Cooking School
la Edenton
March 39-31
Volume aVlL—Number 10.
litois Charter Night
Gala Affair With
| "Governor Speaker
Local Club braised For
Accomplishments In
Past Years
One of the most gala events in the
history of the Edenton Lions Club
took place .Monday night, when they
were joined by the Lions and' Lady
Lionesses from Hertford, Colerain and
City in the celebration of
T:he 14th anniversary of charter night
in the local club’s den.
Over 100 Lions and their ladies sat
down to a sumptuous dinner of Cho
wan ham, turkey and all the trim
. niings and later enjoyed a program
described by many as the best they
had witnessed in many years.
Miss Dena Phillips, a blind girl who
has been adopted by the Elizabeth
City Club, and who operates a con
cession in the Post Office building
there, gave a most delightful program
gongs, recitations and humorous
skits. She was accompanied at the
piano by Leslie “Strut” Waldorf.
Opening the program, Miss Phil
lips stated that she wished to dedicate
her .first number, “My Hero”, to our
land of freedom and opportunity and
also to Edenton,* “the cradle of liber
ty, the land of hospitality, tall, dark
and handsome men and lovely, charm
ing women and good cooking.”
Miss Phillips interspersed her vocal
numbers with a good variety of jokes,
which held her audience in a continu
ous spirit of mirth, and left no doubt
in the minds of her listeners as to why
she made such a hit last summer when
she song at Madison Square Garden
in New York on the occasion of the
Lions International Convention. As
aa encore, she sang “Darkness On the
Delta”, which demonstrated the ver
satility of her repertoire.
'But this was not all of the
tadrimeot, by any means. At this
point, Louis K. Day, the poular gov
ernor of Lionism in District 31-C was
introduced by R. W. Leary, Jr., zone
chairman, and immediately launched
upon an after-dinner speech, the equal
of widch has s4!dehi evtsf bfcc.. J
- in these parts. Interspersing and il
lustrating his thoughts with jokes
which had his listeners literally “roll
ing in the aisles”, Day rounded out
an exceptionally fine program.
In his introduction of Day, Leary
stated, “he has visited more clubs
traveled more miles than any district
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DAR Cooking School
Scheduled Mar. 30-31
Valuable Prizes Will Be
Awarded During Two
Day Session
In connection with the forthcoming
cooking school under the sponsorship
of the Edenton Tea Party Chapter of
x the Daughters of the American Revo
lution, the ladies had this to say:
"Attention, husbands and children.
When you hear the school bell ring at
3 o'cflock on Thursday, March 30, and
at 3 o’clock and 7:30 o’clock on Fri
day, March 31, be sure to see that
mother is in her seat at the cooking
school at Edenton High School audi
torium in Edenton, because it’s go
ing to make you laugh not cry to see
a mother at school. There she is go
ing to learn how to cook something
else good on beautiful new General
Electric, Frigidaire and Keivinator
dleCtric ranges with fine food pro
ducts and she’s liable to come home
with a new electric waffle iron or
f targe basket of delicious groceries.
“Watch the windows in the Edenton
Budding & -Loan office this month to
see file wonderful prizes that mother
-will take home from the cooking
‘‘'school, and watch the windows at
* Ralph Parrish’s, Qtdim’s Furniture
Company and the Edenton Furniture
jj. Company for the stoves she will
cook on. Tuition for the three ses
sions is 31.25 or 75c for one session.
[Ready To ListenJ
Chowan County Commissioners
f will sit as a Board of Equalisation
and Review in the Court House
§' Monday, March 20, at which time
they will listen to any complaints
relative to property valuation as
N ;i|. Appears oh the county’s tax
|M|a. The sitting will begin at
§» ; 10 o’clock in the morning.
This is the only time the Com
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
| Seeking Re-election ]
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SHERIFF J. A. BUNCH
, On Wednesday morning Sheriff
J. A. Bunch announced that he
will again be a candidate for re
election to the office of Sheriff of
Chowan County.
4-H Club Poultry
Contest Will Again
Be Held In Chowan
Chicks Will Be Furnish
ed By Home Feed &
Fertilizer Co.
