Volume XVI. —Number 44.
38 More People Signj
Up To Donate Blood
In County’s Program
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Bloodmobile Scheduled
To Be In Edenton
November 15
AT PARISH HOUSE
Volunteers Urged to Re
port at Exact Time
Designated
Mrs. Jimmie Earnhardt, chairman
of the Chowan County Blood Program,
early this week announced the ad
dition of 38 more people who have
volunteered to give a pint of blood
on the first visit of the bloodmobile. '
The bloodmobile is scheduled to be in
Edenton Tues Jay, November 15 and
all volunteers are requested to go to |
the Parish House to give their blood.
Each person" who has volunteered
will be notified at what hour to be at
the Parish House, and Mrs. Earnhardt
as well as othes Red Cross officials, '
point out the importance of being on ■
hand at the designated time. »This is ;
very important, as a full schedule will
be arranged which will not provide '
for waiting on any person who is late. ;
While it is encouraging to note the
large number who have volunteered
to give blood, Mrs. Earnhardt inform
ed The Herald Tuesday that still more
are needed to meet the expected quota.
While two tag days have been held
to secure volunteers, anybody may en
rol! until the deadline, which is next
Saturday. Names will be taken at
the Triangle Restaurant, Mitchener
Pharmacy and Leggett & Davis Drug
store.
J. M. Boyce, recruitment chairman,*
* turned over to Mrs. Earnhardt the fol
lowing names who have volunteered
to give blood:
Miss Rebecca Colwell, Mrs. J. M.
Jones, Mrs. W. D. Pruden, Mrs. W. O.
EHiott, Jr.) -Mrs., R. T, Harrell, Mrs.
Elliott Belch, Mrs. James E. Wood,
Mrs. Marvin Wilson, W. A. Harrell,
James E. Wood. Miss Lorinda Ward,
No’-man Authement, Thomas H. Shep
ard, Robert Perry, Archie Layton,
Miss Margaret Wilson, Wcsiey Ches
son, Jr., Lee A. Norman, W. H. Peele,
J. A. Jones, Robert L. Pratt, George
I. Dail, J. Edwin Bufflap, William
Reeves, James Stillman, George Alma
Byrum, C. B. Mooney, Melvin Ashley,
Oscar Bunch, Clarence Jernigan, T.
A. Cjerniak, Pete Manning, Mrs.
Logan Elliott, J. C. Parks, Fred Ash
ley, W. M. Rhoades, Sidney Hollowell
and Bill Skinner.
Cupola House Assn.
Meets This Afternoon
Mrs. W. S. Summerell, secretary of
the Cupola House Association, an
nounced early this week that a meet
ing of the organization will be held
in the assembly room of the Cupola
House this (Thursday) afternoon at
4 o’clock.
Mrs. Summered stated that very
important business is scheduled to be
transacted and for that reason it ds
hoped every member will attend.
[DEMON'S COMMUNITY HALLOWEEN
PARTY ATTRACTS MAM YOUNGSTERS
Despite Inclement Weather, Many Express the
Opinion That Affair Was Even Better
Than In Previous Years
Threatening weather and a drizzling j
rain failed to have much effect on
Edenton’s Halloween party Monday :
night, when a crowd of youngsters
estimated "n the neighborhood of 1,000
gathered to enjoy the fun furnished by
the Edenton Junior Woman’s Club,
sponsors of the community party for
the third successive year. Although
previous ' parties were declared very
successful, Monday night’s affair is
thought by many to eclipse all others.
About 6 o’clock the boys and girls
in costume gathered on the Court i
House Green and shortly after 6:30,
headed by the Edenton High School
Band, whose members were diked out
in all kinds of costume, marched down
King street to Broad and on out to
Hicks Field. The youngsters were
in high spirits in the line of march
and were followed by a group of
floats and decorated vehicles.
At the nlayground on Hicks Field,
another Junior Woman’s Club project,
the youngsters milled all over the
plot in carnival fashion, where they
v. enjoyed various kinds of entertain
ment and were treated to free re
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Famous Kell Drivers
Likely To Perforin
Tonight In Edenton
Show Probably Postpon
ed From Wednesday
Due to Rain
The world’s Champion Hell Drivers,
featuring Stoney Roberts, sensational
one-armed daredevil champion are
ready to swing into action tonight at
8:30 o’clock at Hicks Field providing, •
of course, that heavy rains forced a
postponement of last night’s showing
of these world famous auto daredevils.
At this writing it was not yet de
termined whether or not the rains
of the last few days would make it
possible for the Hell Drivers to per
form on Hicks Field turf Wednesday
night but Chief of Police George Dail
and managers of the show were hope
ful that it would clear up in time for
the show to go on.
