Volume XVll.—Number 14.
Junior DTU Members
Again Successful In
Memory Work Drills
Edenton Group Turns In
Perfect Record at
Tournament
Pour Junior members of the Train
ing Union of the Baptist Church took
part in the Associational Elimination
Meeting for the entire Chowan Asso
ciation in Hertford Sunday afternoon,
April 2, and lived up to the perennial
pattern set for them by their prede
cessors. All four members, Linda
Leary, Sandra White, Maxine Spruill
and Billy Bunch successfully qualified
to represent the Chowan Association
in the Junior Memory Work Tourna
ment at the Regional Training Union
Convention in Hertford on April 15.
They will compete with candidates
from the churches of the West Cho
wan Association. Their goal is to
reach the statewide Tournament at
either of the two 'Baptist 'State As
semblies in June—the Eastern Assem
bly at Fort Caswell and the Western
Assembly at Fruitland. Along with
the four Edenton winners were two
Berea winners—Francis Cartwright
and Peggy McCoy. The Edenton
Training Union has been quite suc
cessful for the past several years in
sending participants to the State Jun
ior Memory Drill Tournament during
the regular annual state assemblies.
Members and workers of the Eden
ton Training Union are particularly
proud of the success enjoyed by Miss
Hazel Braswell in qualifying as the
young peoples better speaker by out
pointing Hertford’s Miss Madre. She
will represent the Chowan Association
in the Better Speaker’s Tournament
on April 14 during the annual Reg
ional Training Union Convention in
the Hertford Baptist Church. The
successful candidate from the church
es of the West Chowan Association
will oppose Miss Braswell. All those
associated with the Edenton Training
Union are especially pleased to have
a successful participant in the Better
Speaking Tournament because it
points- toward the .vondirful accom
plishment of being able to stand be
fore an audience and express one’s
self. The training program recog
nizes the importance of this asset in
all phases of the church program and
it is one of its major projects.
Aiken Resigns As
Scout Cubmaster
Peter Carlton Will Be
Successor; Aiken Re
mains as Assistant
R. E. Aiken, Jr., who for several
years has served as cubmaster of
Edenton’s cub pack, has resigned, ef
fective this week. The resignation is
no reflection on Mr. Aiken’s interest
in cub scouting and he will continue
to serve as assistant cuibmaster.
Peter Carlton, a veteran Boy Scout
executive, has agreed to succeed Mr.
Aiken as cubmaster, and his accept
ance is welcomed by the boys and
adults connected with the Cub Scouts.
New Patrolman Now
On Edenton’s Force
Hallet Chesson of Cres
well Succeeds Lee Nor
man, Who Resigned
Lee Norman, member of the Eden
ton Police Department, has tendered
his resignation, which will go into
effect next Monday, April 10.
'Norman will be succeeded by Hallet
Chesson, whose home is in Creswell
and up until he accepted the patrol
man’s job was employed by the State
Highway and Public Works Commis
sion. Mr. Chesson officially began his
new duties Wednesday morning.
All County'Offices
Closed Next Monday
In observance of Easter Monday,
April 10, a$ a holiday, all county of
fices will be closed all day next Mon
day. Any important business should
he transacted accordingly.
POCAHONTAS MEETS FRIDAY
. Chowanoke Council, No. 54, Degree
of Pocahontas, will meet in regular i
session Friday night at 8 o’clock in
"the Red Men’s hall. Mrs. Horace
White, Pocahontas, urges all mem
hfnn to attend \
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Boy Scout Drive
i Will Dot Under Way
; During Next Week
i Scott Harrell Stresses
Importance of Rais
ing Quota
Scott Harrell, Chairman of the
: Finance Committee of the West Al
i bcmarle District, Boy Scouts of
America, calls attention to the Boy
, Scout drive which will be held next
week, April 10 to 17.
The quota for the district is $2,500,
i which amount includes a deficit dur
-1 ing the past three years, and is neces
. sary to put the Scouts of this district
i in the clear.
