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Cooking School b In Edenton March 30-31 Volume ftVII.-Number 11. LCourt House Green [To Be Beautified By ■Local Woman’s Club I Made Possible By Pro ceeds From Edenton Garden Tour NEW~TREES Permission Granted By Town Council Tues day Night At the meeting of Town Council f Tuesday night a delegation from the Woman’s Club made several one of .which was gladly | granted by the Councilmen. Miss Elizabeth Moore acting as the | spokesman, informed the Council | men that the State Garden Club had returned all of the proceeds of the | Edenton Garden Tour upon condition i that the money be used for beautdfi- E; cation purposes. The ladies have a'l ;■ ready given one-third of the money to the Cupola House Association and one-third to the Edenton Tea Party Chapter of the Daughters of the Revo lution. Already the Cupola House and the James Iredell properties have been beautified, and Miss Moore was | seeking .permission to use the re maining one-third to beautify the ji. Court House Green. She stated that rather exhaustive s investigation has been made relative |,i to beautifying the green and that no little information had been received from other towns. Miss Moore said it was the purpose of the club to replace missing trees on the east side of the green and that j|, two crepe myrtle trees be planted be side the cannon on the waterfront. Three dogwood trees will also be planted near three corners of the green and a few stunted trees along the west side of the green be removed. ■* The Councilmen were in accord with the beautification plans and gladly granted permission to proceed. Mrs. John W. Graham, the second speaker, registered a request to in elude in the budget an appropriation rc for payment of a summer supervisor for the playground, one of the club’s projects. Miss Graham said that since 1947 the club has spent $1,630.- 39 on the playground and that there is not enough money available to pay for a supervisor, which is calculated at $75 per month for three months. She also stated that plans are now under way to purchase added equipment for 1 the playground. I The Councilmen agreed to consider the request when the next budget is . proposd. Mrs. Graham also made another re quest for a sign to be placed in the ■ vicinity of the playground to warn - motorists to reduce their speed. Af ter discussing the request considered it was decided to wait until a new traffic ligilyt is installed at -the Tri | angle in the belief that the light will tend to slow down traffic in the vi cinity of the playground. Plans Are Rapidly Shaping Up For IT Cooking School - Sponsored By Edenton Ir Tea Party Chapter Os PAR H Plans are practically completed for Hring school to foe held in the m High school auditorium lay and Friday, March 30 and hfe school will be sponsored by lenton Tea Party Chapter oif the ters of the American Revolu rith demonstrations to be made inn Furniture Company, Eden imiture Company arid Ralph E. On Thursday afternoon from 3 to 5 Vtlock the General Electric Appli ances will be demonstrated by the ; JQuinn Furniture Company, while on Friday afternoon from 3 to 6 o’clock, - the Edenton Furniture Company will grdemonstrate Kelvdnator appliances ||And at 7:30 o’clock Ralph E. Parrish fesrijl demonstrate Frigidaire appli mPlioOT prizes will be awarded at the ■ school, as well as many other prizes. If 9he -school is being widely adver > tised and it is hoped a large number Will attend. Placards have been dis |T>trisuted, but the admission was inad- omitted. Fbr the full course 8E"..." . ” • . THE CHOWAN HERALD State’s First SH‘«P* 1 Mi. . wL m m ... a S& m K l r EUGENE NOAH JORDAN Selected on a basis of grades 1 and aptitude at Etate College, Eu ! gene Noah Jordan of Tyner, was ) selected from a field of over 200 men as the State's first student s to be employed for national forest training. h ■■ -■■■-■■- - April 10 Is Set As ; Oping Date For Boy Scout Drive k r West Albemarle District ; Expected to Raise $2,500 »* I Beginning April 10, a campaign • will-gelt under way in the West Al i bemarle District to raise a quota of • $2,500 for the -Boy Scouts. The Dis : trict includes Boy Scout Troops at ; Sunbury, Gatesville, Hertford, Rocky ■ Hock and Edenton. Scott Harrell