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
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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.
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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,
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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.