Volume Jaycees In Edenton Joining In National ‘Operation Economy 1 Frank Holmes Appoint ed Chairman For the Seventh District At their last meeting the Edenton Junior Chamber of Commerce en dorsed the Hoover Commission Report and will join with Jaycees through out the nation in “Operation Econo my” a movement to reorganize the federal government and urging Con gressmen to support all the essential features in the Hoover Commission recommendations. Frank Holme3 has been appointed chairman of the movement for the Edenton Jaycees, as well as for the Seventh District, which takes in Eliza beth City, Enfield, Plymouth, Roa noke Rapids, Rocky Mount, Scotland Neck, 'Spring Hope, Tarboro, Wilson, Williamston and Weldon. “Grass-roots determination to keep the Hoover Commission Report out of Washington’s dusty pigeonholes is the purpose behind the ‘Operation Econo my,’ drive,” says Mr. Holmes. “The Hoover Commission, formed two years ago to recommend reforms to reorganize the executive branch of the government, found that we are spending $4 billion annually for waste, duplication and inefficiency. Former ■President Hoover, head of the Com mission, recently stated: ‘Our recom mendations of reforms are opposed by many bureaucratic empire builders. It is only the citizens who can stop such obstruction.’ “The Junior Chamber of Commerce, a national organization with 1,800 lo cal chapters, has made ‘Operation Economy’ their number one project for the year. The immediate goal is to have at least ten per cent of the residents in every community [write Congress and the President in sup port of the Hoover recommendations. Repeat letters are urged as each bill of the Hoover recommendations is presented to Congress. “An educational campaign to mobi lize public opinion in every communi ty vJ?nr-jd. peaks’-? bu reau's will present the facts to show conditions existing in our federal government and tell the citizens of the Hoover recommendations to cor rect the situation. In every communi ty the battle cry of the local cam paign is: ‘Waste not, want not . . . Support the Hoover Report and its recommendations for streamlining our government’,” Mr. Holmes said. MrsXßJooney Winner Christmas Decoration Contest George Thompson and Hubert Williford Also Win Prizes Mrs. C. B. Mooney won first prize in the Christmas home decorating contest which was sponsored by the Edenton Junior Chamber of Com merce. SeconW prize went to George ' Thompson and third to Hubert Willi ford at the Williford Funeral Home. ■Mrs. Mooney’s decoration portrayed tSanta Claus on a side porch with oth er, Christmas decorations about the house. Mr. Thompson portrayed. San ta Claus going down a chimney and Mr. Williford presented a scene of shepherds watching their sheep. This year there were far more Christmas decorations at home than in previous years, and some outstand ing displays were in evidence which Were not entered in the contest. The judges were impressed with the| many beautifully decorated homes mpteli made competition keen. Judges in the contest were repreL sentatives from four civic groups, Mrs. John W. Graham representing the Junior Woman’s Club, Mm. E. K. White the Business and Professional Women’s Club, Hector Lulpton the Uons Club and George S. Twiddy the Rotary Club. - The; Jaycees desire to thank the judgse and all those who participated for their interest and cooperation in mi££a§l the contest a success. j||M|tNTS CHRISTMAS STORY lfib» Mamie Thomas Hogg delight- IBiHpMuteitained members of the fcawdist Church School Sunday fflorßgjr, when she presented an ,in- Story, “The Owner of the Staip*: The story had been previ auss «f eß * nted by Miss Hogg at a moefinK of the Women’s Society of Inn Education. THE CHOWAN HERALD . Year, "reviving old desired" , lUil da Y in "this petty pace" and continuity of life. It is a brief halt and a starting over. It is the abandonment ■".nn.ali™. IK. wake ir-i i ——THi gs vy^A/W/WW\/WVS^/WS/ l »/V/V/'/VS/\/S/S/WWVA/>. MUSS CHEST X-RAY SURVEY LAGGING IN FOUR COUNTES OF HEALTH DISTRICT Health Officials Say Only Approximately 5,000 X-rayed, When the Number Should Have Been More Than 10,000 According to officials of the four county health district, approximately 5,000 X-rays have been made to date in the counties of Pasquotank, Cam den, Perquimans and Chowan. The survey is about half over, and at this time there should have been over 10.000 X-rayed. The Health Depart iiYviu,, l! i. . --, -7 oplo, white and colored, over 15 years of age, to get their X-ray at once. Important points concerning the X-ray are: 1— This survey was requested three years ago. After so long a wait, it provides a golden opportunity to com bat tuberculosis. 