Volume TVIi.—No. 22:
Approval Os Plans
For Reconstruction
River Bridge Asked
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Temporary Bridge Will
Be Erected During
Construction
BIGGER~DRAW
Plans Are Now on Dis
, play at Edenton Post
Office
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According to an announcement
made toy the office of the district
engineer, Corps of Engineers, U. S.
Army, at Wilmington, N. C., the
North Carolina State Highway and
Public Works Commission has made
application for approval of plan® for
the reconstruction of the. bridge
across Chowan River on Route No.
17, between Windsor and Edenton and
the construction Os a temporary
bridge for use during the period of
reconstruction.
The plans submitted show the pro
posed permanent bridge at the same
location as the existing bridge and
having a double opening swing type
drawspan with each opening having
a horizontal clearance of 80 feet and
a vertical clearance of 10.7 feet at
riean low water. The temporary
bridge will be located 210 feet down
stream of the permanent bridge ands
will also have a double opening swing
type drawspan with each opening hav
ing a horizontal Clearance of 75
feet.
Plans showing the proposed work
may be seen at the 'Edenton Post
Office.
Any person, firm or association has
the privilege to register any objec
tion to this work from the standpoint
of navigation. to
posed work, if any, must be in the
office of the district engineer before
June 5.
R. L Pratt Elected
New Commander
Os Ed Bond Post
New Slate of Officers
‘Elected at Recent
Meeting
At a meeting/ of Edward G. Bond
Post, No. 40, American 'Legion, held
May 16, Robert L. Pratt was elected
commander, succeeding John W. Gra
ham. Other officers elected were:
Commander, Robert L. Pratt; First
Vice Commander, Willis McClenney;
Second Vice Commander, George Alma
Byrum; Third Vice Commander, W. S.
Elliott; Adjutant, Wesley Chesaon;
Assistant Adjutant, E. J. Hobbs; Fi
nance Officer, Roy E. Leary; Service
Officer, J. W. White; Assistant Ser
vice Officer, Elisha W. White; Guard
ship Officer, W. Carey Bunch; Ser
geant-at-arms, Edmund Mills; Chap
lain, J. L. Chesltnutt; Historian, R. D.
Dixon; Athletic Officer, Edward Wo
zelka; Welfare Officer, Walter Bond;
Americanism Officer, John W. Gra
ham; National Defense, Dr. Martin
Wisely and Jesse Harrell; Graves
Registration, Hubert Williford; Boys
State, John A. Holmes; Boy Scouts,
P. S. McMullan and Geddes Potter;
Publicity, Bin Cozart; Oration, J. L.
•CheUtnott; Sons of the Legion, Wil
liam S. PWvatt.
Auction Block At
Malta Is Open
First Sale of Vegetables
Held Monday of This
Week
' Beginning Monday of tins week, the
1 Chowan Mutual Produce Exchange
opened the auction block at Valhalla.
k The block will be operated during the
i summer for sales df various kinds of
> farm products.
Again this yeai Francis Hides will
* ’be the auctioneer, selling Ibeans, caib
§g hage, spinach, squash, butter beans,
corn, cucumbers or any Other vege
tables raised on local farms.
Sales begin at 1 o’clock each after-
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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ROBERT L. PRATT
At an election of American Leg
ion officers hld at Colerain
Beach last week, John W. Gra
ham was elected district com
mander.
At a meeting of Ed Bond Post,
■ Robert L. Pratt was elected com
mand r of the local Post, succeed
ing Mr. Graham.
| Look It Overt
An interesting display and one
which should impress automobile
drivers can be seen at the foot
of Broad Street, where the Eden
ton Police Department and North
Carolina Highway Safety Division
hare constructed a miniature
graveyard and table showing how
many fatal accidents have occur
red on the North Carolina high
ways.
The table shows that in 1941
the toll was 1,289, in 1946 it was
1,028, in 1947 it was 836, in 1948
it. was 734, in 1949 it was 843,
and through April of this year the
deaths on highways number 295.
It is significant to note that
the lowest number of fatalities oc
curred in 1948 when the inspec
ion lanes were in operation.
The display is rather unique and
impressive and is part of a pro
gram to develop sane and care
ful driving on the highways.
Attempted Hold-up
At Blue Bird Case
An attempted hold up occurred
Tuesday night about 9 o’clock at the
Blue Bird Case. Six Negroes en
tered the case, drew a gun on Vern
on Halsey and demanded his money.
Halsey, police report, ran and while
he was gone the would-be hold-up
men attempted to enter the cash reg
-1 ister, but faded. They then hurried
ly left.
The group of Negroes were from
Palmetto, Florida and were appre
hended in Elizabeth City after Chief
of Police Dail reported the incident
over the radio.
Piano Pupils In
Concert June sth
Mrs. Leon Lewis will present her
, piano classes of Edenton and Roper
in a joint recital Monday afternoon,
June 5, at 4 o’clock in the Edenton
High School auditorium. The public
is cordially invited.
