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Volume XVII.—No. 23. Site For New White High School Chosen By Officials Friday Building 150 Feet From Street Running Along Baseball Diamond NO AUDITORIUM Arrangements Made By County Commissioners To Finance Project With necessary financial arrange ments and a contract awarded, work cn the construction of a new white high school on Hicks Field got under way Friday of last .week, when the site was selected and a storage house erected by Wrenn-Wilson, Durham contractors who have just recently ] completed the new Chowan Hospital. 1 On Friday afternoon members of , the Edenton school trustees, school 1 officials and J. Clarence Leary and , A. B. Harless, representing Toym ; Council, met at Hicks Field to decide the exact spot where the new school , shall be erected. It didn’t take very long for the group to be in full ac cord with the location. The building will face Broad Street and will be 150 feet east of the road running beside the baseiball park. It will also be 75 feet from the sense of the ball park. The new building will be two stories high, SOI feet wide and 209 feet deep. The original plan, with an auditorium called for 407 feet frontage, but due to the cost, the au ditorium will be omitted, in the hope that it can be added later. With the elimination of the hos pital, the amount of money necessary is about $40,000 short, which has held up awarding of the contract for some time. However, Wlowixig a recent , visit to the Institute of Government, it was learned that thhJConv**' ssioners Kao the power wi'beu s2dswo worth of short term bonds without calling for an election. This sale of bonds is based upon the amount the county debt has been reduced. While still short an additional §20,- 000, the County ' Commissioners figured from every angle and dis covered that they could appropriate $20,000 and reduce the levy for the bond fund, so that the tax rate will not be affected so far as the school construction is concerned. Big Mass Os Figures Hold Commissioners In Day Long Session With Some Budgets Not Complete, Tax Rate Not Determined With a table filled from end to end 1 with figures of one sort or another, the County Commissioners on Mon day took Hie first step in setting up a budget for the year 1950-51. The entire day was consumed by the Com missioners in transacting the regular business and considering the various budgets for the next fiscal year’s operation. Though some of the budgets were approved, not all of them were on hand, so that no decision could be reached relative to the next year’s tax rate. Demands for funds from practically every angle are increasing, so that the Commissioners are unable to ven ture a guess at the tax rate, but they are hopeful that it can be maintained as present, $1.27 on the hundred dol lar property valuation. During the meeting the budget for forest fire control was adopted, which calls for an expenditure on the coun ty’s part of $1,260. The appropriation for social securi ty’ was also approved. The budget calls for $60,000 for old age assist ance, of which the county’s part is $9,000. Estimated coßt of aid to de - pendent children is $15,120, oif which the county’s part is $2,160. Blind aid calls so $1,177.44 from the county and of the administration expenses of $5,929 the county’s part is $8,112.72. Visiting Speaker At Presbyterian Church | R The Rev. A1 tS. Burdette, pastor of 'u the Kirkwood Presbyterian Church |r of Kannapolis, €., will preach at p the Edenton Presbyterian Church, | Sunday, June 11. | (Everybody is cordially invited to gghelur the visiting speaker. THE CHOWAN HERALD Prospects Fade For Aid From County For Fires In Rural Section Commissioners Reluct ant to Grant Appro priation Asked 'Chowan County Commissioners at their meeting Monday considered a request for an appropriation to the Edenton Fire Department due to the local firemen answering calls for help outside the corporate limits of the city. The request was made a « month ago, but the Commissioners I turned thumbs down on Monday in | order to give the matter further con sideration. The Commissioners were presented an elaborate statement of expenditures made by the Edenton Fire Department for the 12 months period starting April 1, 1949 and ending March 31, 1949. In this report it was shown that the total number of calls wefe i 70, of which 48 were within the city J limits and 22 county calls. It is figured that the average cost for each call made on the Fire De partment is $160.81, so that the 48 town calls amounted to or 68.57 per cent. The 22 calls in the J county totals $3,537.82, or 31.43 per J cent. The total expense for the year ‘ is figured at $11,266.39. ' It is also pointed out that in the past the volunteer firemen have not 1 been paid for caUe made in the coun- c ty. If the volunteer firemen had been paid for the calls made in the * county this w*w>d : Mpunt to an ad- 1 dStional $176 to the total bill. The statement, figured down to the * minutest detail, showing that for j every dollar collected for taxes in the Town of Edenton, 17 cents went to ' maintain the Fire Department. It ' was also figured that if the county ' shared the expense of answering rural calls it would require three cents of • the $1.27 rate. The Commissioners were unanimous | in their opinion that the town’s fire j apparatus and firemen should not be expected to answer calls for help of i fire for nothing, hut realized that in I making an appropriation, the county as a whole receives no benefit in that t many of its citizens live too far away . to receive any help in case of a fire. While not looking favorable on mak ing an appropriation, Monday, the Commissioners did not definitely abandon the request, But refrained from making a final decision until the ■ matter is more thoroughly studied. Nelle Perry Chosen As llliss Edenton” Crowned 1 In Armory Sat urday Night at Jay cees, Dance i Miss Nelle Perry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Perry of Edenton, has been selected “Miss Edenton of 1950.” ' Miss Perry, sponsored by the Jay cees, was crowned Saturday night, June 3, at the Jaycee dance in the Edenton Armory. “Miss Edenton” will go to Wrights ville Beach July 1, to participate in the “Miss North Carolina” contest. The winner will go to Atlantic City to compete in the “Miss America” ] pageant. 4-H County Council Plans For Picnic! Chowan County’s 4-H County Council met on (Wednesday night of last week at the Community build ing, when 24 club members, repre senting the various clubs in the coun ty attended. 'Plans were made for the annual 4-H picnic which will be held in the latter part of June. After the pro gram was over, recreation and re freshments were enjoyed by all the clvfi> members present. ROTARY MEETS TODAY Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet today (Thursday) at 1 o’clock in the Pariah House. President George Twiddy urges a full attendance. EcKnton, Chowan County, North Carolina,Thursday, June 8,1950. ■I Bp d RECEIVES 1949 CHENEY AWARD—The little boy held in the arms of General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Chief of Staff, U. S. Air Force, is William Randolph Blair, son of Captain William E. Blair, USAF, • whose heroism in maneuvering his disabled plane saved the lives of seven members of his crew. Captain Blair sacrificed his life in re maining on his plane too late to parachute with safety. General Vandenberg presented the award to Mrs. Elizabeth R. Blair (left), widow of the heroic officer. The Cheney Award, established in memory of World War I flyer, Ist Liert. William H. Cheney, consists of a certificate, a bronze plaque and a sum of SSOO. Golf Club Planning Hold Blind Bogey Golf Tournament MCAS Course Will Be Presented to Club On June 14 R. F. Elliott, secretary of the Edenton Country Club has informed members that a blind bogey golf tournament will be held on the Eden ton course Wednesday afternoon, June 14. Tee-off time will be be tween 1 and 3 o’clock, the tournament consisting of nine holes. Each player will choose his own handicap so as to place his probable net score between 35 and 40. Players will choosy their own foursomes, and only foursomes will be permitted on the course, which will be restricted to tournament players only after 3' o’clock. There will be no green fee entries and only paid up members with current cards will be permitted to play. Entrance will be 50 cents per player. First prize will be 12 golf balls, second prize will ibe six golf balls and third prize will be three golf balls. At 5 o’clock the entire assets of the golf course will be officially pre sented to the Edenton Country Club with appropriate ceremony Free re . freshments will he served to all parti cipants in the tournament immediately following the completion of the tourn , ament. In. order to anticipate the required I amount of refreshments, it is request , ed that each member intending to par ticipate notify the steward at the golf club house prior to June 10 if pos sible. In order to facilitate closing of books of the golf course, it is re quested that all members pay their June dues and all back dues prior to June 10. Guest Speaker Today At Auxiliary Meeting The Woman’s Auxiliary of St. Paul’s Church will meet in the Parish 'House this (Thursday) afternoon at 4 o’clock. The guest speaker will be Miss Constance Moore, a Bible teach er of Elizabeth City, and every mem ber of the Auxiliary is especially urged to be present. | AIBtHARU SCHEDULE Faced with a number of handicaps at the beginning of the season, the schedule of the Albemarle League could not be arranged, but this week i W. J. Daniels, president of the Eden ton Colonials, released the schedule as arranged for the season. Games as scheduled are as follows: • Week of June 5-10 Monday—Edenton at Windsor; Cole rain at Plymouth. Tuesday— Edenton at Colerain; Windsor at Plymouth. Wednesday—Colerain at Edenton; Plymouth at Windsor. 