The Home Feed & Fertilizer Com
pany of Edenton is again sponsoring
a 4-H poultry contest for Chowan
County 441 Club members. This is
the fourth year which the company
has sponsored this congest, and a
poultry project has been very worth
while. /
In this contest each of ten club
. members is given 100 day-old New
Hampshire pullets which they agree
to take care until maturity. In the
, fall, each club member wil bring 12
of his better grade pullets to a show
and sale, at which time they will be
f ..dged by poetry medalists from
State College and later auctioned. The
proceeds from the sale will go to the
sponsor.
“We believe that a great many 4-H
Club members, girls as well as boys,
have gained much knowledge about
efficient poultry production through
this project,” said assistant County
Agent Robert S. Marsh, who super
vises the contests.
The chicks used in this project will
be New Hampshires from Helms’ R.
O. P. Farm. Chicks from this source
have been used in all the previous
projects and have been very satis
factory. They will be delivered to
the club members on March 14, ac
cording to Mr. Marsh.
Fifth Sunday Sings
Planned In Chowan
W. Jim Daniels Now Ar
ranging Program For
April 30
According to an announcement by
W. Jim Daniels, fifth Sunday sings
will be inaugurated in Chowan Coun
ty, the first of which will be held the
next fifth Sunday, April 30.
Mr. Daniels says the sing will be
patterned after the Bertie County fifth
Sunday sings, which have been held
for at least 26 years and have become
well known throughout the entire
State. All churches in the county
will be invited to participate, with the
programs being composed of quartets,
duets, solos, congregational singing
and any other form of appropriate
music.
The first of the Chowan fifth
Sunday sings will be held in the
Rocky Hock "Baptist Church begin
ning at 2:30 o’clock on the afternoon
of April 30. Mr. Daniels is already
working on the program for this first
Chowan County sing and says all who
will take part with any numbers
should get in touch with him riot lat
er than the fourth Sunday in April.
Mr. Daniels, a great admirer of the
Bertie sings, says a great deal of
talent exists in file various churches
in Chowan County,, and that he feels
certain a sing can be arranged which
will compare very favorably with, the
Bertie programs, g •
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
Frank Habit returned home Sunday
after undergoing a spinal operation in
De Paid Hospital, Norfolk. He is
progressing as weftl as can be expect
ed, although h e will be confined to his
"Edenton, ffiiowan County, North Ckrolinaffhursday, March 9,1950.
| Jurymen Selected
For Spring Term
Os Superior Court
Judge John J. Burney!
Scheduled to Preside
Over Session
j In preparation for the spring term
I of Chowan Superior Court, scheduled •
to begin Monday, April 3, Chowan i
County Commissioners on Monday a
drew from the jury box the names of i
50 men to serve as jurymen during <
1 the term of court. This number will 1
be summoned for jury duty in order. ;
that no time is lost in completing 1
juries for the various trials..
Judge John J. Burney of Wilming- 1
ton, is cheduled to preside over the '
mixed term.
Those chosen for jury duty are:
Gilbert Harrell, A. L. Hollowell, E.
D. By.rum, Wendell Copeland, May- 1
nard Fleetwood, Jr., Ralph Goodwin,
C. E. Lupton, Harry A. Perry, B. F. ,
Bateman, Richard A. Hollowell, Jim- ;
mie Jordan, G. G. Chappell, Warner <
C. Bunch, J. S. Leigh, Floyd W. Grif
fin, L. E. Twine, John N. Bunch, Al
bert Gray, L. W. Privott, Seth Cayton,
C. C. Privott, Russell Byrum, H. T. •
I Copeland, Earl Jones, Alma Harrell, ■
Gurney Hobbs, J. H. Thigpen, Antone ,
Davenport, Henry Brabble, M. P. ,
Perry, J. Louis Goodiwin, R. B. Hollo
well, Geo. C. Swain, Troy Toppin, I.
