—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-
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
TALENTED WAKE FOREST CHOIR SINGS IN EDENTON SATURDAY NIGHT
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.