Mr. Harrell has broken down the
i quota, which includes $1,600 in Eden
, ton, SIOO from Rocky Hock, SSOO from
i Hertford, $l5O from Sunbury and $l5O
■ from Gatesville.
» 'Stillman Leary is chairman of the
: drive in Rocky Hock, Joe Towe and
• John Biggers in Hertford, Dr. John
A. Payne in Sunbury and A. P. God
i win, Jr„ in Gatesville.
i Mr. Harrell emphasizes the import
> ance of raising the $2,500 quota in
; that the West Albemarle deficit for
i three years has been paid by other
■ districts in the Tidewater Council. “It
i is a debt we justly owe,” he said, “and
we should raise enough to clear up
: this indebtedness. It isn’t for other
districts to carry the financial burden
• which should be taken care of by our
’ own district.”
i Mr. Harrell also pointed out that
> funds raised during the drive do not
■ go for purely local Scout activities.
i but money is necessary for Scoutmas
i ter training, a summer camp properly
: equipped and operated, membership
- and advancement certificates and
i badges, courts of honor, camporees,
i first aid contests, as well as other im
• portant Scout activities which the boys
i cannot provide for themselves.
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! THANK YOU! J
The success of the DAR cooking
i school held March 30-31 by groups 1
. and 2of the local DAR chapter has
i been very gratifying, 'and as chairman
I of the cooking school, I should like to
take this means of thanking all who
helped in any way to make it a suc
cess.
This school has been the first of
several projects planned for the pur
pose of raising funds to be applied on
1 the indebtedness of the historic Iredell
property which will be used for com
munity gatherings and various pur
poses, and since the response of the
public contributes so much to make
this possible, I should like especially
lo thank all who attended the school,
and all the following:
The Edenton Furniture Co., Kelvi
l nator dealer; the Quinn Furniture Co.,
: General Electric dealer, and the Ralph
• E. Parrish, Frigidaire dealer, for mak
i ing it possible by their cooperation
: to stage the cooking school.
! The capable demonstrators, who
were secured by the above dealers, for
; their work in preparing meals in the
, modem manner.
Th local stores and business estab
| lishments for giving so many beauti
ful and useful things to be used as
prizes, some j of them quite expensive.
The DAR members not in groups 1
I and 2, and friends in town and the
county who helped with the ticket
sale.
| J. A. Holmes, superintendent •of
I Edenton High School, and Mr. Powers,
principal, for use of the school au
ditorium and facilities.
Miss Evelyn Hancock, home econo
mist for the Virginia Electric Light
and Power Company, for her gracious
and general services.
Poole’s Frozen Food and Mr. White
hurst for preparing and serving fro
zen orange juice. 1
The Chowan Herald for giving so
much free publicity and for accommo
dating us in every possible way.
The chairmen of the various com
mittees and those who assisted them,
for their loyal support, cooperation
and untiring efforts.
The Iredell Florist fdr the beautiful i
flower arrangement in the high school !
auditorium, and the Lula White Flow
er Shop for the .palm arrangement on <
the stage.
Mrs. Morgan of the Betty Shoppe '
for use of the vacant building at 1
Broad and Eden streets to display i
prizes to be given away at the cook- i
ing school. 1
MRS. N. K. ROWELL, « 1
Chairman, DAR Cooking School (
. ' BANK CLOSED MONDAY J
In order to observe Easter Monday
as a holiday, the Bank of Edenton
will be closed all day next Monday,
April 10. Important banking busi- t
ness should, therefore, be transacted 1
accordingly. _ 1
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 6,1950.
Chowan High School’s Forestry Class
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Above is pictured students of Chowan High School’s forestry
class, the first of its kind in Eastern North Carolina. The school has ]
at its disposal six acres of land adjoining the school, which was
leased by the owner, John F. White, for a period of 20 years, without
cost, for a forestry project. Mr. White appears at the left of the pic
ture and next to him is Geddes Potter, chairman of the County Board
of Education and W. J. Taylor, County Superintendent of Schools.
At the right are Everett S. White, agriculture teacher, and R. C.
