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Volume XVI.—Number 41. Parade Held Monday Including Local Band And Town Fire Dept. Affair Opens Celebra tion of Fire Preven tion Week 1 POSTERS JUDGED i Veteran Fire Chief R. K. Hall Rides In Old Reo Truck 1 Fire prevention week got off to a good start on Monday with the volun teer firemen manning the three trucks of the department headed up by the two oldest men in the unit, Captain Dick Hall and A1 Owens. The Eden ton High School Band gave a splendid performance as'they led the parade. Edenton and County schools have been having fire drills, and specially prepared fire prevention material taught by classroom teachers. Civic clubs have been putting on special programs on the hazards of fire, and the local theaters are currently run ning specially prepared motion picture films to fight the dangers of fire. The Jaycees strung a huge fire pre vention sigrf over Broad Street and had charge of the parade. President Tom Byrum also took part in the judging of the posters turned in by the children along with John Graham, Hector Lupton, and Miss Margaret Peeples. The poster winners are as follows: Frances' Boyce, first; Hugh L. Pat terson. second; Caleb White, third; all of the sixth grade Edenton white schools. There were no entries from the colored schools of Edenton. In the county Merrill Evans was first, Vernon Lee Wilson, second, and Margaret J. Tynch third, all from the Rocky Hock Central School. No entries were made from Chowan High . School. Winners of the colored county schools were: Thomas Jordan of •Britl ’V-t.dr* *■ Overton, i Center Hill High School, seconds Roosevelt Britt of Hudson Grove School, third. Additional winners to be given awards by Fireman Frank White of the county are Margaret J. Tynch, Sylvia Bunch, Jessie Ruth Hudson, all for posters on forest fire prevention. Others to be given awards by the sponsors of the Peter Carlton rad.o program are Larry Jethro, Wayne Keeter, Loreley Taylor and Faye Twiddy, for meritorious posters. President Marvin Wilson of the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Committee publicly thanks all who took part in the work to make the fire prevention week a success, partic ularly the steering committee com-/ posed of R. C. Holland, chairman; W. J. Berryman, Mrs. George Dail, Miss Goldie Layton, George Twiddy, and Luther Parks of the Jaycees. The initial prizes of $4.00, $2.00 and $1.50 respectively, were donated by members of the fire prevention com mittee of the Chamber of Commerce. Paraphrasing the words of Cap’n Dick Hall the Chamber prexy urges all to fight fire by preventing fires in the first instance and not only .one week throughout the year. Aces Meet Roanoke Rapids Friday Night Fans Will See Fourth Consecutive Game on Home Field Coach George Thompson’s Edenton Aces will play their fourth consecu tive home game Friday night when they are scheduled to,meet the aggre gation from Roanoke Rapids High School on Hicks Field. The game will begin at 8 o’clock. Smarting from the 7-0 defeat at the hands of New Bern last Friday night, the Aces are hoping to jump back to the win column. On paper, they should enter the game as favorites to win. The Elizabeth City Yellow Jack ets defeated Roanoke Rapids by a , score of 48-0, while the Aces won from Elizabeth City 15-13. However, the Yellow Jackets have greatly improved since their game with Edenton, so that Coach Thomp son *and the Aces are not taking it for granted that Friday night’s game will be a push-over. All of the Aces ore in good shape, so that a hard-fought game is in prospect. The band, of course, will be on hand to add interest to the game. THE CHOWAN HERALD Edenton Jaycees Meet At Triangle Tonight Edenton’s-Junior Chamber of Com merce will meet in the Triangle din ing hall tonight (Thursday) at 7 o’clock. Jaycee president, Thomas Byrum, urges every member of the organiza tion to be present, and to bring a guest if possible. Important Meeting Os Health Center At Elizabeth City Oct 17 Final Plans Will Be Con sidered For Mass X-ray Survey Thert will be a meeting of interest ed groups at the Health Center in Elizabeth City, Monday, October 17, at 2 P. M., when final plans for the long awaited mass X-ray survey for the Health District will be made. Dr. William A. Smith, director of division of tuberculosis control, State Board of Health, the consultant nurse, chief technician and health educator will be present. Persons from all tuberculosis asso ciations, civic and fraternal organi zations, county agents, home demon stration agents, school authorities, welfare departments, the press and radio are being invited to this im portant meeting. The Health Depart ment does not have a complete list of such organizations, and in case any groups fail to receive a written invitation, kindly send a representa tive any way. “This is a golden opportunity to ‘make tue greatest stc.y ward to | eventually eradicate tuberculosis from our Health District,” says Dr. B. B. McGuire, health officer. “It is of vit al and personal importance that every person in our health district over 15 years of age have a chest X-ray. It will take the combined efforts of all groups mentioned above to really car ry the baii in this great movement. .