is i chairman in the district. In announcing the drive Kermit - Layjton pointed out that the quota ! for the year is actually $1,311.09, but that +he district carries a deficit for • the years 1948 and 1949 of $1,181.87. The fact that Scouting has continued in the district under the Tidewater 1 Council is due to some of the troops in other parts of the district over subscribing their quotas, which went 1 to make up for what the West Albe -1 marie District lacked. , “This deficit is an obligation on the part of the West Albemarle District,” said Mr. Layton “and those of us in charge of Scouting hope the people of | the district will contribute enough so that we can pay our just debt.” GHmer Resigns As Rector Os St Paul’s Due Reaching Retire ment Age Resignation Effective Oct. 1 The Rev. Harold W. Gilmer, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, has tendered, iis resignation to go into effect October 1. The resignation was submitted to the vestry of the church at a meeting held Sunday night, and was accepted. 'Mr. Gilmer’s resignation is based on the fact that he has reached the age cf retirement- He has been rector of the church six years having succeeded the Rev. Lewis Schenck. As to the future, Mr. Gilmer at present has no < plans. , No successor to Mr. GUimer has foedn considered by the vestry and none wiH be chosen until Bishop Thomas Henry Wright can make a survey of available clergymen. I ; I ' > | Complaint Registered Due To Fish Boxes ■ Town Councilmen at their meeting 1 Tuesday # night received a complaint ' from residents of Pembroke Circle i relative to commercial fishermen 1 Using the land along the creek. The i complaint stated that fish are unload ed and that fish boxes are stored on 1 the lot which is not only unsightly, < but create a nisance due to the odor ' and breeding of hies. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 16, 1950. f ■ '"HkjPfo-i .! -ipOHB -'V' ■ ' : " “§ A/ v p ;Jp * W % \£- < Ir jtir -• -SBB |P&,. m W fiL. Ms jjf ‘ It takes the skill of specialists to help this happy boy get his feet on the ground ready to go places. You start him on his way when you buy Easter Seals. This is only -one of the services for crippled children made possible through Easter Seals. Chowan Boy First Federal Forestry Trainee In State Eugene Noah Jordan Is Now Stationed at New Bern The first student forestry employe ever to hold a job in a national forest in North Carolina is in Ne\v Bern ' now, training iwith the Croatan for • esters. He is Eugene Noah Jordan, 20, of Tyner, junior at North Carolina State College and the first representative of that institution’s brand, spanking new Cooperative Student Employment Plan for forestry students. Mr. Jordan is one of three stu dents selected on a basis of grades and aptitude from over-two hundred men in the forestry school. The other , two men .will be shuttled to various Pisgah-Croatan or Natahala National Forest offices during the next two years. Although the North Carolina State College School of Forestry is nolt the first such school in the country 1 .to send student employes to national forestry offices for training, it is one of few schools that has adopted this prac tice. Only juniors and seniors at State will be eligible for the jobs as .the first two years of schooling are set aside for basic courses. Croatan Ranger Jack Fortin will be responsible for Jordan’s adherence to the stringent course of activity laid out for him over the three month period he is to spend in the New Bern (Continued on Page Fourteen) Attorney General Gives Opinion On Hicks Field Title 'Due to a letter received by Town Attorney J. N. Pruden from Attorney General Harry MdMullan, more con fusion exists as to who holds title to Hicks Field, Town Council or the Edenton school trustees. While it is the opinion of Mr. Pru den and other Edenton attorneys that title is vested in the Town, Mr. Mic- Mullan’s opinion is opposite in that because no time limit was set for use of the property as a farm school, the original transfer to the school trus tees still holds. Meeting To Organize Sea Scouts Tonight A meeting haa been called for to night (Thursday) for the purpose of organizing the Edenton Sea Scouts. The meeting' will be held at 7:30 o’clock. The Sea Scouts