING
. In accordance with recent action
taken by Unanimity Lodge, No. 7,
A. F. & A. M., whereby only one re
gular meeting is held during each of
the summer months, there will be no
meeting of the lodge tonight (Thurs
day).
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 23,1949.
Colonials Hold Lead
In Albemarle League
Race; Cclerain Next
Locals Managed to Win
13 Games Out of 18
Played
STANDINGS OF CLUBS
W. L. Pet.
Edenton 13 5 .722 ,
Colerain 10 6 .625
‘ Plymouth 10 7 .588 .
Hertford 9 7 .563 <
Windsor 7 11 .389 ,
Elizabeth City 2 15 .111 ,
As the result of last week’s play in
the Albemarle League, the Edenton i
Colonials are occuping the top rung
in the standing, leading by 97 points.
The Colonials have won 13 games
while losing five and Colerain is in
second place with a 10-6 record. ,
Plymouth is pushing Colerain hard
with 10 victories and seven defeats.
The Hertford Indians are not far
behind with nine wins and seven loss- i
es. The Windsor Rebels have a good ,
lead over the Elizabeth City Senators
for fifth place with seven wins and
11 losses. While playing a good brand
of ball a jinx seems to hover over the
Elizabeth City Senators who occupy
the cellar position with only two vic
tories against 15 losses.
Edenton 1, Elizabeth City 0
I What many fans regard as one of
the best games of the season was
played in Elizabeth City Tuesday
night when the Colonials won a 10-in
ning game from the Senators 1-0.
• The game was a thrilling pitchers’
duel, with Lynch and Lester Jordan
on the mound for Edenton and Sabati,
who went the entire route for the
Senators. Lynch was replaced by Jor
dan in the seventh. It was a 0-0 score
i until the tenth inning when Phillips,
Colonial fielder, was walked. With two
men Out, Doc Murphy, Colonial third
! sacker, hit a sizzling double which
scored Phillips and resulted in the
: only run of the game.
■ Messina was the leading Colonial
batter, getting two of the four hits.
The Senators made five hits.
Edenton 2. Elizabeth City 0
Aided by a shower, the Colonials
edged out over the Elizabeth City
Senators Monday night on Hicks Field
2-0. After the Senators had their
time at bat in the fifth inning a down
pour sent all fans scrambling for the
grandstand to prevent a solid drench
ing. For about an hour a heavy rain
fell transforming the diamond into a
virtual lake.
The Colonials scored their two runs
in the third inning, when Messina
walked and Andrewsh scrificed. 80,
, honko was safe on an error. Parker,
. next up, hit a stinging drive to center
field, and when the ball went through
, the fielder, Messina and Bohonko
raced home.
Schadel was on the mound for the
Colonials and allowed four hits dur
ing the five innings, two of which
were made in the second inning, al
though the Senators were prevented
from scoring.
Weaver was the Senator’s hurler
and gave up only three hits in the
four and one-half innings he faced
I the Colonials. Manager Gashouse
Parker led at the bat with two of the
three hits. Messina made the other
Colonial hit.
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Red Men To Elect
Dfficers Monday
All Members Urged to
Attend and Take
Part
At the last two meetings of Chow
an Tribe of Red Men officers were I
nominated for the six-month term be
ginning July 1. The election of a slate
, of officers be held at the meet
i ing to be held in the Red Men’s hall
: next Monday night at 7:30 o’clock.
Every member of the tribe is espec
ially urged to attend and take part
■ in this very important matter.
Leroy Skinner is the outgoing
; Sachem of the tribe.
REVIVAL CLOSES SUNDAY
The Rev. Eather C. Alexander, pas
tor of the First Christian Church, an- i
nounced early this week that the an- ,
nual rivival being held at the church j
will come to a close next Sunday (
night. He also stated that the church i
will observe Homecoming Day next
Sunday, with dinner served on the (
church ground. <
Mr. Alexander has been preaching ]
for the revival and invites the pub
lic to attend the remaining services.
Meeting Called For
Vegetables Growers
Df Chowan County
Harvesting, Marketing
And Handling Will Be
Topic Discussed
In the Rocky Hock School auditor
ium on Friday night of this week,
June 24, at 8 o’clock, County Agent
C. W. Overman is calling a meeting
of all vegetable growers of Chowan
County. Mr. Overman states that he
does not have a complete mailing list
of vegetable growers and that he
hopes readers of this item will pass
the word along to any other growers
and write them to attend.