“This health district has been try ing for years to get this survey. Since we have the opportunity, let’s all put our shoulders to the wheel and get the job done. All practicing physicians in our Health District are especially invited to this meeting. Nurses and hospital officials are also invited. (Donkey Ball Game Next Tuesday Night George I. Dail and R. C. Holland Slated to Do Mound Duty Everything is in readiness for the Donkey baseball game sponsored by the Edenton Lions Club. The game is scheduled to be played 'Tuesday night on Hicks Field, starting at 8 , o’clock. - Coach George Thompson, captain of one of the teams, has announced that R. C. Holland will start on the mound for his team, while W. J. Taylor is scheduled to be behind the plate. Cecil Fry is captain of the opposing team and has chosen George I. Dail as his pitcher and John Mitchener catcher. Each captain is confident that his team will win, but neither one will venture a guess as to the ultimate score. However, laughs galore will feature this game, so it is hoped a large crowd will turn out to enjoy the fun. John Mitchener, Jr. Hurt Playing Football John Mitchener, Jr., though not old enough to play with the Edenton Aces, is nursing an injury as the result of playing football. The youngster, while playing on the school grounds Monday, fell against the concrete curbing causing a gash on his head over two inches long. The boy was rushed to a doctor, and it required 10 stitches to close the wound. The little fellow, however, appears none the worse on account of the accident. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina,Thursday, October 13,1949. | BIGGEST YIELD IN 90 YEARS | I i According to S. E. Morris, oldest white man in Chowan County, above is pictured the largest vine of peanuts he has ever seen in 90 years on a farm. It bears 225 peanuts by counting and not figuring the secondary ones. Taken from Floyd Griffin’s farm in the county, it might mean that despite damaging rains, there will be a good harvest after all. Little Jo Anne Leary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. West Leary, enjoys having .her picture made with this outstanding yield.—Photo by Peter Carlton. Fire Chief R. K. Hall Guest At Meeting Os Junior Woman's Club Members Plan For An other Mammoth Hal lowe’en Carnival The regular meeting of the Eden ton Junior Woman’s Club was held Wednesday, October 5, at Hotel Jo seph Hewes with Mrs. John W. Gra ham presiding. In recognition of Fire Prevention Week, Fire Chief R. K. Hall was che honor guest. Fire prevention was discussed briefly by Peter Carlton, manager of the local Chamber of Commerce, which is spon soring a program of activities on this subject during the week. He asked, on behalf of Cap’n Dick that the club members observe every possible pre caution at all times and not only dur ing Fire Prevention Week. Plans fir the mammoth Hallowe’en Carnival were outlined by the chair man of the Playground Committee, Mrs. Guy Hobbs. It was also an nounced that plans for the annual Thanksgiving dance are already un der way. The dance will be arranged by members of the Ways and Means (Continued on Page Twelve) VFW Square Dance At Armory Saturday William H. Coffield Post of the VFW, will sponsor a square dance in the Edenton Armory Saturday night, October 15. The dance will begin at 9 o’clock and continue until mid night. Music will be provided by a good 1 string band and the public is cordially , invited to attend. MRS. RAYMOND CARR COMPILES LIST OF INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT EDENTON IN CONNECTION WITH CELEBRATION OF BPW In connection with the observance of National Business and Professional Club Week, Mra. Raymond Carr has compiled some very interesting data, which follows as sort of a “Did You Know” feature. “This is Business and Professional Club Week all over the world, whose slogan is ‘Boost your town —it boosts you,’ said Mrs. Carr. “We of the Edenton Club in keeping with this idea thought it would be fine to honor our mayors since 1885, as a represent ative group of boosters; and at the same time honor our county products, both raw and processed, which are our money boosters. These are now being featured in the windows of the Betty Shoppe and the Edenton Furni ture Store. Along with this we have prepared a few facts, or ‘Did You Knows,’ up to the Spanish American War period, which have contributed to the boosting of our town and coun ty since it was first settled by Euro peans.” Mrs. Carr’s ‘Did You Know” facts concerning Edenton follow: 1653 Settlers from Virginia, under Roger Green, settled on north side of Albemarle Sound near what is now Edenton. 