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Volume XVl.—Number 40. William Sutherland New Field Executive For District Scouts Comes to Tidewater Sec tion With 18 Years Experience eagleTscout Very Active In Work Following Duty In Army V 1 Harold V. Pace, Sco’ut Executive of Tidewater Council, Boy Scouts of America, Norfolk has announced the arrival of William A. Sutherland, who will serve as Field Executive in the Albemarle Districts.' Sutherland comes to the Council with 18 years of Scout experience attaining the rank of Eagle Scout, four and one half years with the Army, two of which were in the European Theater, and separating with the rank of Captain of Cavalry, all in addition to six years in the business field is a chemist in a rayon corporation and a salesman with a paper company. Sutherland was born in Thurmond, West Va., and resided in Hinton, Va., too, for a short while, then moving to Clifton Forge, Va., which has been his home for 23 years. He attended grammar school and high school in Clifton Forge and upon graduation from high school attended Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va., graduating with a B. S. Degree in chemistry in June, 1939. Employment was immediately found with the North American Rayon Corp., Eliza bethtown, Tenn., as an analytical chemist in the laboratory. In May, 1941, he was called into active service for one year which stretched into four and one half years. This period of time was spent train ing in the U. S. for war service in the cavalry and consisted of both horse training and tactics of mechanization. The last two years were with tTie Third Army in Europe and, upon re turn to the U. S. in October, 1945, he was separated at Fort George C. Meade with the rank of Captain. Mr. Sutherland returned to Eliza bethtown, Tenn., in early 1946 to work as special analyst and technician in the Chemical Division at North American Rayon Corp. His employ ment continued until the early part of 1948. at which time he went to work as salesman with the B. W. Wilson Paper Company in Richmond, Va. In August, 1949, he attended the Nation al Boy Scout Training School ax Schiff Reservation, Mendham, N. J. This school is the training center for all professional employees of the Boy Scouts of America and furnishes a well rounded experience in the phases of Scouting. Interspersed with these forms of employment and activities has been 18 years of Scouting experience which included a number of volunteer jobs. These included active membership in Troop 1, Clifton Forge, Va., as a scout, assistant scoutmaster of Troop 28 and Scoutmaster of Troop 130, both of Elizabethtown, Tenn., and more recently Neighborhood Com missioner in Richmond, Va. Revival At Baptist Church In Progress Series of Meetings Sche duled to Close Sun day Night Revival services being held this week in the Edenton Baptist Church xveek in the Edenton Baptist Church are drawing encouraging congrega tions, with the Rev. Charles S. Bond of Knoxville, Tenn., doing the preach ing. The revival will come to an end with the Sunday night service, ,80 that a cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend what qprvicee re main. Services are held each day, exclud 1 ing Saturday, at 10 o’clock in the morning and 8 o’clock at night. White Cane Sale Nets Over $225 Dr. Martin Wisely, who had charge of the 'White Cane Sale sponsored by the Edenton Lions Club, repotted at the club’s meeting Monday night that contributions amounted to something f over |226. Dr. Wisely said his re , port was still not complete and that he expected a little more to add to the amount THE CHOWAN HERALD New Scout Executive | WILLIAM A. SUTHERLAND Announcement was made this week that William A. Sutherland has been appointed Field Scout Executive for the Albemarle District. Mr. Sutherland suc ceeds Bill Warren. Commissioners Say “No” To Number Os Requests For Funds Turn Thumbs Down to Employment of Case Worker Chowan County Commissioners at their meeting apparently decided to adopt the use of the word ‘no” when it comes to appropriating funds not provided for in the budget. Three re quests involving the expenditure of money were rejected. The first request to be frowned upon by the Commissioners was a re quest by the County Welfare Board for a case worker. Next in line was a request of J. L. Wiggins, veterans service officer, for an officer to con duct his business, and third was a re quest from the home demonstration office for payment of a secretary to replace Miss Ernestine Jones, who is on sick leave. “We have our budget made up, which calls for practically every cent of revenue at our command,” was