The police department, sponsors of
the Hell Drivers thrill cavalcade in
Edenton, notified The Herald, how
ever, that the entire show would be
staged Thursday night (tonight) as
advertised in the event of a complete
wash-out last night.
And to be on the safe side, show
officials announced that the daredevil
stars would hold over and attempt to
stage their 90 minute thrill show
program Friday night if rain or
giound conditions prevented perform
ances tonight as well as last night.
A world’s record aerial car leap, the
amazing “ice crash” flaming firewall
crashes and wild exhibitions of preci
sion driving are included in the 22-
event program.
In the “ice crash”, newest and most
terrifying of all daredevil thrillers,
a daredevil will send a speeding stock
sedan crashing through thousands of
pounds of ice stacked in pyramid
fashion on the field. This stunt was
recently filmed by the Hell Drivers
troupe, who appear in Edenton after
a record-breaking tour of the leading
state county fairs in North and
South Carolina.
Roberts, colorful one-armed per
former and a protege of the late
“Lucky” Teter, will attempt many
seemingly impossible auto stunts
despite the loss of his left arm. He
will climax the show with a world’s
record aerial leap the distance of a
bus.
PTA Meeting Will Be
Held Next Tuesday
Eaenton’s Parent-Teacher Associa
-1 tion will meet Tuesday, November 8,
i the meeting having been postponed
i from November 1 so that it could be
held in connection with the obser
■ vance of American Education Week.
. The meeting will be held in the
s school library at 3:30 o’clock and it
is hoped all members will attend.
freshments. For their entertainment
there was the old witch, fortune tell
ing, fishing pond, bobbing for apples,
a moving picture Mickey Mouse with
a feature attraction being J. R. Tan
ner, over 300-pound former Edenton
Chief of Police, and Billy Arthur,
midget newspaper publisher. Both
are from Jacksonville, N. C., and are
in big demand to put on their comedy
skit throughout the State. Unfortu
nately their act was cut short due to
rain, but it was thoroughly enjoyed
and drew favorable comment from
youngsters as well as adults.
While going the rounds the boys
and girls received free hot dogs, pop
com, peanuts, apples, bubble gum,
candy and witch’s brew. It was a
happy crowd with parents of children
having just as much fun as the child
ren therr^elves.
With so many costumes and floats,
the judges found it somewhat difficult
to determine the six winners. The
prizes finally were awarded to the
following:
First prize to girl for beet costume
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"Edenton, ChoWan County, North Carolina,Thursday, November 3,1949.
CHOWAN’S STATE FAIR EXHIBIT I
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in Raleigh, which was entered by the Chowan County home dem
onstration clubs. The exhibit is the handiwork of H. A. Campen,
and while it was not entered in a competitive class, the exhibit
claimed a great deal of attention and favorable comment. The ex
hibit will be erected in the Quinn Furniture Store window next week
so that local people will have an opportunity to see it.
Revival Begins At
Assembly Os God
Church On Sunday
Evangelist M. W. Rich
ards Will Preach at
Services
The Rev. Lerr S. Beiler, pastor of
the Assembly of God Church in North
Edenton, announced this week that re
vival services will begin in his church
next. Sunday night at 7:45 o’clock.
Services will be held at the same hour
every night except Monday.
The preacher for the meeting will
be Evangelist M. W. Richards, a
former lawyer and probate judge, who
will do some old time preaching and
pray for the sick.
The public is cordially invited to
attend all services.
IMspnng Dance
Win Be Held Nov. 25
Annual Event Sponsor
ed By Edenton Junior
Woman’s Club
Mrs. William P. Jones, chairman of
the Ways and Means Committee of
the Junior Woman’s Club, sponsor of
the annual Thanksgiving dance has
' announced that plans are rapidly be
ing completed for the dance, which
, will be held in the Edenton armory
Friday night, November 25.
Music for the dance will be furnish
ed by A1 Batts and his 9-piece or
chestra. Mr. Batts is a former featur
i ed saxaphonist with Dean Hudson’s
band. A highlight of the dance will
be Vance Collins, outstanding soloist.
Dancing will begin at 9:30 and con
tinue until 1 o’clock.
Table reservations can be made by
( contacting Mrs. William Cozart, phone
382-W or Mrs. James Mitchener,
• phone 114-J. Reservations will be
held until 10 o’clock on the night of
the dance, so that the tables should
1 be claimed by that time.
H. A. Campen Speaker
At Rotary Meeting
H. A. Campen was the principal
speaker at last week’s Rotary meet
ing, when he spoke on “Hobbies.”
