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—Number 9. Drainage Meeting ScheduledAtCourt House Friday Night Needs of County Will Be Discussed According To L. C. Bunch Lloyd C. Bunch, chairman of the Albemarle Soil Conservation District, announces that a meeting of the farm ers, land-owners, and other interested parties will be held in Chowan County Court House at 7:30 P. M„ on Friday, March 3, 1950. The meeting will be held for the purpose of discussing the needs of the county with reference to drainage improvement on many of the Swamp runs and small tributary streams of the Chowan River. Mr. Bunch stated that quite a num ber of these tributary waterways have become ineffective as drainage-ways for the surrounding farm lands. The cost of opening up such waterways is prohibitive from the standpoint of a single farm or of even groups of farmers. Efforts toward securing as sistance with projects of this type will be considered at the meeting in Eden- < ton on Friday night. Pursuant to Section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 the Distrust Engineer of the U. S. Corps of Engi neers has been directed to make a pre liminary examination of the Chowan River and its tributaries in Virginia and North Carolina for flood control and allied .purposes, including channel and major drainage improvements. Col. G. T. Derby, District Engineer, U. 6. Corps of" Engineers, Norfolk, Va., In collaboration (with Congress man Herbert C. (Bonner have called a public hearing on the optics to be held, as previously announced by Con gressman Bonner, in the Hertford County Court House in iWinton, on March 6, at 10:00 A. M. All interested parties are invited to he present or represented at the hearing, including * representatives of Federal, State, County, and Municipal agencies, rep resentatives of commercial, industrial, ■ civic, highway, railroad, and flood con trol interests, and property owners concerned. * It is expected that at the hearing in Wtaton, there vfill pregen ted ap peals for assistance with these drain age improvements, such appeals to be made by representatives from the sur rounding counties and municipalities, and other interested parties. Mr. Bunch feels that Chowan Coun ty, including the town of Edentop, should be well represented at the hearing in Winton on March 6. He, therefore, invites and urges all farm ers and other interested parties to jfttend the meeting in the Chowan County Court House on Friday night, March 3, 1950 to make plans and preparations for Chowan County’s representation and participation in the hearing at Wintorv Mrs. George Mack Speaker For OAR Presents an Interesting Program on George Washington The Edenton Tea Party Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolu tion, met Wednesday of last week tin the assembly room of the James Ire dell House, when 15 members attend ed. The meeting was presided over by Mis. J. M. Jones, regent, who during the meeting presented an honor roll badge for the chapter’s participation in the national building fund. • Mrs. N. K. Rowell and Mrs. R. N. Hines discussed the forthcoming cook ing school to be sponsored by the Chapter, which will he held in the school auditorium March 80-81. The .principal speaker for the oc casion was Mrs. George Mack, Ameri canism Chairman, who presented a very interesting George Washington program. “All of us are too familiar with the incidents in the life of George Washington to be bored with listen ing to them again today,” said Mrs. Mack, “but it is fitting that <we, as members of the greatest patriotic or ganisation for women in the United States at' least honor his memory. . “Our chapter should be particular ly interested since our great project is to preserve the home of one of his illustrious appointees to the Supreme Court. * “We could go on and on in innum erating the associations of Washing- JjTTVj ’ Tiilnlunl THE CHOWAN HERALD TALENTED WAKE FOREST CHOIR SINGS IN EDENTON SATURDAY NIGHT yinMW.ni.i.ww.j. ‘ -- -g ■ -- : . -t ■ . . . > JiHmSkP 9 j 919 ■? W Pictured above is the talented Wake Forest College Choir which will present a concert of sacred and secular music in the Eden ton High School auditorium Saturday night, March 4, at 8 o’clock. The program is sponsored by Edw. G. Bond Post, No. 40, Ameri can Legion, for the benefit of the Junior League baseball team. Reading left to right—First row: Althea Gathing, Bessemer City; Betty Pringle, Leesburg, Fla.; Lucille Mabry, Albemarle; Irene Flowers, Wake Forest; DeLena Jones, Pine Level; Julia Lawrence, Raleigh; Hilda Johnson, Elkin, and Emma Brauer, Ridgeway. Second