Volume XVII.—No. 34
Local Legion Posti
Plans To Sponsor
County Fair Week
Fair Association Corpor- j
ation Formed to Car- |
ry Out Duties
WEEK OF~OCT. 16
L. Y. Ballentine Approv
ed Idea and Issued
License
Officials of the Edward G. Bond
Post of the American Legion announce
that the Post will sponsor a bona
fide county fair for Edenton and ad
joining counties. It was announced
that Honorable L. Y. Ballentine, Com
missioner of the North Carolina De
partment of Agriculture, has approved
the fair and issued a license for it,
and that a Fair Association Corpora
tion has been formed to handle the
many duties pertaining to a county
fair and to comply with the State law
passed by the Legislature to permit
organizations of this kind to operate
county fain.
Robert L. Pratt, Commander of the
Legion, along with Vice-Commander
Willis McClenney and Wesley Ches
son, Jr., Post Adjutant, and his as
sistant E. J. Hobbs, and John W. Gra
ham, Commander Second District
American Legion, who will have
charge of the executive and planning
end of the fair, are now at work mak
ing plans for the first annual fair of
the Legion which will be held one
complete week commencing on Octo
ber 16 and ending on Saturday, Octo
ber 21.
The local baseball park will be used
as a fair ground and large tents will
be brought in to house the many and
varied exhibits. The tents will be wa
terproof and fireproof, and every pre
caution will be iffken h* r ‘V'*V* f 'r ewti*
protect the exhibits of the entrants.
A large premium list is now being
prepared which will be distributed
to every family in this county as well
as in adjoining counties. This will
cover about everything raised on the
farm and special attention will be
placed on the “Live At Home Pro
gram” which will include canned vege
tables, fruits, jams, preserves, jellies,
etc., as well as home-made garments
of all kinds, the idea being to show
just what can be done on the farm
with the materials at hand: Some
commercial exhibits will be shown
also.
In this connection it is hoped, of
course, that Charles W. Overman,
County Farm Agent and Miss Rebecca
Colwell, Home Demonstration Agent,
will lend their assistance to the Legion
in this worthwhile undertaking. All
in all, it would appear to be the best
attraction of its kind ever to appear
in the city or county. While great
stress has been laid and will continue
to be placed on the agriculture fea
ture of the fair, the amusement end
of same has in no wise been forgot
ten. To that end the Great W. C.
Kaus Shows which will play the coun
ty fairs at Oxford, Durham, Dunn-
Btwin and Roxboro, has been con
tracted to bring its entire organization
to Edenton for the entire week. It
comes well recommended as always
living up to its motto, “Nothing To
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Draft Board Office
In Citizens Bank
Mrs. Dorothy Helms Is
Secretary; Potter
Chairman
|i
An office for the Chowan County
Draft Board has been set up in the j
Citizens Bank Building in room 314. .
Mrs. Dorothy Helms has been employ- i
ed as secretary and is scheduled to be
in the office from 9 to 1 o’clock every <
day except Saturday and Sunday.
All young men who become 18 years ’
old are of registration age and are
required to register in the office im- ■
mediately upon reaching their 18th
birthday. Heretofore registrations :
’< were made with Mrs. George Dail at
the Bank of Edenton, but this work 1
will now be handled in the Draft <
Board office by Mrs. Helms. :
. !Last week Geddes Potter was elect- ]
V ( t ed chairman of the Draft Board, sue- i
| ceeding J. L. Wiggins, who resigned ;
'4 from the Board after serving 10 years
I as ohnirman. Besides Mr. Potter the
i Board consists of Edward Wells and i
Bobert L. Pratt 1
THE CHOWAN HERALD.
| Preaches “At Home” |
HU m
REV. W. FRANK CALE
The annual revival will begin at
Rocky Hock Baptist Church next
Sunday, with the Rev. W. Frank
Cale, former pastor, as the visit
ing preacher.
Miss Joyce Webb
Assistant Secretary
Os Edenton B & L
To Succeed Mrs. Shirley
Ashley, Who Resigns
r - September Ist *
R. E. Leary, secretary of the Eden
ton Building & Loan Association, an
nounced this week the employment of
Miss Joyce Webb as assistant secre
tary of the association. Miss Webb
will assume her duties September 1,
succeeding Mrs. Shirley Ashley, who
resigned. Mrs. Ashley has filled the
position since February and Mr. Leary
was high in his praise of her ability.