Mr. Overman and several leading
vegetable growers have talked over
the present method of harvesting and
marketing vegetables in Chowan
County, and the conclusion has been
reached that only by proper harvest
ing, grading, packaging and market
ing vegetables can farmers hope to
obtain the highest returns for grow
ers and to meet the competition of |
California and other areas which are
putting top quality produce on the
market.
Mr. Overman stated that two vege
table and marketing specialists from
State College will attend Friday
night’s meeting. These men will dis
cuss the methods being employed by
some other areas and also discuss the
possibility for improving the situa
tion in Chowan County.
Mr. Overman says that he realizes
the weather is hot and that many who
should be interested are very busy,
but he emphasizes the fact that the
meeting will provide an opportunity
for vegetable growers in the county
to do things which will bring them
higher returns for their produce.
“I think it is most timely that we
get started now,” said Mr. Overman.
“This is a matter of your business
and I hope we will have as many
vegetable growers at the meeting as
possible.”
Holland Improves
Farm By Drainage
Digs Dragline Ditch on
Chambers Ferry
Farm
By R. C. JORDAN
Soil Conservation Service
R. C. Holland of Edenton has re
cently excavated a dragline ditch on
his Chambers Ferry farm in the Cow
pen Neck section of Chowan County.
On this farm Mr. Holland had several
low-lying bottom areas which were in
need of drainage. A portion of the
bottom area was in woodland but
would make good yields of row crops
with adequate drainage. The re
maining portion of the bottom area
had been in row crop use for sev
eral years. Bad drainage, however,
made cultivation operations difficult.
It was to drain these low, undrained
bottoms that Mr. Holland dug his
dragline ditch.
Since digging the ditch, woodland
clearing operations have been com
pleted on most of ten acres of ad
joining land. These operations were
previously halted on account of the
lack of drainage.
Mr. Holland states that he is par
ticularly well pleased with the per
formance of his ditch. He says, “Be
fore I dug the ditch those low bot
toms kept the cultivators out for a
week; now they can be cultivated the
next day following a rain.” He added
“To me that is the difference in get
ting a crop of corn and in having to
take a crop of smart weeds or cockle
burs.”
The total length of the ditch was
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Hospital Auxiliary
Entertains Staff
Delightful Affair Held
At Mulberry Hill
Wednesday
Chowan Hospital’s Auxiliary enter
tained Wednesday evening at 6:30
o’clock at Mulberry Hill, house of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas B. Wood, in honor
of the hospital staff, nurses, nurses’
aides and guests.
A feature of the affair was a delici
ous picnic supper consisting of fried
chicken, potato salad, deviled eggs,
hot rolls, peach ice cream and cake.
The party was very much enjoyed
by all who attended.
Standard Printing Co ei
Chowan Charily IT 11
’ Commerce Moves To
Os f iceOn King Street
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j Streamlines ‘Colony’ |
JOHN W. PARKER
General Manager John W. Parker
has perfected a job of streamlining
Paul Green’s symphonic drama “The
Lost Colony,”’ which opens in The
. Waterside Theatre at Manteo on
Roanoke Island, Saturday night, July
2, for its ninth season. Without lower
ing the high standards that has made
, the show one of the most outstanding
outdoor productions in the world,
. Parker has cut corners which obser
vers believe will make this season the
most successful from a financial and
attendance standpoint.
Coach Thompson
Speaker At Rotary
Explains Summer Rec
reation Program For
! Edenton
Coach George Thompson was the
l prinicipal speaker at last week’s Rot
ary meeting, and explained to the
Rotarians his plans for Edenton’s re
creation program during the sum
mer.
Mr. Thompson pointed out the ad
vantages of supervised recreation
and said his No. 1 objective is to
1 provide a program for the youngsters
of Edenton which is physically whole
■ some and socially sound.
Mr. Thompson said he was agree
; ably suprised to see so many turn
t out for knee pant baseball. In fact,
so many have reported at the ball
park that it is necessary to work
t with them in shifts. He further stated
that other forms of recreation will
be provided in order to hold the in
’ terest of the youngsters.
