Volume XVII.—No. 38.
Census Reveals
3,089 Dwelling
Units In Chowan
Preliminary Count Gives
Chowan County Popu
lation Os 12,510
As shown by the 1950 Cessus of
Housing Preliminary Counts of Dwel
ling Units, there were approximately
3,089 dwelling units in Chowan Coun
ty in 1950, according to an announce
ment by C. W. Martin, District Man
ager of the U. S. Department of
Commerce. There were 2,691 in 1940.
Dwelling units in North Carolina
totaled approximately 1,059,000 in
1950 as compared with 820,888 in
1940.
The preliminary population count
for Chowan County, as shown by the
1950 Census of Population Preliminary
Counts, was 12,510 in 1950; in 1940,
11,572.
The preliminary population count
for North Carolina was 4,038,814 in
1950 as compared with 3,571,623 in
1940.
The first publication of final detail
ed figures from the 1950 Censuses of
Housing and Population will appear in
mid-1951.
Copies of the preliminary releases
giving information from the 1950 Cen
suses of Population and Housing may
be obtained from the U. S. Depart
ment of Commerce field office which
is located at 310 Peoples Building,
Charleston, South Carolina. The
Charleston District Office also dis
seminates other Census material, such
as informational releases and bound
volumes of the 1947 Census of Manu
factures and the 1948 Census of Busi
ness. Copies of the 1945 Census of
Agriculture by states and by counties
are also available at this office and
may be purchased for a nominal
charge. The 1950 Census of Agricul
ture by states and by counties will
begin to be available in October, 1950.
Road Improvements
Include Widening Os
Bridge On N. C. 32
According to information released
last week, the State Highway Com
mission plans to improve 278 more
miles of highways. BWs for this work
will be opened Tuesday, September
26.
Among the improvements is widen
ing of the narrow bridge over Queen
Anne Creek on N. C. 32, between
Edenton and N. C. 37. The bridge is
located a short distance from the home
of C. W. Overman.
Animal Show Will Be
In Edenton Three Days
Sponsored by the Edenton Police
Department, Pan American Animal
Exhibit will exhibit in Edenton Sun
day, Monday and Tuesday, September
24, 25 and 26. The show will be pre
sented, rain or shine, under a big tent
near the Edenton armory.
OEPOOT Os BUUtI NOT |
Following is the report of the Grand)
Jury, submitted at the September
term of Superior Court last week:
Inspection was made of the Register
of Deeds Office, The Clerk of Court’s
Office, and the County Agent’s Of
fice. All were found in excellent con
dition. No criticisms or recommenda- i
tions offered.
The physical condition of the Coun
ty Welfare Office was found to be -
excellent. The Grand Jury was de- 1
nied access to the records of the :
County Welfare Office.
An inspection was made of the ■
Sheriff’s Office and the physical
quarters were found to be in satis- i
factory condition. The Sheriffs sal
ary at present is $300.00 per month :
from which remuneration the Sheriff
is required to pay any and all office i
help, to furnish an automobile in con- i
nection with his duties, pay upkeep, re
pairs and gasoline. In view of the
Sheriffs duties as tax collector along
with the other duties chargeable to
the Sheriffs Office and in view of the <
decided increase in living cost we i
strongly recommend that the County
Commissioners grant a sizeable in- 1
crease in the Sheriffs remuneration. :
The County jail was inspected and
with the exception of the following
criticisms and recommendations was
found to be inexcellent condition:
None of the windows were screened j
and in our opinion screening is a j
necessity. We believe that the heat- >
lag arrangements are entirely inade- i
quate and recommend that immediate i
Steps be taken to furnish proper heat- i
facilities. There are no bathing facili- i
ties available other than hand basins.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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AMERICAN TANKS MOVE INTO FIRING POSITION—Korean highways are crooked and rocky
and thread through hills and steep knobs. In terrain such as this Communist guerillas infiltrated be
hind the American lines.
Carlton Accepts
Secretaryship Os
Henderson C. Os C.
Plans to Report For New
Position About Oc
tober Ist
Peter Carlton this week accepted
’ the position of secretary of the Hen
derson Chamber of Commerce and is
expected to report for duty about Oc
i tober 1. Mr. Carlton was formerly
manager of the Chowan Chamber of
Commerce and tendered his resigna
■ tion several months ago. Since his
resignation, he has operated a studio
I in the Citizens Bank Building.
Mr. Carlton was notified by J. G.
Burleson, president of the Chamber
of Commerce, that he was elected and
had the following to say in a letter:
“At the board of directors meeting
on September 15 it was unanimously
voted to accept your application for|
Chamber of Commerce secretary fori
,'the city of Henderson on the basis
i of S4OO per month.
