Volume XVI. —Number 47.
Auxiliary Os Legion
Begins Drive For
New Memberships
Needs Among Veterans
Says Mrs.
D. M. Reaves
Aid to war veterans and their
families will occupy much of the ef
forts of the American Legion Auxili
ary during the coming year, Mrs. D.
M. Reaves, rehabilitation chairman
of Edward Bond Unit, says as enroll
ment of the Auxiliary membership
strength for 1950 went forward.
The Auxiliary is seeking increased
enrollment to help meet increasing
needs among veterans and to com
bat movements to reduce the benefits
available to veterans, and widows
and orphans, Mrs. Reaves said. She
urged all eligible women to give their
support to this work by enrolling in
the Auxiliary.
“Each year as veterans grow older,
more and more of them become dis
abled from results of war-time
wounds, exposure and illness,” ex
plained Mrs. Reaves. “Disabilities
which could be carried in the strength
of youth often become more serious
with advancing age, and then it is fre
quently too late to prove that the
disabilities resulted from war ser
vice. The Legion and Auxiliary be
lieve that all veterans should have
the protection of the government they
defended and we are tfighting to
maintain hospitalization and adequate
compensation for the disabled.
“The Auxiliary also gives direct
help to veterans and their families
found in need. Our own unit here
in Edenton has helped a number of
such families in the past years and
we must be prepared to expand this
work if employment conditions bring
hardships to veterans. We hope to
have the largest membership in Au
xiliary history during the coming
year so our strength will be equal
to our responsibilities toward the
men who defended the country.”
Plans Completed For
Thanksgiving Dance
Affair WMBe Held In
Edenton Armory Fri
day Night
Plans have been completed for the
annual Thanksgiving dance sponsored
by the Edenton Junior Woman’s Club.
The affair will be held in the Edenton
Armory, starting at 9:30 o’clock and
continuing until 1 o’clock, and ac
cording to expectations the dance will
attract a large number of people from
this area.
Music for the dance will be furnish
ed by A1 Batts and his orchestra. It
will be Mr. Batts’ first appearance
in Edenton and he comes with the
reputation of being an outstanding
musiciaan with a very good orchestra.
For table reservations, Mrs. William
Cozart, phone 382-W, or Mrs. James
Mitchener, phone 114-J, should be
contacted. Tables will be reserved on
ly until 10 o’clock the night of the
dance. ,
St Paul’s Elects
New Vestrymen
Group Will Meet to Or
ganize Next Sunday
Night
At the annual Parish meeting of St.
Paul’s Church, held Sunday night,
four new vestrymen were elected,
three to replace retiring vestrymen
and one to succeed the late Fred P.
Wood.
The four new vestrymen elected
were Judge Richard D. Dixon, W. B.
Rosevear, W. E. Malone and Gilliam
Wood, Jr., who succeed David War
ren. Charles Wales, Jr., Richard
Hines and Fred P. Wood, deceased.
In addition to the above new mem
bers. the vestry includes J. H. Conger,
senior warden, John W. Graham, Juni
or warden, Oscar Duncan, Graham
White, treasurer, J. M. Jones, Jr.,
E. N. Elliott, Dr. W. I. Hart and
James E. Wood.
The vestry will meet next Sunday
night for the purpose of organization.
ATTENDS CANNON FUNERAL
t Mrs. Charles F. Russell spent Mon
day in Hertford, where she attend
ed the funeral of Elmo Cannon, Sr., |
j|| ijephew of the late Charles F. Rus-
THE CHOWAN HERALD
j CHILDREN LEARN ABOUT FRENCH HORN |
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A French horn player from the Little Symphony of the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra ex
plains th" mysteries of the horn to a music class. Children who have never seen instruments or an or
chestra now have the opportunity with the North Carolina Little Symphony. The orchestra, under the
direction of Benjamin Swalin will play in Edenton during February. Memberships in the Symphony
Society will make free programs for children possible. The drive for memberships in Edenton will be
gin next Monday, November 28.
Membership Drive
For Little Symphony
Will Begin Monday
Concert Will Be Pre
sented Some Time In
February
Edenton’s Junior Chamber of Com
merce Will begin a membership drive
next Monday, November 28, having
for its purpose the presentation in
,i>f-a by the North
Carolina tittle Symphony. The con
cert will appear in Edenton during
February, but the exact date has not
yet been announced.
