Volume XVII.—No. 43.
Plans Completed
For Big Hallowe'en
Party October 31
Celebration In Charge
Os Edenton Junior
Woman’s Club
“Look out the goblins may get you
if you don’t watch out,” will probably
be the cry of the kiddies here Tues
day night, October 31, when the Eden
ton Junior Woman’s Club put on their
annual Halloween Carnival for the
children. Officials of the Club state
that plans have been completed and
everything is in readiness for the big
night, and that the affair will be even
l more elaborate than in previous years
P with new and different attractions and
decorations. This event is always by
far the most exciting staged in Eden
ton for the youngsters who look for
ward each year to the thrill of a life
time.
The children’s parade will form in
front of the Court House Green on
East King Street and will move along
Broad Street, led by the Edenton High
School Band, to the playground at
Hicks Field where a veritable para
dise will be awaiting the ’little ones.
The playground will be glowing with
multi-colored lights in a roped-off
area, and all amusements and refresh
ments will again be free to the chil
dren. There will be hot dogs, popcorn,
apples, candy, peanuts, chewing gum
and witch’s brew, and a number of
entertainments will be in progress
while the children are eating.
Other entertainment features in
clude a talking witch, outdoor contests,
fishing and every thing imaginable
to delight the youngsters. Fortune
tellers will also be on hand to read
the children’s palms and favors will
* be handed out to each child by a
host of club members. The local police
department wijl direct traffic during
the evening.
* All children who plan to take part
~ ,in the parade, are requested to as
semble on the Court House Green at
6 o’clock, and they are again reminded
that they must be in some form of
costume with mask in order to partici
pate in the parade and party at Hicks
Field.
The Varsity Club will be in charge
of the floats and they ask that those
entering floats congregate on East
King Street behind the children who
will march in the .parade. Floats may
be entered hand drawn or by small
animals, but no cars will be allowed inj
the parade, officials stated. The
floats will be judged as they pass the
reviewing stand in front of the Tay
lor Theatre on Broad Street.
There will be two costume prizes
awarded during the evening, one for
the most original boy and girl cos
tume and one for the .most comical
boy and girl costume. Judging for
1 this contest will be held at the play
ground.
Mothers and fathers are again re
quested not to ask for tickets for re
freshments at Hicks Field.
, David Warren Speaker
At Rotary Club Meeting
David Warren was the principal
speaker at last week’s Rotary Club
» meeting, at which time he told about,
the Rotary Fellowship Foundation. Mr. |
Warren explained the background of
the Fellowship Foundation and told of
its progress since its beginning in
1945. During that time, he said 195
fellowships have been awarded
throughout the world, of which num
ber over 100 attended American uni
versities.
Mr. Warren stated that the amount
of money raised by Rotary Clubs for
the fellowship fund was well over
two million dollars.
It was called to the attention of Ro
tarians that the first foreign student
to study at the University of North
Carolina through the fellowship fund
spoke at the meeting of the club about
a year ago.
Freeman Culled Bade
For Service In Navy
The Rev. W. L. "Freeman, pastor of
the Edenton Methodist Church, has
received his orders to return to the
U. S. Navy as chaplain. Mr. Free
man has been a member of the Navy
r*. Reserve since his discharge at the
I' close of World War 11.
His orders called for him to travel
ir 20 days after receipt, and he will be
\ assigned to duty on a mine sweejer.
1/ Accordingly, he will preach his final
rT sermons in the Edenton Church next
gs • Sunday morning and night, for he
k; will attend the annual conference the
I following Sunday, after which he will
> -aenort for duty in the Navy.
THE CHOWAN HERALD*
Bids Called Nov. 9
For Construction Os
New Chowan Bridge
Plans Call For Building
Temporary Bridge
Down Stream
In a special letting on November 9
the State Highway Commission will
call for -bids on the reconstruction
of the Chowan 'River (Bridge on US
■ 17 between Windsor and Edenton.
Plans for a new bridge been
: in the blueprint stage for several
i years ever since the old structure be
; came inadequate. Cost of the new
project probably may be in excess of
one million dollars.
The present one and one-haif mile
bridge was built m 1927.
The new structure will have a
double opening swing-type draw-span
with a vertical clearance of 10.7 feet
at mean low water. A temporary
■ bridge will be erected 210 feet down
stream to carry traffic during the
construction period.
Plans Made For
Civil Defense Work
, Director Ralph Parrish |
Meets With Various
Chairmen
i At a meeting last week of the mas
: ter committees of the Edenton civil
i defense program, various chairmen
1 were told something about their du
-1 ties by Ralph E. Parrish, civil defense
■ director-coordinator. The meeting was
held in the Municipal Building.