“We are pleased that you will cornel
to our city, and I assure you that the
Chamber of Commerce directors stand
ready to assist you in every way pos
sible.
“It is our understanding that you
will make every effort to report for
duty on October 1, or as soon there
after as is humanely possible.”
In accepting the secretaryship, Mr. :
Carlton says he and his family regret
to leave Edenton. “We have made
many warm friends,” he said, “and
we will always cherish the friendship
and hospitality of our Edenton .
friends.”
ROTARY MEETS TODAY
Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet i
today (Thursday) at 1 o’clock in the 1
Parish House. President W. L. Free- i
man urges all members to attend.
)We recommend that bathing facilities
be furnished. Some drainage pro
visions should be made for th e jail
proper as rain water has absolutely
no outlet. We recommend that a hard
surface walkway yeading to the front
of the aJiler’s house, thence to the
side door of the Jailer’s house, thence
to the door of the jail, be provided. 1
We noted that the colored cell block
was over crowded. We were informed
that during the past week as many
as thirteen prisoners have occupied
this cell block which has sleeping pro
visions for only ten prisoners.
A thorough and complete inspection ,
of County Schools was made. Com- ‘
ments on our inspection of each school j
are as follows: .
Yeopim—Use of school has been
discontinued as it has been consoli- f
dated.
St. Johns—'No criticism.
Rocky Hock—No criticism. ‘
Center Hill—No criticism.
Greenhall—Use of school has been
discontinued as it has been consoli- •
dated. t
Ryan’s Grove —Use of school has
been discontinued as it has been con- £
solidated.
High School—No criticism.
Hudson Grove-“-No criticism.
White Oak—No criticism. (
Freemason Street Colored — Building t
in deplorable condition. Class rooms i
far too crowded. No drinking water
available to the 200 students. Toilets i
are unclean and insufficient to take 1
care of the students. We understand £
that the school is to be discontinued i
and the students moved to the build- 1
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 21,1950.’
4-H Pullet Show
And Sale Friday
Evening At Armory
120 High Grade Birds
Will Go To Highest
Bidders
Robert S. Marsh, assistant County
Agent, has announced that on Friday
afternoon, September 22, at 2 o’clock,
at the Edenton armory a 4-H pullet
show and sale will be held. At this
time 120 high grade New Hampshire'
pullets will be sold to the highest bid-i
der.
These pullets are from Helms R. O.
P. Hatchery, Monroe, N. C., which is
one of the high grade hatcheries in ]
North Carolina. The pullets were
hatched March 13 and should be good
layers, as March hatched chickens
are usually very good.
Ten 4-H Club members in Chowan
County were given 100 pullets, which
I were a day old, by the Home Feed and
| Fertilizer Company of Edenton. In
consideration for the pullets, each club
I member agreed to feed, house, and
I care for the pullets and return 12 of
them to the sponsor as soon as the
pullets reached maturity. Most of
the club members have done an ex
cellent job and there will be some good
pullets at the sale. The Danish Sys
tem of judging will be used, that is,
each group of 12 birds will be placed
in a blue, red or white class, denoting
first, second and third prizes. All
birds placed in each class will receive
equal prize money with all other birds]
in the same class. Prize money which
is won is the property of the individual
exhibiter. Proceeds from the sale
will be turned over to the sponsor so
that the project can be continued from
year to year.
Anyone who desires to buy 12 or
more good pullets will be welcomed
to the sale. The pullets will be sold
only in groups of 12. However, one
person may buy as many groups as he
desires. 'Last year several residents
of Edenton bought one or more groups
of pullets to keep in the backyard
as a good supply of fresh eggs.
The general public is invited to the
show and sale.
Daptist Revival Will
Degin Next Sunday
The Rev. Charles Bond
Os Knoxville Will Be
Evangelist
According to the Rev. R. N. Carroll,
pastor of the Edenton Baptist Church,
a revival meeting will begin in the
church next Sunday morning, Septem
ber 24, at 11 o’clock and will continue
through Sunday night, October 1.
The speaker for the meeting will be
the Rev. Charles S. Bond of Knox
ville, Tenn., who will be remembered
as Hie evangelist at last year’s re
vival meeting.
Services will be held each night ex
cept Saturday at 8 o’clock and morn
ing services will be held Tuesday
through Friday at 10 o’clock.
The public is cordially invited to
attend all of the services.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH SERVICES
Services at St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church are announced as follows by
the rector, the Rev. Harold W. Gil
rtler:
Sunday, September 24, sixteenth
Sunday after Trinity—S A. M., the
Holy Communion; 9:45 A. M., Church
School; 11 A. M., the Holy Communion.