the opinion expressed by the Commission ers, “and we just must start to say ‘no’ to the ever increasing requests for outlay of money which has not been provided for in the budget.” Many Sip Petition For Paving Road In Upper End County State Highway Commis sion, However, Has Road on Program Chowan County Commissioners on Monday received a petition asking the State Highway and Public Works Commission to hard surface the road from Center Hill to Ryland, known as New Road, a distance of five miles. There are 44 houses on the road and the petition carried 76 signatures. The Commissioners took no action on the petition due to the fact that the road in question is already on the program of improvements in Chowan County contemplated by the Highway Commission. Gilchrists Come Back To Make Home In Edenton Dr. and Mrs. G. L. Gilchrist re turned to Edenton over the week-end from Farmville, N. C., and will again nake their home in Edenton. Dr. Oilchrist, a veterinarian, practiced in Edenton until five years ago, when he went to Farmville. He will continue in the veterinary business and will be located at the filling station on the Marine Corps Air Station road just beyond the residence of C. W. Overman. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina,Friday, </. Progress Shown In Drive By Auxiliary For New Members Sixty Members Enrolled By Local Group Up to First of Week Another year of continued growth by the American Legion Auxiliary was predicted early this week by Mrs. Roy Leary, membership chairman of the local Auxiliary unit, as first re turns from the current membership campaign came in. The Auxiliary has approximately doubled its strength in the past four years and is now approaching the 1,- 000,000 member mark. Mrs. Leary ex plained. It now has more than 13,000 local units, located in practically every city and town in the United Sates and territories, as well as in a number of foreign countries. “Early enrollment members for 1950 indicates that the Auxiliary will continue to expand during the coming year,” said Mrs. Leary. “Already the largest women’s organization in America, the Auxiliary has hardly be gun to exhaust its possibilities for growth. More and more of the wives, mothers, sisters and daughters of men who served America in the World Wars are finding the Auxiliary away to serve effectively for the veterans and the nation in time of peace.” Membership teams working under Mrs Leary’s leadership, have report ed 60 members already enrolled in the Edward G. Bond Unit for 1950. The Unit’s 1949 enrollment is 78 and its membership quota for 1950 is 78. Mrs. Leary predicted that the unit’s quota yould be filled by October 15, and that national enrollment for 1950 would reach 1,000,000, : Prepayment Os 1949 1 Taxes Show Decline Commissioners Believe Fact Reflects Gen eral Conditions Sheriff J. A. Bunch, according to ! Lis monthly report to the County Commissioners, collected $133 for 1948 taxes during November. This amount brought total 1948 tax col ections to $119,191.29. The Commissioners expressed some oncem in connection with prepay -1 ment of 1949 taxes,® which amounted to $13,713. This amount is consider ably lower than in recent years and 1 ‘he Commissioners are of the belief 1 that this fact reflects the inability of 1 many in the county to pay taxes. Miss Joyce Brunson Nurse At Hospital Miss Joyce Brunson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Brunson, a grad ate nurse in General Hospital, Nor olk, returned home Friday. Miss irunson has accepted a position as nurse at Chowan Hospital. OCTOBER 22 AND 2S DESIGNATED AS TWO DAYS FOR VOLUNTEERS TO KEOSTER WHO ' WILL DONATE BLOOD IN CHOWAN’S DRIVE Dr. Wallace Griffin, Chairman of Blood Program For Chowan County, Announces That Plans Are About Complete For County’s Participation Dr. Wallace S. Griffin, chairman of the Chowan County blood program, announced early this week that plans are nearly completed for Edenton and Chowan County’s participation in the national blood program of the Ameri can Red Cross. J. M. Boyce, chairman of recruit ment and obtaining -blood donors an nounces that tag day will be held the last two Saturdays of this month, October 22 and 29, at which time booths will be erected in prominent spots of the business section of Eden . ton and the County, where blood don ors may register their volunteer gifts l of blood. These booths will be open from 9 in the morning until 6 o’clock in the evening each Saturday. Junior Woman’s Club members will act as enlisters. Each volunteer blood donor will be given a tag which will 3how that he is doing his part to save a life by giving a pint of his