I Thompson said he hopes to meet
. every boy in Edenton between the
ages of 8 and 16 years, and while
I it is impossible to devote personal
. attention to each boy, his program
. will include something of interest to
, each one in way of group activities.
, Coach Thompson said it was a
pleasure to him to work with the boys
. and that he realizes a sense of sat
. isfaction in seeing them progress.
. He said he stresses the fact among
. the boys that sports has no place for
t a quitter, and that thus far all the
. boys are responding splendidly to his
I instructions.
He is well pleased with the re
, sponse and interest of the boys who
. have reported and asked for the moral
support of parents and adults in gen
. eral.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH SERVICES
Services at the First Christian
Church have been announced by the
, pastor, the Rev. Eather C. Alexand
' er, as follows: Bible School at 10
o’clock Sunday morning; morning
service at 11 o’clock; Young People’s
I meeting at 6:30 P. M.; evening ser
-1 vice at 7:45 o’clock.
The mid-week prayer service will
be held Wednesday night at 7:30
o’clock. Everyone is welcome to all
services.
ROTARY MEETS TODAY
Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet
today (Thursday) at 1 o’clock in the
Parish House. Due to the fact that
President James E. Wood has only a
few more meetings to preside as
president, he urges all members to
attend in order to register a 100 per
cent attendance before he goes out
•f office.
$2.00 Per Year.
Now Occupying Build
ing Jointly With
Geo. Norris
INVITES PRESS
Many Activities Will
Continue to Be Car
ried On
The Chamber o f Commerce and
Merchants Association has moved to
new quarters located on East King
Street and sharing the offices of
George Norris, local building con
tractor.
The organization maintains among
its many services rooms and apart
ments registration facilities for both
renter and seeker; a central regis
ter for local happenings, enabling or
ganizations to avoid conflict with
others in sponsoring town events; a
credit bureau for use of members of
the organization locally and in other
towns; fiee notary service to mem
bers and service men; Thompson’s
Register for facilitating the locating
of manufacturers all over the country'
and covering every marketable item;
tourist information and guided tours
of Edenton; fishing information; a
solicitation’s committee which func
tions to clamp down on unauthorized
solicitations and attempts to elimi
nate fraudulent salesmen from milk
ing the citizens. The organization is
now in the process of sending out invi
tations to editors of over 200 North
Carolina newspapers who will be at
the Press Association Convention
June 30 at Nags Head, to visit his
toric Edenton. .
According to membership Chairman
George S. Twiddy, the new 1949-50
plaques are now in the process of
distribution. He cited Mrs. Haywood
Phthisic as being the first to send in
the 1949-1950 dues some months ago,
The next holiday closing according
to the agreed schedule among the
merchants is on July 4th, says Gus
Hughes, Chairman of the Merchants
Committee.
Holland Speaker
At Lions Meeting
Emphasizes Importance
of Paying Taxes
Promptly
R. C. Holland was the principal
speaker at the Lions Club meeting
Monday night, using as his subject
“Taxes.”
Mr. Holland emphasized the import
ance of paying taxes promptly, say
ing many hold off as long as possible
and at the same time expect the Coun
ty Commissioners to carry on the
county government when the annual
county budget is calculated upon the
premise that the entire tax levy is
collected. Quite a few people, said
Mr. Holland, disregard advertisement
and posting of names for delinquent
taxes, which reflects a failure of per
forming one’s duty. He also stated
that the Sheriff has the authority to
attach personal property for unpaid
taxes and if this was resorted to, there
is a possibility that there would be
fewer delinquent taxpayers.
The regular meeting scheduled for
July 4 has been cancelled due to the
national holiday, so that the next
meeting will be held Monday night,
July 18. At that time the new officers
of the club for the ensuing year will
be installed.
Dime Sociely Will
Meet Tuesday Night
A very important meeting of the
Dime Society of the Baptist Church
will be held Tuesday night at the home
of Mrs. John Harrell. Every member
is requested to carry a contribution or
else send one if unable to attend the
meeting.
Special Service For
Methodist Society
A meeting of the Woman’s Society
of Christian Sendee of the Methodist
Church will be held Wednesday night,
June 29 at the Church.
This will be a spiritual life worship
service and will begin at 8 o’clock. All
members and friends are invited to
attend.