Corporate communion of the Women’s
Auxiliary united thank offering. Also
corporate communion of the Vestry.
Edenton Aces Play
Greenville To 0-0 Tie
i In Season's Opener
; Local Outfit Near Pay
Dirt Several Times But
Failed To Score
Coach George Thompson’s Eden
ton Aces opened the 1950 gridiron
; season on Hicks Field Friday night,
i when they battled Greenville High
1 . School to a scoreless tie. The opener
attracted a large, crowd of fans, who
were favorably impressed with the
, initial game. The contest enabled
i Coaches Thompson and Ben Perry to
11 notice the weak points, one of the
: most outstanding being in the block-
I ing department. They will endeavor
i to iron out the wrinkles in order to
provide more formidable opposition for
! other teams on the schedule.
, On paper the Aces outplayed Green-
I ville, for they chalked up 7 first downs
!to 4 by the visitors. The Aces also
, gained 116 yards to 87 yards for
I Greenville.
>! Cannady was easily the star for the
.lAces, had he had proper block- j
f ing, h£ no doubt would have scored ;
. at least two touchdowns. Privott, too, J
I made impressive gains. Twiddy, Tay
. lor and Minshew looked best on de- <
sense.
I First Quarter 1
; Edenton kicked to start the game '
I and in three plays the visitors regis- (
stored a first down. Goor for Green- •
:] ville then raced for two successive 1
|first downs, taking the ball to the
! Edenton 23. ’
> At this point the Aces strengthened •
i and after two pass attempts failed 1
the ball went over to the Aces on (
their own 29. On the first play Can- !
■ nady fumbled and lost 12 yards. Tay- 1
[ lor then kicked. Greenville was unable
I to gain, so that the Aces got the ball '
!on their own 22. On the first play 1
: Cannady registered the first Edenton ]
i first down. Privott picked up 5 yards,
; but on another fumble the Aces lost 1
[ 6. Cannady gained 5 and Taylor then 1
kicked.
Second Quarter
The second quarter was nip and
tuck with the Aces chalking up the
only first down. Greenville kicked
when a fumble occurred on the third
play. With the ball on the Edenton
44, Cannady plowed his way to a first
' down. The Aces were again obliged
to kick and had a break when Goor
fumbled and the ball was recovered by
I Lynn Boswell on the Greenville 11.1
Cannady picked up 2, Privott 4, and
Cannady 2, and when a pass failed to
click it was Greenville’s ball on their
own 3-yard line. Greenville kicked
and it was the Aces’ ball on the Green
ville 43. Privott lost 4 and Mullins’
pass to Hughes was incomplete. Tay
lor kicked for the Aces. With the
ball on their own 20, the visitors tried
three passes, but none were completed,
so that it was Edenton’s ball on the
Greenville 18. Cannady picked up 6
and Mullins fumbled, losing 10 yards.
Hughes picked up 4 and Taylor then
kicked out on the Greenville 7-yard
line. The visitors were forced to kick
as the half ended.
Third Quarter
Greenville kicked to start the sec
ond half, and Minshew returned to the
Edenton 39. Cannady drove for 7
yards and Privott then went for a
first down. The ball exchanged hands
several times with neither team
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MASONS MEET TONIGHT
Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. &
A. M., will meet tonight (Thursday)
at 8 o’clock in the Court House. In
view of the attendance contest now
in progress all Masons are urged to
be present.
District Meeting Os
Women’s Clubs Will
Be Held In Edenton
Club Speaker
' MHlngg
MRS. ED. M. ANDERSON
Mrs. Edward Moore Anderson,
president of the North Carolina
Federation of Women’s Clubs,
who will address club women at
the district meeting here on Mon
day. The topic of her address
will be “The Responsibility of the
Individual Club Woman in Mar
shalling Our Resources For Peace
and Security.”
Edenton Aces Meet
Yellow Jackets Os
E. City Friday Night
Many Fans Recall Major
Upset Last Year When
Aces Triumphed
Edenton’s Aces will face their arch
rivals, the Elizabeth City Yellow Jac
kets, on the latter’s gridiron next
Friday night.
The Yellow Jackets are smarting ov
er one of their worst defeats, adminis
tered by Hampton Friday night, when
the Virginia outfit easily won by a
46-6 score. On the other hand, Coach
George Thompson’s Aces are rather
jubilant over the scoreless tie with
Greenville Friday night.
Last year the Aces staged a major
upset when they defeated the Yellow
Jackets by a score of 15-13. The Aces
will again enter the game in the role
of underdog and fans and players
alike hope last year’s upset can be re
peated.