. Referring to himself as a jack of all
trades, Mr. Campen said his hobby is
i wood-working and recommended a
, hobby as a profitable means of re
i laxation and reason for making life
• more enjoyable in that it relieves the
tension of everyday problems.
; Mission Study Class
At Methodist Church
The first session of a mission study
i course on the topic “Cooperation For
i A Christian Nation” will be held in
, the Methodist Church Sunday night
, at 7:30 o’clock.
i Mrs. W. C. Moore will teach the
first chapter in a series of sessions,
while four young people, Susanne
, Speight, Faye Dail, Johnny Goodwin
; and Herman White, Jr., will present
> the second chapter in playlet form.
. Members of the Woman’s Society
of Christian Service and Wesleyan
• Guild are urged to attend and visitors
are cordially invited.
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Auxiliary Os Legion
Plans Program To
Fight Communism
Organization In Midst'
Os Drive For New
Members
Constructive measures to combat
the spread of communism in the Unit
ed States will be carried forward
vigorously by the American Legion
Auxiliary during the coming year, ’
Mrs. James M. Bond, president of the
Edward G. Bend Unit of ihe Auxilia- '
ry, stated this; week an .he Auxiliary i
continued enrollment of members for
1950. ■ -
“Every woman who joins the Au
xiliary is casting a strong vote 1
against Communism,” Mrs. Bond said. 1
“The American Legion and Auxiliary
are recognized as the number one
■ enemies of Communism in America]
] and are scheduled to be among the
first groups liquidated if the Com
-1 munists take over the country. We i
I consider this a high honor and are do- j
ing all we can to deserve it,” .
Describing the Auxiliary’s program
of Americanism education and point
ing to the Girls States, sponsored by
the Auxiliary, as an example of how
the organization is working to train
good citizens for the future of Ameri
ca, Mrs. Bond said:
“Communists in the United States
. are tightly organized and have dozens
of so-called ‘front’ organizations to
heip carry out their subversive activi
ties. Against this organized strength
the individual is powerless. Only 'by
joining together in an organization
dedicated to Americanism can we suc
cessfully combat tiieir well organized
ond severely disciplined activities,
“In the American Legion Auxiliary
is the place where the women of war
veterans families can serve effectively
to keep America American.”
Motorists Warned To
Observe Stop Signs
i
Arrests Will Be Made If
Order Is Not Com
plied With
Chief of Police George I. Dail wish
’ es to call attention ,to the fact that
stop signs have been installed at
; three dangerous intersections in Eden
i ton and that some drivers of automo
• biles are failing to observe the stop
i order.
i These stop signs have been placed
at Water and Broad streets, Church
and Oakum streets, and Queen and
Oakum streets.
Chief Dail says that those who fail
l to stop when entering the above des
■ ignated intersections will be subject
■ to arrest and, therefore, urges drivers
i to comply with regulations.
Masons Call For Special
; Meeting This Afternoon
! Richard P. Baer, master of Unanim
i ity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M., has
; called a special communication of the
, lodge this (Thursday) afternoon at
' 1:30 o’clock for the purpose of con
: ducting a Masonic funeral,
i AM members are especially urged
to be present.
Chamber Commerce
Elects Geo. Twiddy
President For Year
C. Os C. President
GEORGE S. TWIDDY
At the annual meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce and Mer
chant’s Association held Thursday
night, George S. Twiddy was
elected president, succeeding
Judge Marvin P. Wilson.
Aces Will Tackle
Washington High
On Friday Night
Ninth Game on Sched
ule Expected to Be
Tough One
Edenton’s Aces are scheduled to
meet another tough foe Friday night,
when they will meet the Washington
Pam Pack on the latter’s gridiron. It
will be the Aces’ ninth game of the
season in which they have won four
games, lost two and played two tie
games.
The Aces will play without Earl
Goodwin, star ball toter, so that
Coach Thompson is expecting an ex
tremely tough gridiron battle.
Friday night of next week the-Aces
will again play at home, when they
tangle the Columbia Wildcats on
Hicks Field. The following Friday,
also on , Hicks Field, the Aces will
meet Kinston, considered the strong
est team in the Northeastern Con
ference.
The final game of the season is I
scheduled with Ahoskie on November
25, with the place yet to be determin
ed.
Presbyterian Service
On Sunday Morning
Announcement was made early this
week that services will be held in the
Edenton Presbyterian Church next
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. The
preacher will be the Rev. C. H. Maury
of Maxton, N. C.
Every member of the congregation
is urged to attend and the public is
cordially invited.