1 Thursday Windsor at Colerain; Edenton at Plymouth. Friday—Colerain at Windsor; Ply mouth at Edenton.. Saturday Edenton at Colerain; Windsor at Plymouth. Week of June 12-17 Monday—Colerain at Edenton; Ply mouth at Windsor. Tuesday—Colerain at Windsor; Ply mouth at Bdenton. Petition Presented To Pave Road In Rocky Hock Area Claimed to Be Most Fre quently Traveled Un paved Road Chowan County Commissioners at I their meeting Monday were presented ' another petition to request the N. C. 1 Highway and Public Works Commis sion to hard-surface a road 2.5 miles ' long beginning at 'H. R. Peele’s store, ■ at Route 32 and continuing to Byrum’s at Cross Roads. The petition pointed out that there are 13 houses on the road and eight 1 Louses in forks leading off the main 1 road, a total of 21 houses occupied. 1 The road is used by a mail carrier l daily as well as white and colored school buses. It is located in a com ! munity in which farmers depend on * the road to make their perishable I flesh produce available to nearby mar * kets. It is a section where logging is a local industry and the road is 1 traveled by those who attend church [ and in a community in which tele phones are not available and the peo ple have to depend on accessible roads to summon a doctor at the nearest ' telephone or in case of any emergency. * The petition stated that the road is the most frequently traveled of any unpaved road in the county and that 7 it is impassable during some of the winter months due to freezing and thawing of ground and due to many ’ clay hills on the road. The petition was signed by 40 . people, those who live on the road and those who frequently use the road. As in all road matters, the Com j missioners forwarded the petition to _ the State highway officials. r Commissioners Will Meet Again June 14 Chowan County Commissioners will r meet in special session Wednesday, June 14, at which time they hope to , complete the county budget for the t year 1950-51. > Considerable figuring was done at - Monday’s meeting, but due to one or -two budgets not being prepared, the r Commissioners could not complete the work this week. Wednesday Windsor at Colerain; Edenton at Plymouth. Thursday Edenton at Windsor; Colerain at Plymouth. Friday—Windsor at Edenton; Ply mouth at Colerain. Saturday Windsor at Colerain; Edenton at Plymouth. Week of June 19-24 Monday—Colerain at Windsor; Ply mouth at Edenton. Tuesday—'Windsor at Edenton; Ply mouth at Colerain. Wednesday—Edenton at Windsor; Colerain at Plymouth. Thursday Edenton at Colerain; Windsor at Plymouth. Friday—Colerain at Edenton; Ply mouth at Windsor. Saturday Edenton at Windsor; Colerain at Plymouth. Week of June 26 - July 1 Monday—Windsor at Edenton; Ply mouth at Colerain. Tuesday—Colerain at Edenton; Ply (Continued on Page Six) Funds a o Erect Rocky Slock School Auditorium Dr. W. H. Plemmonsr Speaker For Finals At Edenton High School 36 Graduates Receive Their Diplomas Fri day Night Edenton school came to a close ; Friday night when graduating exer- * cises were held in the auditorium and members of the senior class received ; their diplomas from the hand of Superintendent John A. Holmes. Thirty-six seniors received their di plomas, including Joyce Bass, Nancy Boswell, Frances Brown, Lucy Co field, Phyllis Comer, Faye Dail, Clara 1 Dixon, Ann Harless, Marjorie Lee Jones, Edith Lane, IMadge Lassiter, Margie Miller, Helen Rae Privott, Suz- ' anne Spaight, Mary Dale (Spry, Pat- 1 i s> Taylor, Gecola Ward, Joyce Ward, [ Alva Bunch, Keith Enynipizer, Earl Goodwin, Johnny Goodwin, Jasper ' Gray, Richard Hoskins, Paulett Lane, Muriel Layton, Gary Martin, Larry ; Knox, Ashton Morgan, Charles Lee Overman, John Owens, Carroll 'Smith, Billy White and Ernest White. The speaker for the occasion was Dr. W. H. Plemmons, professor of school education at the University of North Carolina. He spoke on the subject “Bridge or Barrier” with the auditorium filled with friends and relatives of the graduates. Dr. Plemmons told the young tmen and women that they are entering a life filled with unexpected opportuni ties, which carried with it unexpected responsibilities. He urged each senior to be a bridge rather than a barrier. ;He called attention'to the large num- I ber of students who enroll in schools, ol whom so many fail to cope with the barriers and consequently many ! fail to continue through school and graduate. The speaker referred to the unde , veloped natural resources of the state] i an d their untold wealth, but said the . young people who fail to follow' . through their education and complete . the required 12 grades were far more t important to the state than the nat ural resources. I Charles Lee Overman, son of