Edenton, .Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 1,1950"
CHOWAN'S PHMMY ELECTION VOTE I
East
Edenton
West
Edenton
Center
Hill
Rocky
Hock
Wardville
Yeopim
TOTAL
m m . a
U. S. SENATE:
Graham ~ 332 238 46' 50 53 45 764 *
Smith 236 219 122 68 82 52 779-
Reynolds - 13 9 1 3 3 2 3 1 I
Boyd - 130000 4 I
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE:
Denny 259 2ifl 64 43 50 47 679
Efird 98 97 19 4 8 14 240
COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE:
Cheek 246 251 54 23 26 37 637
Bostian 117 67 28 10 32 24 278
STATE SENATOR:
Winslow 360 316 145 86 100 60 1067
Askew 232 244 32 39 33 39 619
Copeland 180 105 85 44 82 32 528
REPRESENTATIVE:
White 336 279 125 103 103 54 1000
Bunch 165 126 22 17 31 31 392
Carr 55 47 *3 3 6 13 137
COUNTY COMMISSIONER:
Hollowell 377 33° 7°7
Carlton 153 108 261
SHERIFF:
Bunch 49 2 354 137 95 88 84 1250
Leary 89 113 35 45 65 18 365
37 Students Wind Up
Their High School
Careers This Week
Class Day Exercises To
night; Graduation on
Friday Night
Edenton schools will, wind up the
1949-1950 term this week with senior
class day exercises scheduled to be
leld in the auditorium tonight (Thurs
day) and graduation exercises Fri
day night. N. J. George, who is in
charge of both exercises, says each
9ne will get under way promptly ai
8 o’clock, so that those who attend
are requested to be on time.
The usual program is planned for ■
the class day exercises, except that a
feature will be a concert by the Eden
ton High School Band, which will
start promptly at 7:30 o’clock, half
hour before the class day observance.
'Another feature will be a class re
union of the 1940 graduating class,
when a section will be reserved for
' this group. N. J. George has in
mind a reunion each year of the class
graduating 10 years before.
Graduation exercises will be held <
Friday night, when the 1950 seniors
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Colonials Win First
Two Games Easily
Down Plymouth Rams
Saturday and Wind
sor Tuesday
Edenton’s Colonials opened the
1950 baseball season Saturday night 1
when they defeated the Plymouth I
Rams on Hicks FieUd by a score of
7-5. The game was well played con- t
sidering the fact it was the initial
contest of the season, and although -
the weather wa« rather cool and
many people gathered at voting
places to learn about election results,
a goodly number of fans was on
' hand.
On Tuesday night the Colonials
I journeyed to Windsor, where they <
i handily defeated the Rebels by a score 1
c l 11-6. Cohoon worked on the mound
• seven innings for the Colonials, while
■ Dowdy, cousin of Herman Dowdy,
► pitched the remainder of the game.
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Mrs. Myrtle Crain Now
Health District Typist
Mias Olive E. Aydlett has resigned
as typist clerk with the Pasquotank-
PerquimansJCamden-Chowan District
Health Department.
Mrs. Myrtle A. Crain has been ap
pointed to fill this position. Mrs.
Crain is a graduate of Elizabeth City
High School. She had 18 months
business training at Boettcher Busi
ness School in Elizabeth City She has
■ been employed at the Southern Loan
and Insurance Company and Register
of Deeds Office in Elizabeth City.
Hhe comes to the district highly '
recommenaeo.
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Daisy Alice Ward,
Victim Os Burns
Dies In Hospital
Fund of ,$13,000 Raised
In Effort to Save
Girl’s Life
fPiiisy Alice Ward, 14-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Ward, whose life hung in balance for
three months after an accident at
her home when she was terribly
burned, passed away in Chowan Hos
pital about 6:30 o’clock Thursday af
ternoon. So badly was she burned
that she lost about 65 per cent of her
skin from her neck down. The ac
cident occurred when her dress caught
fire from an overheated stove.
Frantic efforts were resorted to in
the hope that her life would be saved.
Doctors and nurses remained at her
bedside continuously, making great
sacrifices to the end that nothing
would be left undone which might
prolong life.
Hearing about the unfortunate girl
and visiting her in the hospital, Radio
Commentator W. E. Debnam of Ral
eigh inaugurated a campaign for
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Dorene Alexander
Miss Water Queen’
J. M. Boyce Wins Fea
ture Race In Water
Carnival
Edenton’s waterfront was lined
.vith spectators Saturday afternoon
to witness a water carnival sponsored
by the Byrum Hardware Company.
The feature of the carnival was the
selection of “Miss Water Queen,” with
Mias Dorene Alexander, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Alexander, winning
the honor. She was crowned on the
Court House Green following the
races. Other girls in the contest were
Linda Downiim, Syble Cayton, Shirley
Keeter and Glenn Rae Twiddy.
J. M. Boyce won top honors in the
free-for-all race, driving a Johnson
‘Sea Horse on a hydroplane. He raced
home half a length ahead of R. L.
Ward of Weelceville.
Other race winners were David
White, R. L. Ward, Emmett Wiggins
and Ted Boutwell.
The High School Band paraded
down Broad street and played a few
numbers during the activities.