1663 Chowan County was one of the first precincts of the Lords Proprietors under Charles II; 1665 Until Charter of Lord’s Pro prietors amended Albemarle Jr. Woman’s Club Wins Permanent Possession Os Cup Local Club Is Awarded Honor For Third Con secutive Year For the third successive time dur ing its brief history, the Edenton Junior Woman's Club has been sig nally honored by being awarded the Mary Fearing Cup for outstanding work b\ a Junior Woman’s Club. The Cup was presented the president of the Edenton Club, Mrs. John Graham, at the district meeting held in Eliza beth City last Friday, October 7. The award was made in recognit ion of the club’s work in sponsoring the Edenton Home and Garden Tour during the Spring of 1948. The women were awarded the Fear ing Cup first for their playground project during the first year of or ganization; the second win was for the enormous success of the Hallowe’en party staged at Hicks Field. 10 BPW Members At District Meeting Edenton Business and Professional Women’s Club was well represented at the Eighth District meeting held in Washington Saturday. Ten members formed the Edenton group, which in , eluded Mrs. Corie White, president, Miss Inez Felton, Miss Louise.,Snvith, Miss Emily Smithwiek, Miss Kathleen Leary, Miss Minnie Hollowed, Miss i Evelyn Leary, Mrs. Mildred Spruill, Mrs. .T. L. Chestnut and Mrs. Annie Mills. settlements were considered a part of Virginia. 1665 Grand Assembly of Albemarle, first meeting of law making' body in North Carolina. 1668 Great Deed of Grant issued by Lord’s Proprietors which per mitted Albemarle settlers to hold lands under same terms as in Virginia. 1701 First church known as the “First N. C. Corporation,” came 1 into being, near “Hayes”, it ’ was later known as St. Paul’s. 1712 Assembly passed an act to 1 build a courthouse. First courthouse was a one story 1 structure. Present one built in ; 1767. 1712 Cupola House, oldest home in Edenton, built in 1712. 1715 “Town on Queen Anne's Creek” was incorporated. Town later bore the names “Ye Town on 1 Mattercommack,” and “The Part of Roanoke.” Changed to Edenton in 1722. 1720 General Assembly held in Edenton 1720-1738. Governor lived in Edenton and town virtually the capitol. 1727 William Little, of Chowan, one 1 of Commissioners for Province ' of North Carolina to settle di ) viding line between North Car olina and Virginia. (Continued On Page Eight) Dr. Southgate Lee To Speak Next Monday On Blood Program L_ _ | 4 Get Ready _J Mrs. G. Hobbs, chairman of the Hallowe’en children’s party stag ed by the Junior Woman’s Club, urges all children to get their | floats and costumes ready for the big day. Everything will be free, but all children who wish to par ticipate must be in costume. The party begins to form at 6 o’clock on the night of October 31 on the Courthouse Green. En- 1 thusiastic reports reveal that the 1 children are raring to go. 1 There’ll be new games, more fun, more thrills than ever be fore with prizes going to winning ’ costumes and floats. Legion Auxiliary Meets October 18 Many Important Mat ters Scheduled to Be Considered The regular meeting of the Ameri can Legion Auxiliary will be held at the home of Mi's. W. H. Coffield, Gold Star Mother, on Tuesday night, Octo ber 18 at 8 o’clock. The president, Mrs. James Bond, urges full attend ance at this meeting. This is the beginning of a new term for the Auxiliary, so many important things will be discussed, Mrs. Bond feels that by close cooperating on the part of the local unit, the organization may be able to accomplish great things this year in the important work that the Legion Auxiliary is do i.ig to help veterans who are in the various hospitals in North Carolina. It is hoped that members of the Aux iliary will not forget this meeting, as an interesting program has b en pre pared and refreshments will be serv ed. The officers and chairmen of the Legion Auxiliary are: President, Mrs. James M. Bond; vice-president, Mrs. John Lee Spruill; secretary, Mrs. Irwin Griffin; corresponding secre tary, Mrs. El wood L. Nixon; treasur -1 er, Mrs. Roy Leary; historian, Mrs. Paul