, L. Harrell, D. M. Carter, O. M. Eason, ,
J. V. Lane, E. G. Blanchard, Emmett i
Dail, Bristow Perry, Kermit Layton, <
H. C. Brinkley, Thomas C. Byrum, j
Jr., J. A. Curran, E. R. Eason, Lloyd :
Parrish, Frank Williams, E. E. Pri- ,
j vott and J. C. Skinner.
| March Os Dimes
Drive Closes With
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Quota Exceeded
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[ Mrs. Percy Smith, Chair
-1 man, Closes Out 1950
; Campaign
Mrs. Percy Smith, chairman for ;
• Chowan County’s March of Dimes
; campaign, reported this week that she
’ has received just about every cent
J she expects in the drive and that con
tributions totql $2,116.34. This does
not include what was raided at the
Edenton Marine Corps Air Station,
for which Chowan County receives full
■ credit toward the quota. The Ma
! rines and civilian workers at the base
1 made a contribution of $1,793.32.
This year’s quota for Chowan Coun
’ ty was $2,200, so that the quota was
oversubscribed to the tune of over
$1,700. Mrs. Smith and her co-work
ers are greatly pleased with the suc
cess of the drive and express their
appreciation to all who helped in any
way, either in time given to can-
Ivassing or those who made contribu
tions which helped swell the fund.
An interesting angle of the drive is
the fact that expenses amounted to
only $10.50, which went for some sup
plies from headquarters.
Sheriff I. A. Bunch
Will Seek Re-election
»Announces Wednesday
[ Morning He Will
Be a Candidate
Another ripple in Chowan’s politi
-1 cal waters was caused this week when
> Sheriff J. A. Busch announced that he
l will again be a candidate for the of
! fice in the May primary election.
Mr. Bunch told The Herald that he •
i appreciates the past cooperation and :
s support of the voters, and that he will
■ feel very grateful if they aee fit to re- '
elect him in the forthcoming election.
Miss Carolyn Oglesby
Now Nurse In Oregon 1
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Miss Carolyn Oglesby of Atlantic >
City,' N. J., spent a few days visiting i
her father, J. N. Oglesby and Mrs. 1
Oglesby. She left Monday for Port
land, Oregon, where she has accepted !
a position as nurse in the University 1
of Oregon Hospital. 1
ROTARY MEETS TODAY
Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet
today (Thursday) at.l o’clock in the i
Parish House. Last week’s meeting 1
was called off due to the inter-city 1
meeting held in Ahoskie, so that 1
President George Twiddy urges every <i
Rotarian to attend today’s meeting. 11
Fashion Show Will
Be Feature Annual
HD Clubs’ Meeting
Six Local Stores Will
Model Newest Mer
chandise
Chowan County’s Federation of
Home Demonstration Clubs will spon
sor a fashion show which will be held
in the Edenton High School auditor
ium Friday night, March 17, at 7:30
o’clock. Six local stores will present
the fashion); show by displaying spring
and summer styles as a special fea
ture. Stores participating are Tots &
Teens, Badham Bros., Preston’s, Ani
ta, feetty Shoppe and Belk-Tyler’s.
They will also present door prizes. *
Clothes and hats selected from these
stores wii) be modeled by approxi
mately 50 iattractive women and chil
dren of Edenton and Chowan County,
with each* store having a separate
show. They will feature fashions for
Easter, late spring, and summer, in
cluding sipts, coats, and dresses for
all occasions from tailored clothes to
floating chiffons for evening.
This is the annual Spring Federa
tion meeting of the Home Demonstra
tion Club* and the fashion show will
climax the study of selection of dress
es and suits that has been conducted
in each club this month. For the en
tire audience it will be an evening of
entertainment, also an opportunity to
see the lovely clothes and hats avail
able in local stores, modeled by friends
and neighbors. A small admission of
15 cents for school children and 25
cents for adults will be charged.
Annual Operetta
At Edenton School
Thursday, Mar. 16
Cast Will Present “In
The Garden of the
, Shah”
Members of the Edenton High :
School Glee Club and other selected
performers are busily engaged in re- '
hearsals for the annual school operet- J
ta, “In The Garden Os The Shah,”
which is scheduled for presentation on
Thursday night, March 16. :
Like “The Gypsy Rover,” last year’s
smash hit, this year’s musical show is
written by John and May Dodge and is
coached by Mrs. Mary G. Debnarn and
Mrs. Mary L. Browning, with dance
routines by Miss Dorothy Williams.