blood. In bringing the benefits of such a project to this community, the execu tive board of the Chowan County Red Cross Chapter has been planning over a period of weeks participation in the national blood program. First Division’s Contemplated Secondary Road Program For Next Two Years Is Outlined Wade Marr Urges 1 Teachers Os County To Guard Heritage Principal Speaker at Ro tary Club’s Teacher Night About 85 Rotarians and school teachers of the county gathered in the Parish House Thursday night when the teachers were guests of the Rotary Club at its annual observance of Teachers night. The feature of Ihe meeting was an address by Wade Marr of Elizabeth City, who was in troduced by John A, Holmes. Mr. Marr was up to his usual form and his address was thoroughly enjoy ed by the group. He injected his usu al humor in remarks, but drove home the importance of proper teaching of (Continued on Page Ten) Prospect Brightens For More Houses Contingent, However, or Status of Edenton Ma rine Air Station Prospect for more houses to take are of the acute housing conditions appeared bright this week when Col. t. E. Hopper, commanding officer of the Edenton Marine Corps Air Station recommended to the Secretary of Na- I y the erection of 362 houses, speci ying that 125 be built on the base •roperty and the remaining 237 in or iear Edenton. Os course, the project is contingent upon the permanency of the Edenton ase, which is still a big question nark. Col. Hopper on Tu relay was inform ed by General Woods of Cherry T, oini hat it was his opinion that -he.bas'd will be maintained: 'Of-, enursa. ;hi\ in formation can mean one /of three hings. It can mean that/ ti e bus will be continued as a: present :or K can mean that it will tont'niie or. ;r 'limited basis and thirdly 1: ra : m;c:>>- that it will be maintained on a care taker basis. Col. Hopper’s recommendation cal 1- d for 512 houses, but 150 of this number was disapproved. The en ouraging angle to the situation is he fact that Col. Hopper is now con tacting contractors who might be in terested in building the 362 houses. The houses, if they are built, will be in conformity with Title 8 of the Federal Housing Act. I Explaining the decision of the executive board, Chairman Griffin had this to say: “Our survey convinced us not only of the need but of the great contri bution such a program can make in assuring our citizens an adequate sup ply of whole blood. Second, all our actions have complete approval and support of our medical, hospital and health authorities. “When the Chowan County Chap ter’s blood program gets fully under way Edenton and neighboring com munities for the first time will be as sured of whole blood in the quantities needed, at absolutely no cost for the blood. “This is a program of, by, and for our people, and because a large sup ply of the blood obtained through do nations here will be returned to this community, this program becomes a community opportunity and responsi bility. It is hoped that everyone who can give blood will cooperate, so that a man, woman or child in the com munity will have a better chance to live.” |_ Needs Work J On Oakum street, just north of Church street, stands an unpre tentious small frame building in which a blind colored man goes | about his work of repairing chairs. This man, Lloyd Norfleet, was set up in business principally through the efforts of Dr. Martin Wisely, a member of the Lions Club Blind Work Committee. Norfleet has the reputation of j doing exceptionally good work of repairing chairs and putting in new bottoms, but can take care of more work than he has had. For a blind man to be able to be self-supporting is very worth | while so that members of the Li- ' ons Club solicit any business of chair repairing to be taken to Norfleet at his little place of business. Edenton Aces Tackle Strong Team From New Bern On Friday Visitors Expected to Be One of Tougnest Foes On Schedule Edenton’s Aces will face what is ex ■ pected to be one of the strongest op ; ponents of the season Friday night . when they meet the New Bern High School team on HFks Field. The game will start at 8 o’clock and will be the third consecutive game on the home gridiron. Coach George Thompson, as well ' s the Aces, contemplates a nigged outfit from New Bern, and for that reason the Edenton squad is going through/ some very strenuous practice sessions this week. . The New Bern outfit will come to Edenton with a group of heavy and experienced players and, according to reports, the Bears have not been de- ' sea ted or tied thus far this season. ' ’’’he Aces tied Fuquay Springs last , Friday night 6-6 and the