2 It is vital that all old people —7O and 80 years of age and up be X-rayed. It is from some of the older people that children and grand children get tuberculosis, and no one should be willing to jeopardize the health of their loved ones. 3 The films show other conditions than tuberculosis of which one should I be aware. Some of these conditions I Masons Will Install Officers Tonight Hubert Williford New Master of Unanimity Lodge At the meeting of the Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. P. & A. M., tonight (Thursday) officers for the year 1950 will be installed. The installation ceremony will be in charge of H. A. Campen with W. P. Goodwin acting as marshal. The new officers are Hubert Willi ford, master; C. B. Mooney, senior warden; W. A. Harrell, junior warden; C. H. Wood, treasurer, and J. Edwin Bufflap, secretary. The officers ap pointed by the new master will also be installed at the same time. Mr. Williford succeeds Richard P. Baer, 11, as master who had a very successful administration. Fire Destroys Home Os Colored Couple William and Hattie Peterson, color ed, had the misfortune to lose their home Wednesday morning of last week about 9:30 o’clock when it was totally destroyed by fire. The home was located a fetw miles from Eden ton on Route 32. The couple has two children, but none of the family was at home at the time, the blaze being reported to the Edenton Fire Depart ment by a passerby. Local firemen rushed to the 3C«ne, hut the house was too far gone to be saved. The fire is thought to have started in the kitchen and only a few pieces of furniture were saved. "Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina,Thursday, December 29, 1949. Christmas Observed Quietly in Edenton No Accidents Reported By Police; Only Two Arrests Made So far as the Police Department is concerned Edentonians observed one of the quietest and sanest Christ mases in many years, according to Chief of Police George I. Dail. Over the extended holiday police were ob liged to make only two arrests, one drunk and one reckless driver. Despite the fact that many were killed and injured throughout the na tion over the holidays, the police re port that not a single accident oc curred in Edenton. Stores and -business houses were close Monday and Tuesday so that little activity of any kind prevailed. Business, however, was resumed Wed nesday morning. Kenny Black Signs With Raleigh Club Baseball fans will be interested to know that Kenny Black, who played for the Elizabeth City Senators in the Albemarle League last season, has signed a contract to play next season with Raleigh in the Carolina League. Black will be remembered as a su perb outfielder and a dangerous man at bat. He is now a student at thel University of North Carolina. BANK CLOSED MONDAY In observance of, the New Year’s holiday, the Bank of Edenton will be closed all day Monday of next week, January 2. Important banking as- 1 fairs should, therefore, be attended to accordingly. can be cured if discovered by the X ray films. 4 This survey is for all people over 15 years of age who are well. It is not the purpose for tuberculosis patients and ex-patients to attend the X-ray units. They will soon have a chance to have a large film made. slt is the earnest desire to have all well people X-rayed. The next scheduled visit of the X-ray unit in Edenton will be January 3, when it will he at the colored High School. From January 4 through the 14th the unit will be at the foot of Broad Street, except Friday, January 6, and of course, Sunday and Monday. On Friday, January 6, the unit will be moved to 305 East Queen Street for the convenience of cotton mill em ployees and people living in that com munity. A separate unit will be at the Brown Lumber Company one day, Wednesday, January 11. Hours for taking the X-ray pictures I are from 11 A. M. to 5 P. M. Many People Are Likely Infected With Polio Virus Opinion Advanced Fol lowing Surveys By Scientists With the March of Dimes campaign Scheduled to be held in January, Mrs. Percy Smith, March of Dimes chair man this year, points out that if you are over 15 years of age the chances are four out of five that you have a ! ready been infected with the polio virus. This statement —startling as it may seem—is based on prevailing scientific opinion, according to Mrs. Smith. In a review of a recent research report from national headquarters, Mrs. Smith revealed that March of Dimes scientists came to this conclus ion after completing sample surreys to detect polio antibodies in the blood of normal persons. She says that the presence of polio antibodies in the blood result from some previous con tact with the polio virus. Fully 80% of normal adults tested showed the presence of polio antibod ies in their blood streams,” Mrst Smith declared. “Scientists now be lieve polio is much widespread than the actual reported number of cases would indicate. In most of the indi viduals tested, there was no known previous history of polio. Scientists feel.that the majority of these infect ions were of the unrecognizable, sub clinical type which produces no symp toms at all or symptoms so mild that they cannot be diagnosed.” Scientists believe that these sub clinical polio infections are fortunate, inasmuch as it is this type of repeat ed exposure which can build up strong resistance to the disease. Without such protection, polio would be an even greater tragedy than it now is. More than $11,000,000 in March of Dimes have already been spent in seeking a preventive to the disease and to minimize its crippling after effects. Williamston Defeats Edenton Flyers 53-51 The Edenton Flyers, Marine Corps basketball team, were defeated Fri