The Little Symphony includes 23
accomplished musicians and will this
year play at eight colleges. In Edea
ton two performances will be given,
one of which will be a free concert
for school children of the county.
The Jaycee committee in charge of
the membership drive includes
Charles Wales, Jr., Mike Byrum,
Paul Partin, Scott Harrell, Logan
Elliott and Hal Davis.
It is hoped that many will purchase
memberships in order to bring this
outstanding musical organization to
Edenton.
Maj. W. R. Lucius
Speaker For Lions
Tells About the Supply
System In Armed
Forces
Major W. R. Lucius was the princi
pal speaker at the Lions Club meet
ing Monday night, when he spoke
very interestingly about the supply
system in the various services of the
armed forces.
Major Lucius proved to be a very
delightful speaker, interspersing his
remarks with a number of jokes and
humorous stories. At the conclusion
of his address he was requested to tell
some of his experiences at Pearl Har
bor when it was bombed by the Jap
anese.
War On Rats Will
Be Staged Dec. 2nd
Deadline For Bait Ord
ers Is Next Saturday,
November 26
Orders are now being taken for the
Chow an-Bertie Rat Control Campaign,
which is scheduled to be held Friday,
December 2. The deadline for ac
cepting orders is next Saturday, No
vember 26.
As in previous years, red squill and
fish bait will be used with three
.pound packages coating SI.OO.
Orders for nadt may be placed at
various stores, throughout the county
where notices are dfoplayed or at
County Agent C. W. Overman’s of
fice.
"Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina/Thursday, November 24,1949~
Aces Pull Down
Gridiron Curtain
On Friday Night
Local Club Will Travel
To Ahoskie For the
Final Game
Edenton’s Aces will pull down the
curtain for the 1949 football season
Friday night when they journey to
Ahoskie to tangle with the strong
Hertford County outfit. - The contest
is not a conference game for the
schools are members of different
conferences.
The Aces will go into the game de
cidedly the underdogs, for the Ahoskie
team has an enviable record, boasting
a long string of victories until the
recent defeat at the hands of the
Elizabeth City Yellow Jackets. The
Aces, however, are smarting over the
terrible whipping given them by
Kinston Friday night, so that they
iwill use every effort to close the sea
son with a victory.
Union Thanksgiving
Service On Thursday
Episcopal Rector Will
Preach In Methodist
Church
St. Paul’s Episcopal church and the
Methodist church of Edenton will
jo : n in a union service of Thanks
giving in the Methodist Church on
Thursday morning at 11 o’clock, ac
cording to a joint announcement by
th-3 ministers of the two churches.
The sermon for the occasion will
be delivered by the Rev. Harold W.
Gilmer, rector of St. Paul’s Episco
pal Church and the service will be
conducted by the Rev. W. L. Freeman,
pas cor of the Methodist Church.
Special music will be a feature of the
service. The soloist will be Mrs.
Frank Elliott. Guest organist will be
Miss Susan Thigpen, daughter of Mr. ,
and Mrs. J. H. Thigpen of Edenton,
ard a student at Wesleyan Conserva
tory, Macon, Georgia.
An invitation has been extended to
the members of the community to at
tend and participate in the union ser
vice of Thanksgiving.
Meeting Os Rotary Is j
Called Off Thursday;
Edenton’s Rotary Club will not hold !
its weekly meeting Thursday of this
week due to the Thanksgiving holi
day. The regular meeting will be ■
held Thursday of next week.
Plans have practically been com
pleted for the Rotary Christmas Par
ty which will be held Thursday night,
December 15, when Rotary Annes will I
be guests of the Rotarians. The com- i
mittee making the necessary arrange- <
meats for the party includes Gilliam i
Wood, the Rev. W. L. Freeman, Clar- <
ence Leary, Jr., and J. H. Conger, Jr. 1
OFFICES CLOSED THURSDAY (
County and city offices will be i
closed all day Thursday in observance i
of the Thanksgiving holiday. i
502 Take Part In
Big Turkey Shoot
Held BySkeet Club
Another Shoot Schedul
ed to Be Held De
cember 15
Chowan County's Skeet Club held
othe most successful turkey shoot in
its history Thursday afterruon when
502 persons took part oa the range
near tbq U S. Fish Hatchery., Dur
ing the shooi 25 turkeys and 1 four
ducks were carried away by lucky
shooters for the Thanksgiving day
feast. Two “jackpot turkeys” weigh
ed more than 25 pounds each which
were won by Sonny Stillman and
Emmett Eason.