Holloman; sergeant-at-arms. Mrs. E. K, White: chaplain, Mrs. Ray Bunch; district committee woman, Mrs. Pcui Holloman; Committees: Child Welfare, Mrs. E. K. White; Rehabilitation, Mrs. D. M. Reaves; Membership. Mrs. Roy Leary; Community Service, Mrs. T. W. Jones, Americanism, Mrs. Lloyd 'Griffin; Memorial, Mrs. J. N. Oglesby: Poppy, Mrs. J. L. Chestnutt; Music, Mrs. W. H. Coffield; Gold Star, Mrs. E. L. Nixon; Banquet and Kitchen, Mrs. Paul Holloman and Mrs. W. O. Elliott, Jr.; Hospital Auxiliary, Mrs. W. O, Elliott, Jr,; Kitchen Equipment, Mrs. D M. Reaves. Chowan Clubs Will Have Fair Exhibit, Attractive Model Being Constructed By H. A. Campen With a hustle and a bustle, Home Demonstration Clubs of Chowan Coun ty are preparing tiieir exhibit for the State Fair which is to begin in Ral eigh next week. Miss Rebecca Col well, home demonstration agent, is high in her praise for the active work ers, especially for the outstanding work of H. A. Campen, who is pre paring the miniature houses, barns and model county plan for the booth. Mr. and Mrs.* Percy Smith will leave for Raleigh during the week to help prepare the exhibit at the Fair. Mrs. Smith will remain all the week. The demonstration model will oc cupy an area 20 feet long by 10 feet wide. The theme assigned to Chowan County is “Progress of Home Demon- Work in the state of North Carolina.” , NEW STOP SIGNS Town Councilmen at their meeting Tuesday night unanimously voted to place “stop” signs at three dangerous intersections. These signs will be located' on Water street entering Broad/ Oakum and Church streets and at Oakum and Queen streets. $2.00 Per Year. Guest of Lions Club and Will Also Speak In Court House AT 8 TvCLOCK Campaign Now In Pro gress to Secure Don ors of Blood Dr. Southgate Lee will be guest of the Lions Club next Monday night, October 17, at which time he will ad dress the Lions on the National Blood Program, of which Edenton and Chowan County were among the first to join. At 8 o’clock at the court house Dr. Lee will speak at a meeting of all committee chairmen and the assist- Jants and others taking active part. I Personnel to assist the professional | and technical staff of the National Blood program were appointed this week by J. M. Boyce, recruitment chairman. They are as follows: Chairman of Residence, M rs. Jim Wood; Chairman of Clubs and or ganizations, George Twiddy; Chair man of Business, George A. Byrum; and Chairman of Industry, Frank Holmes. Chairman of the blood program of Edenton and Chowan County, Dr. Wallace Griffin, said, “Our chief ob jective will be ;o obtain donors. Our recruitment chairman, J. M. Boyce, in cooperation with our public informa tion chairman, Mrs. Jimmie Earn hardt, plans a number of promotional activities which will result, we hope, in an immediate and continuous num ber of donors.” Those having already volunteered to give a pint of blood to save a life are: Mrs. Rodney Harrell. Mrs. W. 0. Elliott, Jr., .Mrs. J. M. Jones, Mrs. Elliott Belch, Mrs, James E. Wood. Mrs. W. D. I’ruden, Miss Rebecca Colwell Ray Blanchard, Norman Lee Brabble- Junius Bloupt, Mrs. Ear! Goodwin, Jimmie Earnnardt. Parade And Review At Base 2:30 Friday Col. Hopper Extends In vitation to Public To Attend Col. R. E. Hopper, commanding of ficer of the Edenton Marine Corps Air Station, informed The Herald Wednesday morning that a parade and review will be held at the base Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Present for the occasion will be General L. H. Sanderson of Cherry Point, who will review the combined groups of MAG-15 and the Air Sta tion. The Cherry Point Band will furnish music. Col, Hopper stated that the public is invited to attend the review and he hopes that many will go to the base, where they will he directed by mili tary police. Permits Required To Build Fish Ponds R. S. Jordan or J. E. Cof fey Should First Be Consulted J. E. Coffey, in charge of malarial control, early this week issued a state ment concerning building fish ponds. Mr. Coffey emphasized the fact that a State law requires that anyone building a fish pond first must secure a permit to do so. To build a fish pond without a permit is definitely illegal. Due to the breeding of mosquitoes, prospective fish pond builders should discuss the matter with Mr. Coffey or R. S. Jordan of the Soil Conservation Service. Permits may be obtained from the State Board of Health through either Mr. Jordan or Mr. Coffey. TWO FIRES IN SEPTEMBER Fire Chief R. K. Hall reported to , Town Council Tuesday night that there were only two fires in Edenton during September. Fortunately very slight damage was caused By either of the fires.
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