are sponsored by the Edenton Junior Chamber of Com merce, and it is hoped any prospective member, as well as anyone else in terested will attend tonight’s meet ing. _ » The Jaycee Committee in charge of the Sea Scout organization is compos ed of Charles Wales, Jr., J. M.JPoyce, Thomas Francis, Graham White and J. J. O’Rourke. Foodhandlers School Today And Friday To iße Held In Armory i Classes Will Be Held at 9:30 A. M. and 7:30 P. M. Each Day , Final arrangements have been com - pleted for the Foodhandlers School , which will be held on Thursday and Friday, March 16 and 17, in the Eden ton Armory. f All foodhandling establishments of , the county have been contacted, ad s vance notices have been forwarded. , Invitations have been extended to all [. school lunch room employees of Cho wan, Perquimans and Bertie Coun ties. The home economics classes of 5 Chowan County High Schools have al- I so been invited. . Classes will be held at 9:30 A. M., 3 and 7:30 P. M., each day. The second I day the program will change com > pietely. It is hoped that by present- • ing the same program twice daily > will enable the operators to divide his » or her employees into two groups so | each employee will have the opportun r ity to attend. r These classes are being held ■ throughout the State by the various t Health Departments and some very; i good results have been obtained in s increasing the sanitation standards of 1 foodhandling establishments. Al- ; ( though this is the first school of its > kind to be held in Edenton, it is hoped 1 that all operators will take advantage ' of this school. It is a known fact that ' i good food, sparkling sanitation and courteous service will build a better restaurant industry. Scout Cabin In t Need Os Repairs ; Condition Called to At tention of Town Council , J. Clarence Leary,' Jr., and Gilliam j Wood appeared before Town Council Tuesday night on behalf of Boy Scout * Troop No. 56, and called attention to * much needed repairs to the Scout cab in, which should be made at once. In the town’s budget an appropria tion of S3OO was made to the Boy 1 Scouts, of which $22 has been spent 1 for insurance. The request &-&s made that the remaining $278 be turned * over immediately so that repairs can * be made at once. The Councilmen agreed to comply with the request. Pearce And Harrell Join In Business Edgar L. Pearce, popular Rocky I Hock nurseryman, has joined Loujs ( Harrell, .with the new firm’s name 1 known as Harrell-Pearce Company, f Mr. Pearce purchased an interest in s the Harrell Company and has moved t his seed business from his farm in i Rocky Hock to the store on Broad Street. * i Fashion Show To Be Presented At Local School Friday Night •Seeks Re-election | /***"■- „,, T # Jr .. I i : JslßsSisi- JM . St JM - Wk wusMf E m B jM B J. EMMETT WINSLOW State Senator J. Emmett Wins low of Hertford has announced his candidacy for re-election to the forthcoming election. Mr. Winslow is the first Senator from Perquimans County since 1929. Junior Music Club Members Excel At District Meeting Mike Malone Will Com pete For Transylvania Scholarship Members of the Edenton Junior Music Club made a splendid showing last week at the Northeastern District Contest held at Greenville. The con test was sponsored by the N. C. Fed eration of Music Clubs. Edenton juniors, under the direction of Miss Dorothy Williams, teacher, made the following ratings in piano: Superior Rating—Araminta Hobbs, Jane LuLaney, Linda Jack Overman and Margery Thigpen. Excellent Rating—Deanna Dowdy, Brenda Mooney, Anna Partin, Jackie Wallace, Mike Malone and Mary L. Browning. Very good Rating—Carolyn Ashley. Mike Malone, a contestant for the baritone horn solo, received superior rating and will compete for the Tran-, sylvania scholarship offered by the State Federation of Music Clubs. Mr. J. Allen Easley of Wake Forest, contest chairman of the N. C. Federa tion of Music Clubs, and Mrs. J. H. Thigpen of Edenton, district chair man, were in charge of arrangements for the day and were present at the college for the contests. Contract Awarded For Nurses’ Home Wrenn-Wilson Low Bid der; Completion Ex pected By June J. W. Davis, chairman of the Cho wan Hospital Board of Trustees, an nounced Friday that a contract had been awarded that