Pocahontas Dinner
Scheduled Friday
Members of the Degree of Pocahon
tas will be served a cold plate dinner
ai the meeting in the Red Men hall
Friday night. The dinner is the cli
max of a recent attendance contest
which was won by the side captained
toy Mrs. E. J. Pruden, Jr., of Merry
Hill.
The losing captains in a three corn
ered contest were Mrs. Willie O’Neal
and Mis. Guy Toppin.
Dr. Frank P. Graham
Leading Byfe®?! “
In Race For Senate
| Local Winners
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JOHN F. WHITE
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J. A. BUNCH
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A. S. HOLLOWELL
Pictured above are winners in
the three local contests in Satur
day’s primary election. John F.
White won over William C. Bunch,
Jr., and Mrs. Josie Ruth Wheeler
Carr for Representative. Sheriff
J. A. Bunch far outdistanced Trot
Leary for the Sheriff’s position,
and A. S. Hollowed! won handily 1
over Peter Carlton as County J
Commissioner in the First Town
ship.
Pre-School Clinics
For Edenton School
Scheduled June 5-6;
Boys Will Be Examined
Monday and Girls on i
Tuesday
Pre-school clinics for children en
tering the Edenton white school for
the first time aft the next term are
scheduled to be held Monday, June
5 and Tuesday, June 6. Both clinics
will begin at 9 o’clock in the morning.
Parents r.re especially asked to
bring the boys to the clinic on 'Mon
day and girls on Tuesday. These
clinics are very important to the
child’s welfare, so fthat all pre-school
children should be taken to the
clinics. '
$2.00 Per Year.
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Chowan County Voters
Give Smith Majority
Os 15 Votes «*/
1,615 VOTES CAST
White, Bunch and Hollo
well Win By Large
Majorities
In the contest for United States
Senator from North Carolina, which
was the highlight in Saturday’s elec
tion, Chowan County joined most of
the Eastern counties in turning in a
majority for Willis Smith. The vote
was close, however, Smith receiving
779 votes, while Frank Graham’s vote
was 764, a majority of only 15.
East and West Edenton precincts
turned in a majority for Graham, who
polled 570 votes as against 455 for
Smith. All of the four rural pre
cincts went for Smith, with Center
Hill turning in the largest majority.
Smith’s vote in Center Hill was 122,
while Graham received only 46. In
the other three precincts Smith led
but the largest majority, in Ward
ville, was 29 votes.
Dr. Graham held a considerable lead
ia the State, but did not gather
enough votes to eliminate a second
primary if requested. -His majority
was in the neighborhood of 50,000.
Robert Reynolds ran a poor third
with almost 55,000 votes, while Ola
Ray Boyd wound up with about
5,600 votes.
Up to the time The Herald -went
to press it wis not known if Smith
•will call for a second primary.
Chowan County, like the State as
a whole, turned in a hearty vote.
There were 1,615 votes cast during
the day, 581 being in East Edenton,
! 467 in West Edenton, 172 in Center
| Hill, 140 in Rocky Hock, 158 in Ward
ville and 102 in Yeopim.
There were only three local con
tests, Sheriff, Representative and
Commissioner from the First Town
ship. Sheriff J. A. Hunch’s vote re
flected his strength in the county in
the first opposition he has had for
i o'Tice. He was appointed sheriff in
: 1985 to fill the unexpired term of
the late C. A. Boyce, since which time
he has had no opposition. Mr. Bunch
won by a landslide, polling 1,250
i votes, more than any other candidate
lin the election. His opponent, Trot
Leary polled only 365.
John F. White was far out in front
in the three-cornered race for Rep
lesentative. Mr. White polled an
even 1,000 votes, followed by William
C. Bunch, Jr., with 392 and Mrs. Josie
Ruth Wheeler Carr with 137 votes.
Arthur Hollowell won handily ov
"r Peter A. Cariton as Commissioner
from the First Township. Mr. Hollo
well’s vote was 707 and Carlton’s 261.
Candidates who had no opposition
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John Graham New
District Commander
Os American Legion
Interesting Meeting at
Colerain Beach Last
Week
On Wednesday, May 24, District
Two, Division One, American Legion.
Department of North Carolina, met
t Colerain for the purpose of nomi
tatinig officers. A delicious barbecue
dinner was served at the Colerain
Club house, which is at Colerain
Beach.
Representatives from the following
posts attended the meeting: Eden
ton, Colerain, Gatesville, Ahoskie and
Windsor. At the conclusion of the
dinner John W. Graham, present Com-,
mander of the Edenton Post, No. 40,
was elected District Commander for
the next two years and Buck Coggins
of the Ahoskie Post, No. 102 was
elected Vice-Commander.
Plana for attending the North Caro
lina American Legion Convention at
Charlotte on June 25 to 27 were made,
and it is hoped that every post will
be well represented.
In his acceptance speech, Mr. Gra
ham mentioned the many worthwhile
things which the Legion has done for
veterans and urged that all posts in
crease their membership so that the
Legion can do even more for veterans
1 in the future.