day night by the Williamston All Stars in a tight game by a score of 53-51. Anderson was high scorer for the Marines with 14 points, followed by Szabo with 13 and Hogue with 10. Taylor and Martin tied for high scor ing honors for the Williamston outfit with 14 -points each. COUNTY OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK All county offices will be closed Monday of next week in observance of the New Year’s holiday. Any im portant business should, therefore, be transacted accordingly. BIBLE CLASS MEETS The Young Woman’s Bible Class of the Edenton Baptist Church will meet Tuesday night at the church at 7:30 o’clock. All members are urged to attend. ■ „ - - ---■ / 3000 Peanuts And Cotton For Chowan In 1950 _ . * . _ /Cv ]_ Mayor Irked J Mayor Leroy Haskett is appar ently becoming disturbed by con tinued rumors that the Edenton Marine Corps Air Station is to be closed. “If the base is closed, but I hope it isn’t,” said the Mayor, “it will just have to dose. How ever, I do not appreciate all this comment and rumors about it when nobody knows what they are talking about. Such talk does the town no good and be sides tends to breed dissatisfac tion among civilians and the Ma rines as well.” Property Must Be Listed In January For 1950 Taxation Schedule Released For Tax Listers In Vari ous Townships Property owners in Chowan County are reminded that they are required to list their property for 1950 taxes during the month of January. As in former years, taxpayers are especially urged to make their listing early in order to avoid the rush near the end of the month. Listing of property is j required under penalties imposed by' law. Crop acreage for 1950 will also be S taken by the various list takers, so l that farm owners or tenants are re- j quired to have this information to J be recorded when listing taxes. This ] information will be confidential and ! not used in any manner for tax pur poses. Inform; tion required includes j the acreage for each crop harvested during the calendar, year 1949, the. I number of cows, sows and hens on the farm in January, 1950 and the number of people living on a farm in January, 1950. Blanks can b secured upon which a verified statement of property is to be made by each taxpayer. Only fe males and non-residents of townships and persons physically unable to at tend ami file their lists are permitted to appoint an agent to list their property. All male persons between the ages of 21 and 50 years are required to list their polls during January. List takers for Chowan County are Mrs. P. S. McMullan, First Town ship; Paul Ober, Second Township; T, A. Berryman, Third Township, and C. W. Parker, Fourth Township. These list takers will observe the following schedule for listing of prop erty: First Township—Court House daily from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. Second Township—Center Hill, Jan uary 12; Bertram Byrum, January 17; Coke Nixon, January 19; Walter Miller, January 24; Elbert Peele, Jan uary 26 and Henry Bunch, January’ 31. Third Township—iSpivey’s store, January 5 and 19; G. A. Hojlowell’s store, January 12 and 26; Briggs’ store, January 7, 14, 21 and 28. Fourth Township—At home of C. W. Parker except 21 and 28, when he will sit at Neal Hobbs’ store. Varsity Club Dance Successful Affair Spacious Armory Filled With Dancers Mon day Night Edenton’s Christmas dance, spon sored by the Varsity Club, in the Edenton armory Monday night was one of the most successful affairs held in Edenton in recent years. The spacious armory was filled with danc ers, and the building was profusely decorated for the occasion. Music was furnished by Dick Levin and his State College orchestra, which brought forth much favorable com ment. $2.00 Rer Year. Opportunity Offered to Grow Tomatoes For Canning Concern MEETINGS”CALLED Reduction Due to Mar keting Quota and Al lotment Programs Due to the marketing quota and allotment programs on peanuts and cotton Chowan County farmers will have approximately 3,000 acres of land taken out of these crops in 1950 as compared to the 1946-48 average, says C. W. Overman, County Agent. Many farmers are asking the quest ion, “What can I put this land in?” Growing early tomatoes for canning may be one possibility of utilizing two or three hundred acres of this land, Overman says. A large canning com pany is interested in contracting the growing of tomatoes in Chowan Coun ty for canning in 1950. To get such a contract it will be necessary- to have at least three hundred acres. The can ning has offered a contract which may be satisfactory to the grower* or which may possibly be changed if not satisfactory. For the purpose of explaining this proposition, meetings have been sched uled as follows: Rocky Hock School, Rocky Hock, Wednesday morning, December 28, at 10 o’clock. Gliden, L. C. Briggs’, Wednesday afternoon, December 28, at 3 o’clock. Community Building, Cross Roads, Wednesday night, December 28, at 7 o’clock. Chowan Court House. Edenton, Fri- I day night, December 30, at 7 | o'clock. | A list will be made of farmers who 1 indicate an interest and these will be | notified when a County-wide meeting will be held within the next 10 days or