Boyette, District Forest Warden. Frank V. White, Chowan County
Forest Warden, is standing sixth from the left, and has been one of
the originators of the project.—(Photo by Peter Carlton).
Rotarians fleet
Rev, W.L Freeman
As Club President
Philip McMullan Named
Vice President; In
stalled In July
Members of the Edenton Rotary
Club at their meeting Thursday elect
ed the Rev. W. L. Freeman president
to succeed President George Twiddy.
Philip McMullan was elected vice
president and Col. W. B. Rosevear,
Thomas Byrum, John Kramer and Gil
liam Wood as new directors.
These ney officers will be installed
at the first meeting in July, having
been elected so far in advance in or
der that *he new president, at least
can attend the Rotary Assembly.
The club has had a very successful
year thus far under the administration
cf Mr. Twiddy, and in response to his
election, Mr. Freeman pledged his
best efforts to the end that the club
will continue to progress.
VFW Dance Slated
For Saturday Night
Affair Planned In Ob
servance of 51st An
niversary
In observance of the 51st anni
versary of Veterans of Foreign Wars,
a dance will be held in the Edenton
armory Saturday night, beginning at
9 o’clock and ending at midnight. The
dance is sponsored by the William
Coffield, Jr., Post, No. 9820 for the
benefit of the VP'W building fund.
Music for the dance will be pro
vided by Bruce Garrett and his Mello-
Tones. There will be no table reserva- 1
tions, the policy being first come, first
served.
Governor Asked To
Cancel Court Term
As a result of a meeting of the
local bar, Governor Kerr Scott has 1
been requested to call off the civil
term of Chowan Superior Court cal- (
endared for the week of May 1. Mem- 1
bers of the bar decided the term could
easily be cancelled, which will result in .
a saving to the county.
Cancer Clinic Called
Off Friday, April 7th f
There will be no Cancer Clinic on (
Friday April 7th because of the Eas- 1
ter holidays. The next clinic will be i
held April 14th. ]
Frequently there are more appli
cants for examinations than can be i
accommodated. Therefore, in order 1
that those who live at a distance may 1
be sure of an examination and thus ]
not make a trip .in vain, priorities will i
be sent on request to all who live
20 miles or more from Elizabeth City. <
Bequests should be sent to the North- i
eastern Carolina Detection Cancer <
Center, Health Center, Elizabeth City, ,
N. C. _ z 1
ROTARY MEETS TODAY
Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet t
today (Thursday) at 1 o’clock in the i
Parish House. President George <
Twiddy urges a good attendance. s
Tourist Traffic Is
Subject Discussed
By C. Os C. Group
Interesting Meeting In
Court House Mon
day Night
The first of a series of group meet
ings scheduled by the Chowan Cham
ber of Commerce and Merchants As
sociation was held Monday night in
the Court House. The group parti
cipating' included hotel and tourist
court, restaurant, and filling station
owners and managers. Although not
as wall attended as was hoped for, the
matters discussed were of importance
and a great deal of interest was
shown. Tourist traffic and ways and
means of increasing travel on High
ways No. 17 and No. 32 was the main
topic up for discussion.
The second meeting in this series
will be held in the very near future,
to which will be invited another group
of business people in. the county. The
object of these meetings is to get to
j gether those people in the community
'with similar objectives and problems.
It is hoped that constructive projects
can be developed from the discussions
and suggestions made by the groups.
Masons Will Observe
Past Masters' Night
Jewel Will Be Presented
During Meeting to
R. P. Baer, II
Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. &
A. M., will observe Past Masters’
Night at the regular meeting tonight
(Thursday) in the Court House at 8
o’clock. Past masters of the lodge
will fill the various stations and
places, with a feature being the pre
sentation of a past master’s jewel to
Richard P. Baer, IT, the immediate
past master.
Hubert Williford, master of the '
lodge, also announced that a special (
communication will be held Friday
night at 8 o’clock'for the purpose of ]
conferring the third degree. All Mas
ter Masons are especially urged to at
tend both meetings.