Percy Perry, manager of the Skeet
Club announced early this week that
another shoot will be held Thursday,
December 15, which is expected to at
tract another large crowd.
At Thursday’s shoot the Junior
Woman’s Club sold sandwiches, hot
coffee, doughnuts and soft drinks.
Aside from the “jackpot turkey”
winners, others were: W. \V. Harrell,
J. L. Wiggins, T. D. Woodley, who
won two turkeys, while the following
won one turkey: Henry Cuthrell,
Fred Smith, J. H. Bunch, C. E. Bass,
T. C. Byrum, Robert Reed, Ray
Blanchard, Jack Jordan, J. C. Parks,
Mrs. Harry Crummey, Raleigh Hollo
well, Roy Sawyer, Ralph Parrish,
David Holton, Lloyd Lane, Joe Prit
chard, R. F. Elliott, Francis Hicks
and Bill Cozart.
Duck winners were J. R. Byrum,
Raymond Mansfield, Roy Sawyer and
Jack Spruill.
Twiddy And Carlton
At Kinston Meeting
Group Considers Two
Vexing Problems of
Merchants
George Twiddy and Peter Carlton
attended a very interesting meeting
in Kinston Monday which was attend
ed by members of 30 Chambers of
'Commerce and retail organizations.
The highlight of the meeting was
the consideration of two problems
which bother most of the organiza
tions, first to seek a harmonization
of store closing throughout the year
.in Eastern North Carolina and, sec
,ond, to seek ways and means of over
coming the problem of solicitation
which is causing no little worry to
all merchants.
Miss Millie Harrell
Is Honored at UNC
Miss Millie' Harrell, a student at
the University of North Carolina was
honored Saturday night when she was
chosen a member of the beauty
queen’s court at a beauty contest and
German Club dance after the Caro
lina-Duke football game.
The winners were judged by A1
Capp, creater of “LiT Abner” comic
strip. Music for the dance was
furnished by Gene Krupa and his or
chestra.
Mass X-ray Survey
In Chowan County
Dec. 7th To Jan. 14th
R. K. Hall Is Again
Jelping Old Santo
As has been his custom for
years, Fire Chief R. K. Hall will
again this year repair and put in
condition discarded Christmas
toys for distribution among the
more unfortunate children of the
community on Christmas.
Mr. Hall is now ready to begin
this work and urges that all toys
be brought to the fire station be
tween now and December 1 so
that !he will have them ready on
time.
Transient Guest
Accommodations
In Area Very Good
Sanitarians of Health
District Inspect 36
Establishments
Inspection of thirty-six registered
transient guest establishments in
Pasquotank - Perquimans - Camden-
Chowan Counties has been made by
K. J. Eyer and J. L. Batts, sanitarians
of the District Health Department.
Majority of these lodging facilities
were found to be in Grade “A” coon
dition, meaning that most of these
comply fully with rules and regula
tions governing the sanitation of ho
tels, tourist homes, tourist camps and
other lodging places.
Mr. Batts, a former hotel man and
graduate of a prominent hotel train
ing school, pointed out that some of
these establishments would compare
favorably with any in the country, j
On the other hand there is evidence
that some of the operators are yet
inexperienced, but indicate willing
ness to learn and bring their estab
lishments up to the highest possible
le\ el.
Tourist lodging has expanded to an
unrealized large business in this area
since U. S. Highway 17 travels
through the four counties of this
Health District. Many compliments
ha\e been expressed by out-of-state
tourists regarding such excellent ac
commodations.
The following definitions shall ap
pl.v in the interpretation and the en
forcement of the rules and regulations
governing sanitation of such estab
lishments.
Hotel, tourist home or tourist
camp—The terms “hotel”, “tourist
home,” or “tourist camp’ shall mean
and include all hotels, tourist homes,
•tourist camps, inns, lodging houses,
and similar establishments where
transient guests are lodged for pay.