afternoon for the construction of a nurses’ home on the hospital site. The low bidder was Wrenn-Wilson with a figure of $58,- 000. The nurses' home will have 19 beds and an assembly room which will seat abdut 100 persons. IBoth the hospital and the nurses’ home are expected to be completed by June of this year. BPW Club Meeting! Scheduled March 23 The regular meeting of the Edenton Business and Professional Women’s Club, which was to have been held Thursday, March 16, will be held the following Thursday, March 23rd., in stead. This will 1)6 a dinner meeting and will- begin at 7 o’clock at the club room in the Hotel Joseph Hewes, Mrs. Corie White, president, urges all members to be present. Plan To Attend Cooking School March 30-31 $2.00 Per Year. j Affair Is Sponsored By I Home Demonstration Clubs of County MANYMODELS Public Invited to Attend And See the Newest Fashions Chowan County home demonstra tion clubs will sponsor a fashion show in the Edenton High School auditori um Friday night, March 17, at 7:30, with the Enterprise Club in charge of general arrangements. Commentators will present models showing spring and summer styles from local stores as follows: Mrs. .Earl Goodwin for Tots & Teens; Mrs. George Harrell for Badharti Bros.; Mrs. Anita Tar kington for Anita’s Millinery; Mrs. R. N. Hines for Preston’s; Mrs. William Cozart for the Betty Shoppe; Miss Lena Jones for Belk-Tyler. Pianists for the program will be Mrs. Gus Hughes and Mrs. Jack Mooney. Clothes and hats from these stores will be modeled by the following: Tots & Teens, Mrs. Joe Webb, Jr., Mrs. Percy Smith, Mrs. Wesley Ches son, Jr., Mildred Small, Betty Joe Webb, Frances Holton, Harriette Bond, Dianne Goodwin, Danny Long, Patsy Mooney and Jakie Boyce. Bad ham Bros., Mrs. George Hoskins, Mrs. Thomas Francis, Mrs. Bertram Hollo well, Sara Kemp Wood, Jonetta Dav enport, Mary Thorud, Roland Vaughan, Jr., and Charlie Wood, Jr. Anita’s Millinery, Mrs. Fontainne , Boutwell, Mrs. Jack Mooney, Mrs. Jesse Harrell, Mrs. J. N. Pruden, Jr., I Mrs. Harold Darden, Mrs. Hector Lup ton, Miss Dora Tarkington, Ellene , Tarkington. Preston’s, Betsy Duncan, Mrs. Kermit Layton, Mrs. Frank Holmes, Mrs. William Holmes, Mrs. Joe Thorud, Miss Sharon Lupton, Mrs. John Kramer, Mrs. Charlie Wood, Jr., Miss Lena Jones and Miss Hilda Per- I ry. Betty Shoppe Mrs. Frances Mul ’ i lens, Mrs. William Cozart, Mrs. Paul Ward, Mrs. Alvin Byrum, Miss Hazel Boswell, Miss Joyce Brunson, Miss ‘ i Catherine Cam pen, Miss Dorothy Eas on, Miss Doris Layton and Miss 1 Evelyn Small. Belk-Tyler’s, Mrs. > Gus Spruill, Mrs. D. M. Reaves, Mrs. : E. T. Rawlinson, Dorothy Keeter, - Frances Bunch, Dorothy Spruill, Joe : Bunch, Errol Flynn, Rebecca Boswell and Betty Byrum. > Another feature of the fashion ; show will be special music by Mrs. • Frank Elliott and a tap dance by Brenda Mooney. The public is cordially invited to : attend the showing of fashions for ' Easter, late spring and summer. The - stores represented in the Fashion ; | Show wall give door prizes to those (holding lucky numbers. No admis , sion is charged. The beauty salons of Edenton are . also giving door prizes, including . Anne’s Beauty Salon, Nu-Qurl, The ; Vogue and Mae Jackson’s Beauty > Shop. Easter Seal Quota In Chowan $350 Plans Now Being Made For This Year’s Drive In Chowan Geddes Potter, chairman of the Chowan County Chapter, North Caro lina League for Crippled Children, announces that plans are now being made for the annual Easter Seal cam paign, which in Chowan County is • sponsored by the Edenton Lions Club. Together with Mr. Potter, W. J. Tay lor is secretary, Earl Harrell, treas urer and Kermit Layton a member of the committee. The quota for Chowan County this • year is $350. “Chowan County has a number of children who need medical care,” said • Mr. Potter. “They need braces, crutches, sight, hearing and speech theraipy, and other types of assistance. You can help them become happy, self-sufficient individuals by buying Easter Seals, the proceeds of which go for that purpose.” FIVE FIRES IN FEBRUARY Fire Chief R. K. Hall reports that the fire company was called out for five fires during February. Os these fires, three were oultside the city lim its, and only slight damage was caus ed in each of the five fires.