Mr. Parrish pointed out to each
chaiman the part to be taken and
; requested each one to set up a work
■ ing committee to bf ready to go into
; immediate action if necessary. Little
material has been received as yet from
’ the State organization, but Mr. Par
rish in his discussion stated that the
various committees should be organiz
ed and plans .perfected, so that as lit
. tie time as possible will be lost in
event the program will be called upon
; for actual use.
1 Mr. Parrish stated that the Board
of Public Works had on hand two]
gasoline engines which can be used;
Ifor pumping water in an emergency.!
■ Chief of Police George Dail reported
that he should have about 20 auxiliary
policemen and that they will be sworn
with power to make arrests in case
, of an emergency.
The master plan calls for complete
coverage should the emergency exist
and includes auxiliary police, firemen,
■ first aid stations, evacuation, public
information, communications, trans
portation, clearing of debris and many
other phases.
It was generally agreed at the meet
ing that the major task at the pres
ent, until more information is re
ceived from high defense officials,
will be educating the public in re
gard to actions during an atomic
attack or similar attack It is the
hope of the organization that up-to
. date data on precautions during an
atomic attack will come soon from
I authorities for publication in local
newspapers and in pamphlet form.
Aces Face Ancient
Rival Friday Night
Play Hertford Indians
On Latter’s Gridiron
At 8 O’clock
Coach Thompson’s Edenton Aces
1 will meet an ancient foe next Friday
night, when they are scheduled to play
the Hertford Indians on the latter’s
gridiron. The game wiH begin at 8
o’clock and is anticipated to be a bat
tle royal from beginning to end.
The Indians have a strong aggre
gation and the Aces, bolstered by their
thrilling victory Friday night over
, Tarboro, will go aU out to defeat their
arch rival on the football Held.
Hie Aces are in good shape follow
ing Friday night’s game and Coaches
Thompson and Ben Pprry are calling
for stiff practice sessions in prepara
tion for the game.
BLOOD SAVES’LIVES
Blood is credited with being a major
factor in saving lives of World War
TI wounded. More than 95 per cent
of- the casualties of that conflict re
covered.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 26, 1950.
Meeting Os Swine
Growers Scheduled
For Friday Night
Diseases and Parasites
Will Be Discussed By
Specialists
According to County Agent C. W.
; Overman, there will be a very im
portant swine meeting at the Chowan
Community Building Friday night, Oc
tober 27, at 7:30 o’clock. The sub
ject will be “Swine Diseases and
Parasites, what the Farmer Can Do
to Control Them.” All farmers of
Chowan County are invited and urged
to attend this meeting.
“Diseases and parasites have long
been the cause of considerable loss
to hog growers,” Mr. Overman says.
“The loss of pigs and young growing
stock and the loss of feed to worms
and other parasites has cut heavily
into swine profits. What can you, Mr.
Hog Grower, do to cut these losses to
a minimum?”
This is the question that will be
discussed by Jack Kelley, Extension
srwine specialist, and Dr. H. M. Mathe
son, a practicing veterinarian, at the
meeting Friday night. They will give
the answer to the above question.
Rocky Hock Ruritans
Apply For Charter
35 Members of Section
Enrolled as Charter
Members
With 35 charter members, the Rocky
Hock Ruritan Club on Tuesday sent
in an application for a charter, and
when the charter is received, the club
will elect officers and begin to func
tion. Until then, Paul Ober is acting
as temporary secretary.
When organized, the club will meet
one night each month at the Rocky
Hock Central School, when supper will
be served by various clubs in Rocky
Hock.
The 35 charter members include the
following:
The Rev. R. E. Gordon, Paul Ober,
Louis Nixon, C. W. Harrell, W. H.
i Saunders, Stillman Leary, Elton
! Bunch, 'Clarence Bunch, I. L. Har-
I reli, C. M. Evans, Lloyd Bass, Henry
Bunch, R. T. Harrell, W. L. Miller,
Willis McClenney, Murray Tynch,
Palmer Tynch, Joe Tynch, Will Tynch,
Eddie Nixon, Edgar Pearce, P. G.
Perry, J. G. Perry, Earl Ashley, T.
E. Parker, K. L. Nixon, C. F. Boyce,
Ray Byrum, Russell Byrum, Lloyd E.
Bunch, Henry Allen Bunch, Haywood
Bunch, Carlton Nixon, R. W. Leary
and J. Clarence Leary.
Game Party Tonight
At Iredell House
DAR Chapter Plans Af
fair to Raise Money to
Meet Mortgage
There will be a game party (bridge,
canasta or whatever game is desired)
tonight (Thursday) in the historic
James Iredell home on East Church
Street, celebrating the 176th anni
versary of the famous Edenton Tea
Party, the party which was held in
1774 at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth
King, when 51 courageous ladies met
to declare they would “drink no more
tea until the odious tax was removed.”