Miss Webb was an outstanding stu
dent in last year’s graduating class,
having been awarded a trophy for be
ing the most outstanding student in
the commercial class.
Cub Scout Meeting
Scheduled Tonight
James Byrum Now Serv
ing as Cubmaster of
Troop
James Byrum has called a meeting
of the local Cub Scout troop for to
night (Thursday) at 8 o’clock in the
Scout Cabin. Mr. Byrum succeeds
Peter Carlton as cubmaster and in
calling the meeting urges all mothers
and fathers of the Cub Scouts to at
tend.
At the meeting tonight plans will
be considered for the fall program, so
that Mr. Byrum is very anxious to
have all Cub Scouts and their par
ents on hand to take part.
Thomas Shepard Bets
AB Degree At ECTC
East Carolina Teachers College on
Friday afternoon conferred degrees
upon 164 graduates of the 1960 sum
mer school. Ceremonies were held in
Austin auditorium where the new
$30,000 pipe organ recently installed
at the college was used for the first
graduation.
Candidates for degrees included 69
for master arts; 26 for bachelor of
arts; and 60 for bachelor of science,
which at East Carolina is the pro
fessional degree for those taking
courses preparing them to teach.
Dr. Robert Lee Humber, prominent
international attorney and promoter of
world federalism, of Greenville, was
the principal speaker of the afternoon
ceremony. The invocation was pro
nounced by the Rev. Leonard W. Top
ping of the First 'Presbyterian Church
in President John D.
Messick of East Carolina presided at
the exercises.
Among the graduates was Thomas
iShepard of Edenton, who received his
A. 18. degree.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 24,1950.
Geo. L Privott, Jr.,
Reported Missing
In Korean Fighting
War Department Noti
fies Parents By Letter
Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Privott re
ceived a letter from the War Depart
ment stating that their son, Pfc.
George E. Privott, Jr., 21, has been
missing since July 20.
Young Privott’s three-year enlist
ment would have been up today
(Thursday). He was stationed in
Korea for a year and a half before
the present conflict and then was sent
back to Japan. When hostilities be
tween North and South Korea began
Privott was again sent to Korea and
two days after his arrival he was re
ported missing.
While the news is very heart-rend
ing to relatives and friends, hope is
entertained that the young man is still
alive somewhere in Korea.
Rotary Banquet At
Windsor Bn Friday
Affair Is Culmination of
Recent Attendance
Contest
Edenton Rotarians are scheduled to
go to Windsor Friday night to parti
cipate in a banquet which is the cul
mination of a recent attendance con
test between the Edenton, Windsor,
and Ahoskie Rotary clubs. The ban
quet is scheduled to begin at 7 o’clock
with the Ahoskie Club in charge of the
program. The Rev. W. L. Freeman,
• president of the Edenton Club, urges
all Edenton Rotarians to attend.
In the attendance contest, the Wind
sor Club was the winner, so that the
Windsor Rotarians will be given a
free banquet at the expense of the
Edenton and Ahoskie Rotarians.
Because of the joint meeting Friday
night, the usual Rotary meeting to
day (Thursday) will not be held.
Revival Begins At
Rocky Hock Sunday
The Rev. Frank Cale,
Former Pastor, Will
Preach
The Rev. E. R. Gordon of the Rocky
Hock Baptist Church, this week an
-1 nounced that the annual revival will
■ begin on Sunday, August 27.
The preacher for the series of meet
ings will be the Rev. W. Frank Cale
of Clupeper, Va. Mr. Cale is a native
of Chowan County and a former pas
tor of the church. He has a host of
friends throughout the county, so that
large crowds are expected to attend
: the revival.
Music for the meetings will be in
s charge of W. Jim Daniels. The pub
i lie is cordially invited to attend the
i services.
i
Corma A. Mowrey
.Speaker For NEA
, Miss Corma A. Mowrey, President
of the National Education Associa
tion, will be the principal speaker at
the annual Leadership Conference of
the North Carolina Education Asso
ciation, which opens at Catawba Col
| lege, Salisbury, September 1. About
225 state and local leaders of the
NCEA are expected to attend the
three-day session. Miss Mowrey will
speak on the Saturday evening pro
gram, September 2.
R. F. Hopper Training
At Little Creek Base
Over 1,000 NROTC midshipmen
from 52 colleges and universities
throughout the United States are cur
rently undergoing amphibious train
ing, both ashore and afloat at the Nav
al Amphibious Base at Little Creek,
Va.