row: Elva Lawrence, Durham; Lorene Rish, Louisville, Ky.; Erline Preston, Lake Charles, La; Anita Elkins, Bladenboro; Mary Ward, Bessemer City; Peggy Earp, Albemarle; Anne Baker, Charlotte; Evelyn Faulk, Dunn; Sara Page Jackson, Elizabeth City; Elsie Gentry, Roxboro; Iris Harrington, Kannapolis; Mary Fin berg, Wilmington, and Ann Blackwelder, Concord. Third row: Gerald Grose, Chimney Rock; Charles Greene, Charlotte; Allen Brown, Hendersonville; Robert Scalf, High Point; Charles Parnell, Lumberton; Henry Miller, Statesville; Don Hayyes, Charlotte; Robert Kuettner, Raleigh; Wayne Irvin, Winston-Salem; Frank Yandell, (Charlotte; Harold Stephens, Lumberton; John Carrington, Oxford; Seth Lippard, Mare Hill; George R. Cribb, Nichols, S. C.; Robert Red wine, Albemarle; Robert Frazier, Norfolk, Va. Bert Corpening, Bedford, Ind., and Neil Gabbert, Greenville, Ky., are rot shown in picture. -u-uuonr ------ •••> Pollution Os Water Topic Os Discussion At Meeting Mar. 17 Wildlife Officials Will Attend Affair At Ernest Lee’s J. R. 'Byrum this week called in tention to a dinner meeting which will be held ait Ernest Lee’s Case on Fri day night, March 17, at which time State officers of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation will be present and explain the situation relative to pollution of waters and othsr enemies of fishing. Mr. Byrum stated that the dinner will be a “Dutch” affair and that he hoped la-largfc number will at tend. Tickets should be secured as early as possible in order to make the necessary arrangements for the din ner. Tickets can be secured from Raymond Mansfield, David Holton, L. S. Byrum or Guy Hobbs. A feature of the meeting will be the election of officers for the new Chowan Rod and Gun Club. Ross O. Stevens, executive secre tary of the N. C. Wildlife Federa tion, says that the organization has taken on the task of helping to pro mote pollution control and prevention as its number one project. “A first task, and a big one,” says Mr. Stevens, “will be to help promote legislation in the 1951 General As sembly which will give the State an effective pollution control law. There is no such law now. “There are ways of working out these problems without hurting or hampering our industries. We all want industries in North Carolina, but also want to .protect North Carolina so that there can always healthy and contented people in North Carolina; so that industries will be permanent; so that we will not be dumping insur mountable difficulties on future gene rations. “You are familiar with the signifi cant help which came from the 1947 General Assembly in promoting more adequate conservation in North Caro lina. I firmly believe that some kind of help will come from the 1951 Gen eral Assembly if our folks let their Representatives and Senators know to the same degree that they desire an effective pollution control program. “The pollution control bill failed in Hie 1949 General Assembly primarily because there was no organized sup port from the people back home. Let’s let them know we are with them this time.” Mrs. W. O. Buys Will . Journey To Japan Mrs. W. 0. Buys, daughter of‘Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Pettus, will leave Fri day, March 10, to join (her husband, Captain Buys, in Tokyo, Japan. Mrs. Buys will be accompanied by her two daughters and Mis. W. A. Buys, moth er of Captain Buys. The group will leave by train for Seattle, Wash., from where they will board a steamer for Japan. MRS. TWIPPY HOME Mss. George Twiddy was brought home from Puke Hospital by ambu lance Monday. She was taken to Duke for treatments after becoming sudden- Edenton, Chowan Comity, North Carolina,Thursday, March 2,1950. FIRST ANNVIItStIiY OF REACTIVATION OF EDENTON MARINE CORPS RIR STATION BRINGS WORD OF PRAISE BY COL HOPPER •» _ Commanding Officer Impressed With Spirit of Cooperation and Hospitality on Part of People of the Community Wednesday of this week marked the first anniversary of the reactivating of the Edenton Marine Corps Air Sta tion. That the relations between the people of Edenton and the Marines | have been very cordial during the | year is reflected in a statement made this week by Col. R. E. Hopper, the , commanding officer. I Directing his remarks to the citi . zens of the Town of Bdenton and sur i rounding communities, Col. Hopper ■ had this to say: “On the first anniversary of our reactivating this Marine Corps Air , Station I wish to express my appreci ation for the splendid spirit of co-op , eration, friendship and hospitality . exhibited by the Town of Edenton, as a municipality, and