All signs point to an equally success
ful evening’s entertainment.
Charles Lee Overman of the Senior
Class and Syble Cayton, a junior, sing
the leading roles of a Persian Prin
ces and an American engineer who is
in love .with the princess. Frank
Hughes, hero of last year’s show, ■
plays the role of an Arab Sheik—the
vil'lian of the play. Other principals
are Joan Cobb, Glenn Rae Twiddy,
John Ward, Billy Bond, and Stanford
Spruill.
The operetta tells a story of Persia,
takes place in the Shah’s garden and
.promises a chorus of 37 Oriental
beauties and attendants at Court.
VFW Post Elects New
Officers March 14th
Commander Quinn Very
Anxious For 100%
Meeting
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At the regular meeting of William 1
H. Coffield Post, No. 9280, VA Tues- :
day night, nominations were made for h
incoming officers. Election of offi- <
cers will be held at the next meeting 1
Tuesday night, March 14 at 8 o’clock, j
Commander Henry G. Quinn, who is .
also in command of the First District
of North Carolina, on .behalf of the i
Post is urging 100 per cent attend- ■
ance of /members for this occasion. ,]
All eligible veterans .who are not i
members are urged to join now if they \
may have a vote in the selection of i
officers. 1
The VFW is a good outfit and Post
9280 is making a steady progress in «
Edenton. The Americanism drive of
this Post has received State-wide
recognition in the field of honoring <
■and displaying the national colors. (
Your membership is solicited if you j
are a veteran of a foreign war, and <
the cooperation and many favors of ;
local business men and residents have 1
been and will continue to be very
much appreciated by the members of i
this Post.
| Retires From Army
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M SGT. JOHN F. MILLER, JR.
Upon completion of 20 years
service, Master Sergeant John F.
Miller, Jr., has been retired from
the U.;S. Army and is transferred
to the Enlisted Reserve Corps as
of February 28, 1950.
NlSgt John Miller
Retires From U. S.
Army On Feb. 28
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Edenton Man Completes
20 Years of Active
Service
Master Sergeant John F. Miller, Jr.,
was on February 28 retired from the
U. S. Army and transferred to the
Enlisted Reserve Corps. Sgt. Miller
completed 20 years service in the '
Army, and his retirement was climax
ed by a parade held in his honor at
Fort Story, Va., Thursday of last
week.
Sgt. Miller was born in Edenton on
October 14, 1907 and after completing
his education at Mars Hill, he enlisted
in the Regular Army at Norfolk on
October 9, 1929. He received his bas
ic military training with .H Company,
27th Infantry, Schofield Barracks,
Territory of Hawaii. Since then he
served with seven different organiza
tions and ht the time of retirement
was connected with 2134th ASO Har
bor Defenses of Chesapeake Bay
“USAMP Randolph.”
During World War 11, Sgt. Miller
served with the 96th Coast Artillery
in Honolulu, the 867th Anti-Aircraft j
(AW) Battalion in the Marshall Is- j
lands and the 842nd Anti-Aircraft :
(AW) (S) Honolulu.
He has been awarded the American
Defense Medal, Good Conduct Medal
and two clasps, World War II Victory
Medal and Asiatic Pacific Campaign
and one battle star for the Marshall
Island battle.
According to the general order re
tiring Sgt. Miller, his assignments
governor we have ever had, as a re
sult our 31-C district has the largest
membership of any in North Caro
lina.”
“Lionism is a serious thing,” said
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Farmers Named To
Seek Fire Protection
In Rural Sections
Eight Names Submitted
To State Fire Mar
shal Brockwell
Following up his desire to see rural
communities have fire protection,
Sherwood Brockwell, State Fire Mar
shall wrrote a letter to Chowan County
Commissioners asking that the names
of some farmers be selected in order
to work out plans to secure some
form of protection from the ravages
of fire in rural sections.