Among, the group’s midshipmen is R.
F. Hopper, son of Colonel R. F. Hop
per, former Commanding Officer of
the Edenton Marine Corps Air Sta
tion.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. ft
A. M., will meet tonight (Thursday)
at 8 o’clock in the Court House. Hu
bert Williford, master of the lodge,
requests a full attendance.
Mayor Names Ralph Parrish
As Coordinator-Director For
Civilian Defense In Edenton
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AVIATION ENGINEERS WORK KOREAN STYLE—Before ade
quate modern equipment was available, a small detachment of U. S.
Army Aviation Enginers supervised Korean laborers in repairing
this damaged runway. Supplies for the ground forces, in the front
lines were airlifted to this strip and then sent to their destination
hy truck and rail. Standing in the left foreground is Captain
William Turner, in charge of the Engineer* in this South Korean
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Dr. Wm. T. Boyce
Resigns Position At
California College
Chowan County Native
Now Visiting Rela
j tives Here
Dr. William T. Boyce, native of
Chowan County, and Mrs. Boyce of
Fifllerton, California, have arrived to
viftt relatives in North Carolina. Dr.
Boyce is a brother of Mrs. Raleigh
Hollowell and will visit Mr. and Mrs.
Hollowell. This week relatives are
enjoying a family reunion at Nags
Head in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Boyce.
Dr. Boyce, pioneer director of Ful
lerton Junior College, recently tender
ed his resignation. His resignation j
came as no surprise since he has
reached the legal age limit employ
ment in the district.
Serving the college for 35 years,
Dr. Boyce has held the positions of
instructor, head of the Social Science
department, Dean and Director of the
junior college. His resignation becomes
effective on June 30, 1950.
Before coming to Fullerton, Dr.
Boyce held positions at Sherwood
High School in Maryland and Whit
tier College. He has attended Guil
ford College, N. C., Haverford Col
lege, Penn., and Harvard.
Dr. 'Boyce’s period of service as
head of the F. J. C. has been longer
than that of any other junior college
head in California. He came to the
helm of the college in 1917, and during
his years of service in that position
has given much to make the college
what it is today.
Dr. Boyce holds a Masters degree
from Harvard University and a Doc
tor of Education from University of
Southern California. During his long
tenure at Fullerton, Dr. Boyce has giv
en leadership that resulted in high
standards and fine accomplishment.
He was a tender leader in molding the
policies and perfecting the organiza
tion of the Southern California, Cali
fornia, and National Junior College
Associations; and he was a partici
pant in the organization of the Pacific
Coast Association of Collegiate Regis
trars.
In 1922 Dr. Boyce conceived the
idea of forming a state wide organi
zation of junior college honor socie
ties. He drew up a constitution for
a scholarship society and it was adopt
ed. This action is what brought to
gether the Alpha Gamma Sigma, the
state scholarship society which is rep
resented at Fullerton junior college
by the Epsilon Chapter.
Sonnv Stillman Now
In Air Force School
Sonny Stillman, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Stillman, has been select
ed for appointment in the air cadet
school and was assigned to classes
Monday of this week. 'He is stationed
at the Goodfellow Air Force School
at San Angelo, Texas.
Young Stillman left Tuesday of last
week for Raleigh, where he was sworn
in and completed preliminary tests.
He was a student at State College
when he received his appointment and
is now attending classes at San An
gelo.
Revival Speaker
REV. WILLIAM H. POOLE
With revival services in pro
gress at Ballard’s Bridge Baptist
Church, the Rev. William H. Poole I
of Smithfield, N. C., is guest mini
ster. Services are being held each
afternoon at 3 o’clock and each
evening at 7:45 o’clock. The pas
tor, the Rev. J. W. Davis, and the
eongregation extend a cordial in
vitation to the public to attend the
services.
Golf Club To Accept
Junior Memberships
New Policies Adopted at
Meeting Held Fri
day Night
In order to encourage playing golf,
the Edenton Country Club at a meet- \
ing held in the Court House Friday
night decided to adopt a policy of jun
ior membership. According to the
plan young men under 30 years of age
will be admitted as members provided
as many as 15 can be secured. The
various civic clubs and other organiza
tions will be contacted in order to
reach as many as 15 young men whoi
are interested.