by the residents Lions To Celebrate Club’s Anniversary District Governor Will Be Principal Speaker Monday Night Edenton’s Lions Club will celebrate ; its 13th anniversary at next Monday * night’s meeting in the Lions den, i starting at 7:30 o’clock. I The principal speaker for the oc ' casion will be Louis K. Day, of Rocky ' 'Mount, governor <xf District 31-C. ■ Quite a few visiting Lions are expect ■ ed to join the Edenton Club’s cele bration, coming from Hertford, Cole rain, Elizabeth City, Mantep, Ply mouth and Washington. An interesting program has been arranged and President Hector Lup ton is especially anxious to have every member of the club present. Meeting Os PTA Is PostponedToMar.7 Change Made In Order To Hear Miss Gene vieve Burton Attention is called to the postpone ment of the Edenton Parent-Teachers Association meeting which was sched uled to be held Tuesday, March 7. This meeting has been cancelled until March 23 in order to have Miss Gene vieve Burton, field representative for District 9, speak to the group, Miss Burton will use as her subject “Achieving An Active and Successful PTA.” PAVLICH JOINS CAPS Local baseball fans are interested to learn that John Bavlich, star back stop for the Edenton Colonials last year, has signed up with the Raleigh Capitols in the Piedmont League. » of Edenton and the surrounding com munities as individuals. I feel that the Marine Corps is fortunate in hav ing some of its personnel stationed in such a hospitable and friendly com munity, I Believe that both the Town of Edenton and the Marine Corps have .profited by our being here. “With the exception of the few ‘Dyed in the Wool’ Californians, I wish tTgviepeat my remark made to a group of Edentonians on our opening day, to the effect that I had seen and known a lot of Marines who had previously served on this station and that I had yet to hear anyone say anything* really bad about Edenton. I hope that the ensuing year may prove to be as profitable for you and the Marine Corps as the one just past.” Gaylord Re-elected League President Close Vote Calls For 12 Non-Resident Players Coming Season Meeting in Windsor Monday night, directors of the Albemarle League re , elected Howard B. Gaylord president for the 1950 season. Other officers elected were A. W. Bowen of Windsor vice-president and Bill Cozart, statis tician. During the meeting it was decided that each team in the circuit be al lowed 15 players on the roster, with the privilege to hire 12 non-resident players at no salary limit. 'Plymouth and Windsor voted for the motion, while Edenton and Hertford opposed it. Colerain was not repre sented, so President Gaylord broke the tie. Another meeting is scheduled to be held in Hertford on March 20. C. A. Phillips Succeeds Cates Superintendent Edenton Cotton Mills C. A. Phillips of Clayton has ac cepted the position of superintendent of the Edenton Cotton Mills, succeed ing the late J. W. Cates. Mr. Phillips is a native of Cary, N. C., and before coming to Edenton was employed by the Clayton Cotton Mills. He is a graduate of N. C. State College and served in the armed forces during the last war. He is married and has one son. Methodist Society Sponsoring Supper The Woman’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church will sponsor a supper to be held at the church Friday night, March 9, from 6 to 9 o’clock. Anyone wishing to purchase a tick et for the supper is requested to call Mrs. Edwanl Speight, .phone 73-J, or Mrs. Cecil Frye, phone 212-J. Tuttle Announces Schedule To Help File Income Returns In His Office on Queen Street Five Days, March 6 to 10 With the time for filing State in come tax at hand, R. F. Tuttle, deputy collector of revenue, informed The Herald that he will again be in his of fice five days for the purpose of as sisting those who need help in the preparation of their State income tax returns. This year Mr. Tuttle will have with him in his office M. H. Waters, State auditor, and they will be ready to of fer assistance March 6,7, 8, 9 and 10. Their office will be from 9 to 12 A. M., and 1 to 5 P. M. Any person subject to filing either income and intangible personal prop erty tax, or both must file such re turns with the Department of Revenue on or before March 15 and pay the tax due thereon. A single person or married woman having an income of SI,OOO or more during the year 1949 and any mar . ried man living with his wife on De r cember 31, 1949, having- an income of ■ $2,000 or more must file a State in come tax return. , Any person owning on December 31, ‘ 1949, intangible personal property, such