previous. Fri day night defeated the Elizabeth City Yellow Jackets 15-13, but in both games Coach Thompson observed quite a few mistakes. He is, there fore: attempting to remedy the faults he observed and get his squad pre pared for another real test Friday night. Members of the squad are in good shape and Coach Thompson is of the opinion his boys will give the Craven County outfit a hard fight. He seep quite an improvement in the brand of ball the boys are playing as the season progresses. The High School Band, like last Friday, will be on hand to add inter | rst and color to the game. Red Men Will Stage Chicken Salad Dinner Next Monday Night Hoped Women Present Will Organize Degree Os Pocahontas Chowan Tribe of Red Men will, stage a “dutch” chicken salad dinner in their hall on Broad Street next Monday night, the affair is scheduled to begin at 7:30 o’clock and will take place of the regular meeting of the tribe. Wives will be special guests and it is hoped many women will attend to see the new Red Men Hall and possibly stimulate interest in organi zing the degree of Pocahontas, the ladies’ branch of the order. ERNEST WHITE HOME Ernest White returned Saturday from Washington, D. C., where he has een taking treatments for a spine ailment. Mr. White is apparently im- j ’.roving. COUNTY DEBT REDUCED West W. Byrum, chairman of Cho /an County Commissioners, was au horized Monday to pay $585 on the aunty’s indebtedness. The amount represents road, bridge and culvert refunding coupons due November 1. $2.00 Per Year. > - . 13.5 Miles of Roads Will Be Hard Surfaced In Chowan 360.5 INDISTRICT County Also Allocated 25 Miles of Stabilized Roads The State Highway Commission’s First District on Wednesday outlined its proposed secondary road program for the next two years. The Division plans to hard-surface 360.5 miles of roads with bond money, 152.9 miles with betterment and fed eral aid funds and stabilize another 850 miles. Highway Commissioner Henry G. Shelton of Speed said the 513.4 miles <-f paving work represent about one half of the Division’s pro-rate part of the 12,000 mile paving program plan ned for the State. Work is already in progress on some of the roads, and more will begin later this month. First bond money mileage allotted to the Division’s 14 counties is as follows: Bertie, 29.4; Camden, 14.2; Chowan, 13.5; Currituck, 14; Dare, 10.7; Edge combe, 44.2; Gates, 22.3; Halifax, 55.2; Hertford, 28.6; Martin, 27; Northampton, 34.4; Pasquotank, 15.3; Perquimans, 16.7, and Warren, 35. “In selecting this mileage,” Com missioner Shelton said, “we gave areful consideration to recommend ations submitted by each board of county commissioners. We also de veloped and used extensively a cul ture map of each county showing the areas lying more than one mile from a paved road, .the number of school buses traveling each unpaved road and the traffic count and mail routes on the roads in each county. We set up no priority on paving these roads. They will be fitted, into our over-all L.ghway program during the next two years.” The Commissioner announced the following mileage allotments for sta bilization in the 14 couiites: Bertie, 100; Camden, 30; Chowan, 25; Currituck, 30; Dare, none; Edge combe, 90; Gates, 50; Halifax. 115; Hertford, 70; Martin. 85; Northamp ton, 80; Pasquotank, 35; Perquimans, (Continued on Page Ten) BPW Card Party Next Tuesday Night Affair Scheduled to Be Held at Hotel Joseph Hewes The Edenton Business and Pro fessional Woman’s Club will sponsor a card party on Tuesday night, Octo ber 11, at 8 o’clock. The party will be held in the Joseph Hewes Hotel, where the club has its now meeting headquarters. Tickets are already on sale for the card party and tables can be reserved through contact with Mrs. Lala A. Smith, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. Refreshments will be served at the party, and table prizes will be given. It is hoped that the party will be well attended^. The proceeds from this party will be used to purchase chairs to be used in the new club room, at the Joseph Hewes Hotel. Lions Club Sponsors Edenton’s Cub Pack R. E. Aiken Agrees to Continue to Serve as Cubmaster Edenton Lions at their meeting Monday night agreed to sponsor the Edenton Cub Scouts, who heretofore have been sponsored by the local Methodist Church. The Club was no little encouraged when R. E. Aiken agreed to continue as cubmaster. Mr. Aiken will be assisted in the work among the youngsters by the Boys and Girls Committee of the Li ons Club, which includes J. Clarence Leary, John Mitchener, Percy Smith end Haywood Bunch.
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