The Commissioners selected eight
names to be submitted to Mr. Brock-
w r ell in order to assist in the proposed
plan. Those who were chosen as Cho
wan’s committee are John N. Bunch,
Zell Ward, Lloyd C. Bunch, Gib Per
ry, Medlin Belch, Ralph Hollowell,
T. A. Berryman and Henry Jordan.
STATE ASKED TAKE OVER
DRUMMOND’S POINT ROAD
John G. Wood appeared before the
County Commissioners Monday, re
questing them to ask .State Highway
and Public Works Commission to take
over the Drummond’s Point road. The
road in question leads from a gate on
the farm, a distance of half a mile.
The Commissioners agreed to re
quest the State to include the road
in the State system.
Plan To Attend
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Commissioners In
Favor Os Survey
For Rood Control
Pass Resolution Mon
day at Monthly Meet
ing of Board
Chowan County Commissioners at
their meeting Monday approved a pro
posed survey by the Corps of. Engi
neers of the Department of the Army
with respect to flood control of Cho
wan and Perquimans Rivers and their
tributaries.
A hearing was held in Win ton Mon-
Idayy which was attended by repre
sentatives of the various counties.
| Chowan was rep: <. rented at the hear
ing and during County Commissioners
meeting, the following resolution was
adopted:
“The Board of Commissioners in
session in regular monthly meeting at
the Court House in Edenton on this
2nd day of March, 1950, gave consid
eration to the question of the hear
ing of the Corps of Engineers, De
partment of the Army to be held to
day at Winton, and reached the unani
mous conclusion 'that if the survey
under consideration at this hearing
hereinbefore mentioned were ordered
that such survey would reveal a con
dition with respect to drainage and
flood control in connection with the
Chowan and Perquimans Rivers and
thedr tributaries that must be cor
rected through the expenditure of fed
eral funds. It is the considered judg
ment of this Board that the losses to
the agricultural interests along the
above two rivers through water dam
age to crops is approximately 3ix to
seven hundred thousand dollars per
year. Unquestionably due to water
standing for long intervals in road
ditches, and over the rural roads in
some places after heavy rains because
of drain stoppages in the swamps and
creeks discharging in said rivers the
cost of maintaining these rural roads
is increasing every year to a very
considerable extent.
“It has also been observed by the
membership of this Board that during
the last two or three years the effec
tiveness of the malaria control work
carried on in Chowan County has
been lessened to the extent that per
haps the present expenditures being
made by the county are not justified.
Stagnant pools of water stand years
on end at numerous locations in the
aforementioned swamps which consti
tute ideal breeding places for malarial
mosquitoes.
I “It appears to this Board that the
[conditions described above require ex
ploration byway of a survey to de
termine the need for and cost of bet
ter and more adequate drainage and
flood control facilities in the areas
referred to above.
“This Board feels Strongly that the
need exists for better drainage and
flood control facilities for said rivers
and their tributaries, and that the cost
of necessity will have to come from
federal funds, and also believes that
said cost can be shown to be self
liquidating over a reasonable period
of years through increased production
in farm commodities, and savings in
road maintenance and public health
expenditures, and in many other ways.
“In the light of what has been said
above, this Board urges that the sur
vey under consideration be made with
out delay.”
Trot Leary Seeks
Office Os Sheriff
Announces This Week
He Will Be Candidate
In Election
More ripples were formed in Cho
wan’s political waters early this week
when “Trot” Leary announced that he
will be a candidate for the office of
Sheriff in the forthcoming election.
Mr. Leary is a veteran of World
War II and served in the South Pa
cific. He was a popular member of
the Edenton Colonials in the Albe
marle League for the past few sea
sons and has many friends through
out the county.
Barbara Dail’s Cut
Out Used By NEA
Edenton readers of the comics
in Sunday’s daily newspapers
were agreeably surprised over
the week-end to find a Boots cut- .
out fashioned by Barbara Dail,
daughter of Nathan Dail. Miss
Dail had pictured in the NEA
Service, Inc., a colored suit for
Roots, which appeared in the ser
vice used by many papers
throughout the nation.