Farm Bureau Will \
Meet Friday Nightj
According to Edgar Earl Hollowell, *
secretary, the March meeting of the ]
Chowan County Farm Bureau will be
held Friday night, April 7, at 8 o’clock
at the Community Building, Cross :
Roads. 5
A feature of this meeting will be a *
swine program, when Jack Kelly, Ex
tension swine specialist, will discuss *
the latest approved recommended •
practices for swine production, show- ■
ing pictures.'
Every Farm Bureau member is re
quested to attend and bring a friend
if he is a member of the Farm Bureau .
or not. '
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE WILL <
BE CLOSED NEXT MONDAY 1
Mrs. Corie White announced early 1
this week that the employment office 1
in the Citizens Bank Building will be
closed all day Easter Monday in ob- ]
servance of the holiday.
Group Os
Dons At Charter
Night In Colerain
Baby Bertie County Club
Sponsored By Eden
ton Lions Club
In the neighborhood of 40 Lions
and their wives went to Colerain
Tuesday night in order to help observe
charter night of the Colerain Lions
Club. The Colerain Club was spon
sored by the Edenton Club.
A delightful program was prepared
for the occasion and to all appear
ances the baby Colerain Club is off
to a splendid start.
W. E. White, president of the new
club, called the meeting to order, af
ter which the group sang “America.”
Invocation was offered by P. T. Wor
rell, after which Mr. White introduced
W. J. Taylor, who served as toast
master.
Mayor Leroy Haskett extended
greetings from the sponsor club, af
ter which entertainment was furnish
ed by the Edenton Lions. Mr. Tay
lor then introduced visiting Lions
and guests, and Zone Chairman West
Leary introduced District Governor
Louis K. Day, who presented the char
ter to President W. E. White.
Hector Lupton, president of Eden
ton Lions Club then presented a gong
and gavel, whim was accepted by D.
Perry Hughes. Attendance prizes were
awarded by Johnnie Boyd, tail twist
er of the Colerain Club.
A delicious barbecue chicken dinner
was served during the meeting by
Lee Miller.
Ballet Petit Will Be
Staged Friday Night
Professional and Eden
ton Dancers Will Ap
pear on Program
A ballet petit will be presented in
tile high school auditorium Friday
night at 8 o’clock, which will include
professional dancers as well as local
dancers who are members of the
dancing class of Mrs. Muriel Evans.
The ballets are designed especially
for children, but will be of interest to
teenagers and adults. For the young
est children will be the “Jack and
Jill.” The older ones will enjoy “May
Festival in Norway.” Also on the
program will be the Russian and
Spanish dances and other features.
Local dancers on the program will
be Harriet Bond, Frances Holton, Vir
ginia Jones, Lorelie Taylor, Brenda
Dean Mooney, Carlesta Fletcher, Anne
Greenwell, Susan Holmes, Joan Leary,
Pat Mooney, Chloe Boatwright, Mar
garet Holmes, Harriet Taylor, Linda
Leary, Jane Dulaney and Katherine
Wozelka.
Swine School In
Chowan April 7th
Affair Will Be Feature
Os Farm Bureau
Meeting
A swine school will be the main
feature of the County Farm Bureau
meeting to be held at the Chowan
Community Building on Friday night,
April 7, at 8 o’clock, says C. W. Over
man, County Agent. All farmers are
cordially invited to attend.
Jack Kelley, Extension swine specia
list, of State College will be the prin
cipal speaker. Mr. Kelley will dis
cuss the latest approved recommend
ed practices in swine production, will
show pictures illustrating many prac
tives, and will answer questions by
farmers concerning swine production.
Mr. Kelley has previously made
several visits to the County, and the
swine school should prove interesting
as well as instructional to all his
friends as well as other Chowan farm
ers.
Methodist Easter Egg
Hunt Sunday Afternoon
Children of the Edenton Methodist
Church School will hold an Easter
egg hunt Sunday afternoon at 3:30
o’clock. The affair will be held in
the grove at the E. L. Ward farm on
the Suffolk highway a short distance
from town.