as money on hand, accounts re ceivable, notes, bonds, montages, or other evidences of debt, or shares of stock of corporations (not wholly in , this state), must file an intangible tax return. t 23 Examined At Cancer Detection Center Last Week Clinics h5cT In Eliza beth City,Every Fri day Afternoon On Friday, February 24, the North eastern Carolina Cancer Detection Center held its weekly clinic in Eliza beth City under the direction of Dr. , W. H. C. White, when 23 .persons ap -1 peared for examination. The center is staffed by members of the Pasquo tank County Medical Society, nurses, nurses’ aides and receptionists. Those examined came from Edenton, Wil liamston, Plymouth, Windsor, Ahos kie, Hertford, Moyock, Maple and Cur (Conlnued on Page Twelve) Fried Chicken Dinner At Red Men’s Meeting Next Monday Night Chowan Tribe of Red Men will be served a fried chicken dinner at Mon day niglht’s meeting. The affair is in charge of White, who states 1 that the meal will be served at 7 o’clock. Immediately following the meal the regular meeting of the .tribe will be held. The dinner will be on a “Dutch” “ basis and it is hoped a large number 'will attend. $2.00 Per Year. InterSKS? Os Farm Bureau State College Experts Discuss Latest De velopments Approximately 65 farmers attend ed the monthly Farm Bureau meeting held in the community Building at Cross Roads Friday night, when the discussion centered around peanuts. Considerable interest in peanuts was reflected in the fact that many ques tions were asked regarding problems on various farms. Dr. E. T. York, associate professor of agronomy, at N. C. State College, conducted the discussion on the latest developments on peanut production in North Carolina. Dr. W. E. Cooper, also of N. C. State College, conduct ed a discussion on peanut diseases and the experimental work being done on controlling same. The discussions were supplemented by projected slides showing results in the field. Dre. York and Cooper spent the af ternoon with County Agent C. W. Ov erman, visiting various peanut farm ers arranging for the conducting of peanut production experiments and peanut disease control experiments in 1950. The farms on which these ex periments will be conducted will be determined by the specialists after soil samples have been analyzed and other conditions considered. It is ex pected to have two or three production experiments and at least two disease control experiments. The disease con trol experiments will be principally working with the Rootknot Nematode which is doing considerable damage on some farms. With the county agents from six other peanut counties Mr. Overman met with the State officials and Dr. Gregory, of the Experiment Station, on Tuesday. They observed eight new varieties which have been bred by Dr. Gregory, five of which were selected as worthy for field trials. Dr. Gregory plans to furnish enough seed of each variety to plant about 0.1 acres in each of the peanut coun ties for trial in 1950. Father F. J. McCourt Selected President Os Symphony Group Membership Drive Sche duled to Be Conduct ed In May Immediately following the concert of the North Carolina Little Sym phony Tuesday night of last week, a meeting of the local chapter was held in the high, school auditorium, at . which plans were made for a member ship drive for next season, with the drive tentatively set for May. It is the general belief that despite the ap parent difficulties in securing the re quired number of memberships, every effort should be continued to back the cause of good music in Edenton. The membership quota for one adult performance and one children’s con cert by the Little Symphony is $750. In order to insure these programs, it is necessary for the local chapter to raise a minimum of two-thirds of the amount during the membership drive. (Continued on Page Seven) Fashion Show Wi Be HeMMarch 17 Sponsored By County Council of Home Dem onstration Clubs Sponsored by the County Council of Home Demonstration Clubs, a fashion show is scheduled to be held in the Edenton High School auditorium Fri day night, March 17, at 7:30 o’clock. A group of models will display the latest spring merchandise, with the clothing for the show provided by Badham Bros., Belk-Tyler, The Betty Shoppe, Preston’s and Tots & Teens. Second Degree Tonight At Masonic Meeting At the meeting of Unanimity Lodge, : No. 7, A. F. & A. M., tonight (Thurs day) the second degree will be con ferred upon two candidates. Hubert ’ Williford, .master of the lodge, urges all members to attend and extends a cordial invitation to visiting Masons.