EDENTON mi SCHOOL STUDENTS Will
“RUN" TOWN WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK
Appropriate Program Arranged By Principal
Fenton Larson In Observance of American
Education Week Throughout Nation
Edenton’s school will take part in
the observance of American Educa
tional Week which will be observed
throughout the country next week,
November 6-12.
Principal Fenton Larson has ar
ranged an apporpriate program for
the observance which will be as fol
lows:
Tuesday—Visitation Day, 9 A. M.
to 3:15 P. M. Parent-Teachers Asso
ciation meeting at 3:15 P. M. At
night the High School Student Coun
cil will sit with the Town Council at
their regular meeting.
Wednesday—Members of the High
School Student Council will take over
the city government, with students se
lected to serve in place of town of
ficials.
Keith Emminizer will serve as may
or in place of Leroy Haskett,
i The following will serve as Council
men: Katherine Cam pen for Gra
ham Byrum, Earl Minshew for W. J.
Yates, Billy Gardner for J. Edwin
Bufflap, Glenn Rae Twiddy for J.
■larence Leary, Arline Cayton for
Clyde Hollowell, Evelyn Harrel for
A. B. Harless.
Joan Cobb will replace W. H. Gard-
[Standard Printing Co 0k Year
J 220-230 S First St ,
W. Selby Harney of Nor
folk Principal Speaker
For Annual Event
awards” MADE
New President Appeals
For Whole-hearted
Support
Joseph Hewes Hotel dining room
was filled to capacity Thursday night
of last week when the Chamber of
Commerce and Merchants Association
held its annual banquet.
The principal speaker for the oc
casion was Selby Harney of Nor
folk, a former Edentonian, but for
many years manager of the Norfolk
association of Trade. He was intro
duced by H. A. Campen. Mr. Harney
spoke about the growth of Norfolk
and pointed out many items of inter
est to the Albemarle section. He hu
morously told nis audience that were
it not for North Carolinians in Nor
folk, he didn’t know what they would
do.
Mr. Harney added an encouraging
not*- to his address when he said that
it was his belief that there is no de
, pressioi! on the horizon and that
there will not be another war in the
1 near future.
A feature of the meeting was a
very interesting and encouraging re
port made by President Marvin Wil
son. He reiterated the activities of
the organization during the past
year, among which were some out
standing projects, including the start
on Chowan County’s new hospital, go
ing to bat to prevent the closing of
the Edenton Marine Corps Air Station,
and no little amount of work done to
secure a more adequate bridge across
Chowan River. He was’ very pom pi i
: mentary of the interest shown and ef
forts made by various officers and
committees of the organization.
The program included awarding of
certificates of merit for outstanding
accomplishments in the community
during the year. The presentations
were made by M. A. Hughes and went
to the following: Junior Woman’s
Hub, Mrs. Jimmie Earnhardt, Lions
Club, H. A. Campen, members of the
Chowan Hospital Committee, Aubrey
Harrell and Audrey Pierce, winners
in the State 4-H Clubs contests, J.
: Rodney Byrum, Daughters of the
American Revolution and Coach
George Thompson.
During the meeting officers for the
new year were elected. George S.
Twiddy was elected the new president
to succeed Marvin Wilson. Other of
' ficers elected included J. H. Conger,
1 Jr., vice president and James Bond,
- treasurer. The following were named
: directors: Marvin Wilson, Henry G.
} Quinn, Henry Cuthrell, Philip S.
McMullan, Walter Miller, Carey
Evans, Percy L. Smith, M. A. Hughes,
i Erie Haste, Louis George Wilkins,
i Herbert Hollowell, Wendell Copeland,
(Continued on Page Twelve)
ner as treasurer.
Peggy Williams will be Town Clerk
! replacing Wesley Chesson, Jr.
Lucy Coffield will replace Miss
Louise Coke as tax collector.
Jackie Lane will be assistant col
lector, replacing Miss Celia Spring.
Betty Byrum will replace R. N.
Hines as superintendent of the Elec
tric & Water Department.
Billy Gardner will tackle the job of
street superintendent held by Frank
Hughes.
In the Police Department, John
Ward, Frank Hughes, Jr., and Mac
Privott will be on duty.
Earl Goodwin, Earl Minshew and
John Jones will replace R. K. Hall,
W. J. Yates and A1 Owens in the Fire
Department.
Thursday will be observed as school
inspection day, when J. E. Miller, as
sociate director of the State Depart
ment of Public Inspection will make
, an inspection. At 6:30 a teachers 1
i dinner meeting will be held.
On Friday morning an Armistice
• Day program will be given at 10:45
• o’clock, and at 8 o’clock at night the
Aces will meet Columbia High School
on Hicks Field. •