Coaches Thompson and Perry have
been working hard with the squad in
preparation for the game. Many of
the mistakes made in the first game
Friday night have been the target of
the coaches and the boys are going
through strenous practice sessions
in order to be in shape to meet their
ancient rivals.
Quite a few fans plan to journey to
Elizabeth City for the game.
17.5 MILES OF SECONDARY ROADS PAVED
iIN CHOWAN COUNTY SINCE BEGINNING OF
ACCELERATED CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
The State Highway Commission has
paved 17.5 miles of secondary roads
in Chowan County since the start of
the accelerated road construction pro
gram last year.
The 200,000,000 bond issue financed
most of this paving along with regu
lar secondary road funds. Excluding
stabilization, this represents about 60
per cent of the total program planned
for Chowan, according to Henry G.
Shelton, FFirst Division highway com
missioner.
Newly paved secondary roads open
ed in Chowan during the last 15
months are as follows:
From junction with N. C. 37 via
Snow Hill Crossroads to Tyner, 6.2
miles; from Ryland to N. C. 37 and
from Snow Hill Crossroads to end
of pavement near Tyner, 4.5 miles;
from intersection 0.8 miles south of
Macedonia northwest to Chowan Riv
er, 6.8 miles.
Chowan’s share of the first $125,-
000,000 in bond funds on July 1, 1950,
was $385,875. With the exception of
$76,875, this amount had been allo
cated to specific work in the county.
The Secondary Road Bond Act as
i Per Year.
Session Will Be Held In
Taylor Theatre Start
ing at 10 O’clock
SPEAKERS
Local Junior Woman’s
Club Members Will
Be Hostesses
I The annual meeting of the Six
teenth District of the North Carolina
Federation of Women’s Clubs will be
held in Edenton on Monday, Septem
ber 25, at 10 o’clock in the morning
in the Taylor Theatre, with the local
Junior Woman’s Club acting as host
ess. The announcement is made by
Mrs. R. N. Hines, general chairman
Attending the meeting as guest
speakers will be Mrs. E. M. Ander
son of West Jefferson, state president
of North Carolina Federation of Wo
men’s Clubs and Mrs. Arthur Greene
of Ahoskie, second vice-president of
the federation and director of districts.
Other special guests who will be on
hand include Mrs. Fentress Horner,
president of the 16th district, who will
preside over the meeting; Mrs. W. W.
j Massey, secretary-treasurer, and Mrs.
Elton Forehand, Jr., all of Elizabeth
City.
Following the business session at
the theatre, the group will go to the
Parish House where luncheon will be
served at 1 o’clock, and presentation
of the 16th district awards will be
made.
Representatives from the following
towns, which comprise the 16th dis
’ trict, expected to attend the meeting
, along with the Edenton Club are:
Ahoskie, Camden, Elizabeth City,
Gatesville, Mann’s Harbor, Manteo,
’ Moyock, Murfreesboro and Winton.
Chowan Exhibit Wins
At 7-County Fair
Chowan County Home Demonstra
tion Clubs’ booth won third place this
- week at the 7-County Fair in Elizabeth
City. Mrs. •Percy Smith was chair
man of the committee planning the
exhibit.
The subject of the exhibit was fami
ly relations and what makes a good
. community, emphasizing the home,
t church, school, electrification, tele
phone, highway safety and beautifi
. cation. ,
Mrs. E. N. Elliott and Mrs. Wesley
Chesson, Sr., were on duty with the
, Chowan exhibit at the fair.
Important Cub Scout
Meeting Held Tonight
i James Byrum, Cubmaster of Eden
• ton’s Cub Scout troop, calls attention
. to a very important meeting which
? will be held tonight (Thursday) at
; 7:30 o’clock in the Scout Cabin.
; Mr. Byrum says that at this meet
• ing the entire outfit will be reorganiz
ed, so that it is very important to
< have every Cub Scout and their par
ents present.
passed by the General Assembly di
vided the bond money equitably
among the 100 counties.
The cost of road construction under
the secondary program is less than
expected by the State Highway Com
mission and consequently more mileage
of roads may be paved under the pro
gram than was expected in many
areas. As of July 1, 1950, about one
fifth of the proposed Scott paving
program had been finished through
out the state.
In addition to secondary road work,
the Highway Commission also finished
work on a bridge on Albemarle Street
extension at the west city limits of
Edenton.
Dr. Henry W. Jordan, chairman of
the State Highway Commission, re
cently announced that 1950 would be
North aCrolina’s greatest year of road
building if good weather continues
and the war crisis does not inter
vene. Some 2,375.8 miles of second
ary roads have been paved so far un
der the $200,000,000 program. At the
same time work is progressing on the
primary highway system utilizing
funds set up in the regular highway
fund budget.