Mr. t and Mrs. C. W. Overman, the most t outstanding student during the four > years of high school, was awarded j the Rotary Cup. The presentation , was made by George S. Twiddy, president of the Edenton Rotary Club. ) Joyce Webb was awarded a $25 j gift from the Edenton Business and Professional Women’s Club for being the most outstanding student, in the 5 commercial courses. The gift was pre sented by Mrs. Corie P. White, presi dent of the club. Patsy Taylor was awarded a medal as the best girl ahtlete, while Earl I Goodwin won the same honor among 1 the boys. The citizenship plaque went to Paulett Lane. Ann Harless was awarded the activity medal and the ’ Beta Club scholarship of SSO went ’ to Helen Privott. Phyllis Comer was recognized as having a perfect school attendance t during her 12 years school career. p She had not been absent or tady dur ! ing the 12 years. ! Nancy Boswell was valedictorian of the class and .Suzanne Spaight the salutatorian. During the evening, W. J. Taylor, superintendent of county administra tive unit, presented certificates to Morris Small, Carroll Smith and Mrs', j Ida Bateman for being the most out ’ standing bus drivers during the year. Young Smith was also presented a > medal. The certificates and meclals were given' by the Edenton Lions ■ Club. ; Aiken Given Contract To Audit County Books Chowan County Commissioners on Monday awarded the contract to audit . the county’s books to R. E. Aiken, Jr., local accountant. A. T. Allen, who . for many years audited the books, also submitted a bid for the job, but . Mr. Aiken’s price was SSO less. The cost of auditing the books is . $450. . SECOND PRIMARY Announcement was made over the radio Wednesday morning that WH - lis Smith will call Tor a second prim ary for U. S. Senator. Mr. Smith - trailed Dr. Frank Graham by 53,060 votes in the first primary. County Unit Authorized To Spend $13,580 For Construction SELLBONDS Project Included In Ten- Year Improvement Program Chowan County Commissioners at then- meeting Monday unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing the Chowan County administrative school un,t to expend 813,580.70 for the con struction of ar auditorium at the Rocky Hock Central School, said sum to be appropriated as part of the capi tal outlay of the unit’s budget for the fiscal year 1950-51. It was further ordered that the County Treasurer sell two $5,000 U. S. bonds heretofore purchased for this purpose and transfer same to the capital outlay fund, together with the sum of $3,580.70 from surplus earn ings of the ABC store. The Rocky Hock auditorium is one of the projects included in a 10-year improvement plan set up a few years ago. Colonials On Short End Df Five Games Played During Week Drop Three Games and Add Two to Win Column Edenton’s Colonials won two games and lost three during the past week losing two games to 'Colerain and one to Windsor. A gaTne was won from both Windsor and Colerain. Edenton 1, Colerain 0 i Colerain Tuesday night the Co lonials won a hard fought game from i the Trappers 1-0. The game develop ed into a pitchers’ duel between i) rock well for Edenton and Rudy Williams for Colerain. Williams al lowed six hits, while the Trappers were able to collect only four hits off Brockwell. The Colonials’ only score came in the fourth inning. Clark and Leary singled and Clark scored when Habit’s grounder was hobbled by the Cole rain shortstop. Edenton 6, Windsor 10 After losing a 10-inning battle to . the Edenton Colonials on Hicks Field , Saturday night, the Windsor Rebels reaped revenge Monday night in Windsor when the Edenton aggrega tion was defeated a count of 10-6. [ The Rebels started off fast by I scoring three runs in the opening r inning and in a batting spree in the l third, coupled with an error and a hit 5 batter scored five runs. One run was . j added in each of the fourth and Jseventh innings. The Colonials scored first in the . sixth inning, two in the seventh and , three in the ninth when a rally was cut short. Goodwin and Adams shared mound honors for Edenton, while ’Seif, a > State College freshman pitcher went , until the ninth inning, when he was replaced by Eusley. Trot 'Leary led at bat for the Co lonials with three hits followed By Murphy and Pastris with two each. Floyd, iSeif and Castelloe led the Windsor attack with three hits each. (Continued on Page Three) New Doctor Is Now Ready To Practice Dr. Richard Hardin Has Offices In Red Men Building Dr. Richard Hardin has opened of fices in Edenton and is now ready to * practice. His offices are in the Red Men’s building on lower Broad Street, which has been attractively and con veniently arranged for the purpose, e Dr. Hardin not only invites patients - to visit him, but being a very con - genial person, invited Edentonians to li call on him in order to 'become ac- D quainted with the people with whom lhe has cast hi 3 lot.