Any children who do not have trans
portation are requested to be at the
Methodist Church at 3:15.
gf'jPer Year.
• -rizelle
Presiding At Term
i Os Superior Court
i Most of Charge Devoted
To Stressing Import
ance of Jury Service
; Chowan Superior Court officials and
i spectators were rather surprised Mon
* day morning when Judge J. Paul Fri
> zelle of Snow Hill put in his appear
■ ance to preside over th e spring term
of court instead of Judge J. J. Burney
I of Wilmington, who was scheduled to'
■ preside. The two judges exchanged
: court sessions too late to notify court
officials.
Immediately after Judge Frizelle’s
. arrival court was convened and the
■ grand jury chosen.
Those whose names were drawn for
the Grand Jury were Harry A. Perry,
. foreman, Thomas C. Byrum, Jr., E. G.
Blanchard, Wendell Copeland, Frank
! Williams, Ralph R. Goodwin, E. E.
Privott, Lloyd Parrish, George C.
Swain, E. D. Byrum, Gilbert Harrell,
J. V. Lane, Gurney Hobbs, J. C. Skin
, ner, J. A. Curran, L. E. Twine, John
! N. Bunch and B. F. Bateman.
After the roil was called of pro
spective jurors Judge Frizelle com
mented upon the earnest manner in
which each man answered to his name.
“Sometimes,” he said, “responses of
1 ‘present’ or ‘here’ are hardly audible.
‘ Judge Frizelle also complimented
the Grand Jurymen for not asking to
be excused. “It is necessary to have
(men of high type on a Grand Jury,”
be said. “Too often some try to es
cape the duty of a juror, and put one’s
business and interest above their duty
to their county and state.”
He said that where men of charac
ter fail to perform their duty as a
juror, the general rule is that in that
, community will be found criminal
■ dockets full and over-flowing with
i capital felonies. He told of one large
county where he presided when he was
besieged by about a dozen lawyers
■ and asked for excuses. In this par
ticular instance every one of the 48
jurors who were summoned sought to
escape duty on the jury. “When such
conditions exist,” he said, “many
i criminal cases can be expected,” said
; [Judge Frizelle.
> The judge went on to say that no
1 county has a lighter criminal docket
> than Chowan, which reflects superior
citizenship. "Yoiir men and women
- not only obey the law,” he said, “but
, they have a solemn respect for the
. rights of their feliowmen. Principal
I factors in this condition is found in
* the fact that for years and years this
, county has lived up to the high stand
| ard prescribed by the founding fath
ers in the Grand Jury.”
1 “Every man. ought to welcome the
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Fifth Sunday Sing
Rapidly Shaping Up
Already Practically A
Full Program
Scheduled
W. J. Daniels, who is undertaking
the staging of a fifth Sunday sing in
1 Chowan County, announces that he is
very much encouraged over the pro
ject and already he has almost enough
requests to carry out a full program.
Up to early this week he had en
! tries from Bertie County, Chowan
[ County, Gates County, and as far
, away as Wintersville. He also has
scheduled a noted quartet from a
Portsmouth Baptist Church, so that he
, feels certain the first of these fifth
Sunday sings in Chowan County will
be succerssful and worthwhile.
The sing will be held Sunday,
April 30, beginning at 2:30 o’clock in
the Rocky Hock Baptist Church, and
is expected to attract a capacity
audience.
State Takes Over
Maintenance B Lane
Chowan County Commissioners
! have been notified by the Highway
and Public Works Commission that it
has agreed to take over the Jones
Mill Pond Road, known as B Lane.
* The road leads from Route 32 a few
miles from Edenton.
t R. L. Pratt Returns
From Vet Hospital
1 Robert L. Pratt, captain of the
1 Edenton Police Department, returned
1 home Friday after being a patient in
s the veterans hospital at Kecoughtan
for six weeks. Mr. Pratt has fallen
■ off 31 pounds an 4 resumed his duties
‘ with the Police Department Monday
morning.