Transient Guests—The term “tran
sient guest” shall mean any person
who rents a room on a day or by
week basis in any hotel, tourist home,
or tourist camp or similar establish
ment offering accommodations to the
traveling public.
Nc person shall operate such an
establishment until a sanitary inspect
ion by a representative of the State
Board of Health shows such estab
lishment complies with these rules
and regulations. A permit is then
issued. All sanitation grade cards arf 1
to be posted in a conspicuous place
approved by the inspector.
The rating and grading of all ho
tels, tourist homes, and tourist camps
shall be based upon the following
standards of construction and opera
tion: Lobby, halls, and stairs; toi
lers, lavatories, and baths; water sup
ply! drinking water facilities; bed
rooms; employees; and disposal of
wastes. These standards cover .light
ing: ventilation; physical structure
of the establishment; toilet and bath
ing facilities; safe water supply; ap
proved storage and handling of ice;
approved cleaning and sterilization of
drinking utensils; (Many establish
ments use paper cups). Approved
bedding; insect and vermin control;
health certificates for employees; and
approved disposal of wastes.
It is evident that some persons in
terested in this business are unaware
of the rules and regulations govern
ing such establishments. It is, there
fore, recommended that these persons
consult their local Health Depart
ment in regards to sanitation require
ments.
$2.00 Per Year.
Service Offered to All
Who Are 15 Years of
Age or Older
NO CHARGE MADE
Purpose Is to Discover
Early Presence of
Tuberculosis
From December 7 through January
14, a free chest X-ray will be avail
able to all persons in Chowan County,
white and colored, who are 15 years
of age or older.
Here are som<> ‘‘••lets about X-raying
itself:
It takes only a minute or two to be
X rayed.
There is no undressing.
It is free.
Every person who is X-rayed re
ceives a confidential report by mail.
This chest X-ray service is made
possible by the District Health De
partment and the Chowan Tubercu
losis and Health Association which
have requested the Tuberculosis Con
trol Division of the North Carolina
State Board of Health to come into
the county and make the X-rays. It
is the responsibility of all in this
county to make the survey a success.
The State Board of Health will
furnish five mobile X-ray units and
technicians to take a small X-ray free.
Each X-ray machine is in a trailer.
The units can be moved from place
to place. Stops will be made in the
towns and rural centers and at large
industries. X-raying will be done
five days a week, six hours a day.
The schedule of stops will be an
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Local BFW Club Has
Interesting Meeting
Letter Read From Mrs.
Dorothy Ballenger,
Now In Guam
Thirty-five members of Edenton’s
Business and Professional Women’s
C ub attended the business meeting
held Thursday night in the club
room at the Joseph Hewes Hotel.
Mrs. Corie B. White, president, pre
sided.
The meeting opened with the . club
collect and song, followed by roll call
and report of the secretary. The
treasurer’s report revealed that a
balance of $170.77 was still due from
the original amount of $277.77 for
the purchase of new club room chairs.
The president announced that the club
wi’.' hereafter receive one-half of the
proceeds from any entertainment
staged in the club room by other or
ganizations instigated by the BPW
Club.
Miss Fannie Sue Sayers requested
that clothing and Christmas gifts to
be sent to a 14-year-old orphan be
left at the Betty Shoppe at once, as
the box should be in the mail by now.
It was also requested that the pass
ing of Christinas card samples be
speeded up, so that orders may be
placed in time for Christmas.
An interesting letter was read from
Mrs. Dorothy Ballenger, a native of
Edtnton, who is in Guam with her
husband and family, stating that she
expects to return to the States soon.
M*-s. Ballenger said she is consider
ing making a lecture tour upon her
return, and that she would like to in
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State Fair Exhibit
In Quints Window
An attractive display is now in the
window of the Quinn Furniture Com
pany, where has been set up the re
cent Chowan County home demonstra
tion club’s exhibit at the North Caro
lina State Fair.
The exhibit, which, was engineered
by H. A. Campen, has brought a con
siderable amount of favorable com
ment, and while down town every
body is urged to look at it in the
Qumn window.
Thanksgiving Service
At Christian Church
The Rev. E. C. Alexander, pastor
of the First Christian Church, an
nounces that a special Thanksgiving
service will be held Thursday night
at 7:30 in the church. The sermon
wiß be pleached by the pastor and
everyone Is cordially invited to at
tend.