At the meeting it was also decided
not to allow any local person to play
on the golf course at any fee unless
invited by a member and further that
the member secure permission from
the membership committee. The green
fee for out-of-county players was set
at SI.OO per person.
Officials of the club hope the young
people will take advantage of the
junior membership plan to the end
that the popular pastime will continue.
Revival This Week At
Macedonia Church
The Rev. Oscar Creech
Os Ahoskie Visiting
Minister
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Starting Monday of this week, a
revival is in progress at the Macedonia
Baptist Church and will continue
through Sunday. The preacher for the
revival is the Rev. Oscar Creech, pas
tor of the Ahoskie Baptist Church.
Music for the series of meetings is
under the direction of W. J. Daniels,
with special features for each service.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the services.
(V-ZBO s j
$2.00 Per Year.
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Mr. Haskett Delighted
With Mr. Parrish’s
Acceptance
RESPONSIBLE JOB
State Director Empha
sizes Necessity to Be
Prepared
Mayor Leroy Haskett early this
week was notified by E. Z. Jones, di
rector of North Carolina Council of
Civil Defense, that he (Mayor Has
kett) is to organize and co-ordinate
the civil defense set-up in Edenton.
j “A grave responsibility rests with
'you and I,” said Mr. Jones. “You are
responsible for the safety and well be
ing of your citizens and my responsi
bility rests in several directions, end
ing up right where it starts, the safe
ty and well being of every man, wo
man and child in North Carolina.
“I don’t have to tell you that we are,
in my humble opinion, at war with
an unpredictable enemy with no re
gard for established humanitarian
rules of international warfare. While
I hope it will not happen, this fellow
with the flowing mustache may, at
any moment, turn this ‘cold war’ into
a very hot one.
“Os course nobody knows where the
heat will be on, but you and I hope
it will not be in the direction of North
Carolina. But if it is, we must be
prepared for any and every type of at
tack. We cannot wait to get started
on this program of preparedness, so
for that reason I urge you, in case
you have not already done so, please
appoint your director of civil defense
so that he in turn can begin to line
up his organization.
“Please rest assured that we stand
ready to assist you in any way we
i possibly can and you will be hearing
x from us often.”
| The local civilian defense is headed
by Mayor Haskett and in conformity
with instructions from State Director
Jones, he has appointed Ralph E. Par
rish as co-ordinator and director. Mr.
Haskett informed The Herald that he
was delighted when Mr. Parrish
agreed to serve in the important ca
pacity. “Mr. Parrish is a splendid
organizer,” said Mayor Haskett, “and
I doubt if a more capable and con
scientious co-ordinator could be found
in Edenton. I have the utmost con
fidence in him and under his direction
1 I feel that Edenton will rank high
I among the cities of the state in the
civilian defense program.”
Most of the protective aspects of
civil defense should be handled by
the usual departments of local govern
ment. It is assumed that the prob
lems chiefly revolve around adequate
.police, fire and medical protection.
’, Local units of government have exist
\ing cooperation agencies, which with
the promised cooperation of the vari
ous chapters of the N. C. Medical So
- ciety, can be made to meet these
“ emergencies, with the added advan
-1 tage that the employees do owe a re
‘ sponsibility to their superiors and to
their communities, are disciplined and
’ accustomed to taking and discharging
’ orders.
The local organization will be in
charge of Mayor Haskett who is chair
man ex-officio. Mr. Parrish as coordi
; nator and director will be charged with
the responsibility of the immediate
planning for the preparation of a prac
tical defense plan for the community.
Among the recommendations is the
education of the public with respect
to the necessity for a civilian defense
program; immediate legislation neces
-1 sary to local governments to meet
emergencies; organization and train
ing of carefully selected police and
fire reserves for the purpose of sup
plementing for the police and fire de
partments; inventory and purchase of
I the necessary police and fire equip
ment, particularly with respect to am
munition, fire hose, equipment, adapt
ers, nozzles, chemicals, etc.; initiation
of a carefully designed and planned
evacuation program; initiation and
organization in cooperation with local
medical organizations and hospitals of
an emergency hospitalization plan,
‘first aid program, organization and
1 staffing of casualty stations and pro
-1 vision of emergency medical and first
: aid supplies; organization and train
! ing of a carefully selected group of
' emergency ambulance crews; provision
of emergency communication system;
s provision of emergency water and
. light facilities; cooperation with the
• Red Cross and other agencies in ex
> pansion of blood donor and plasma
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