‘Ladies of the local Edenton Tea
Party Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, displayed the
same brand of courage when they
assumed the burden of buying the
lovely old home of Judge Jaimes Ire
dell. The mortgage payment will soon
be due, so that members of the chap
ter urge many friends to make up a
table and come out and enjoy an even
ing of pleasure and at the same time
hdlp the present day Edenton Tea
‘Party ladies attain their goal.
Speight On Program
At Masonic Meeting
Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. &
A. M., will meet tonight (Thursday)
in the Court House. An interesting
program is in prospect in that C. M.
Speight, who recently returned from
Korea, will present pictures of that
country which he took while serving
as advisor to the Korean Navy before
the outbreak of the war.
. The meeting will begin at 8 o'clock
and all Masons are urged to attend.
Mrs. Dixon Delights
DRW Club Members
At Meeting Thursday
Meeting Climax to Ob
servance of Business
Women’s Week
Members and guests of the Eden
ton Business and Professional Wo
men’s Club heard an interesting ad
dress Thursday night at the Hotel
Joseph Hewes when Mrs. Richard D.
Dixon told of her two years’ experi
ence in Germany during her stay there
with her husband, Judge Richard D. 1
Dixon, who sat on the war criminal
trials bench. The meeting was pre
sided over by the president, Mrs.
Josie Ruth Carr.
Mrs. Carr, in welcoming the group,
said, “It is indeed a pleasure to wel
come each of you to Our Business
Week meeting. As most of you know,
this week we chose for our number
one woman citizen Mrs. Lulie Kipps,
Summerell, beloved 87-year-old pio-l
neer teacher. I do wish that Mrs.]
Summerell could have been with us
tonight.”
The club honored Mrs. Summerell
with a dozen red roses last Sunday.
Selection of Edenton’s Number One
Woman will become an annual affair
with the club.
“Our theme this year is ‘Measure
Up For Full Partnership’. This may
not mean much to us today,” Mrs.
Carr pointed, “but to women like Sus
an Anthony and those who met at
Senessa Fall, N. Y., in 1840 to draft
a Bill of Rights for Women, it meant
many hardships. The question now is
not how to get the vote, but (1) are
we assuming our responsibilities to
our government? and, (2) are we be
ipg allowed to have a part in govern
(Contrnued on Page Four)
Drive To Kill Rats
Begins November 15
Chowan, Bertie and Per
quimans Cooperating
In Campaign
County Agent C. W. Overman an
nounced early this week that a cam
paign to deal the rats of ‘Chowan
County a death blow is being plan-j
ned for Wednesday, November 15.
Aceordirig to Mr. Overman, Chowan,]
Bertie and Perquimans counties will
cooperate in mixing bait and cam
paigns will be staged in the three
counties on the same date.
Fortified red squill bait will be put
up in three-pound packages at SI.OO
per package. One package will be
sufficient for the average size farm
premises. Large farms will need
more. Orders for bait may be placed
at the various stores where posters
are displayed in Chowan County. Bait
orders should be placed by Saturday,
November 4, so that there will be
ample time to secure the materials
and mix the right amount of bait.
Masonic Program
Planned For Nov. 2
Robert Pugh Will Speak
Preceding an Oyster
Roast
H. A. Campem, program chairman of
Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. &
A. M., announces an outstanding pro
gram for the meeting Thursday night,
November 2.
The feature of the program wid be
a brief address by Robert Pugh, grand
senior deacon of the Grand Lodge of
Masons. Present also at the meeting
will be C. F. Seifert, recorder of Su
dan Temple.
An added attraction will be a free
oyster roast, which will be held at the
plant of the Halsey Hardwood Com
pany on North Oakum Street. Mr.
Campen said the meeting of the lodge
will be held at 7:30 o’clock instead of
8 o’clock and that immediately fol
lowing the meeting the oyster roast
will be held.
The lodge is now in the midst of an
attendance contest which has been
attracting a large number of Masons.
The affair Thursday night of next
week is expected to break all previous
attendance records.
All Masons, whether members of
Unanimity Lodge or not, are cordially
invited to attend both the meeting and
oyster roast.
Square Dance Will
; Be Held In Armory
1 On Saturday Night
Affair Being Sponsored
By Chowan Tribe of
Red Men
Chowan Tribe of Red Men will spon
. sor a square dance in the Edenton
armory Saturday night, October 28.
. The dance will begin at 8:30 o’clock
and continue until midnight.
Music will be furnished by the
' Bertie Clodhoppers, a string band
i which has played for many square
,‘dances in Bertie and adjoining coun-
I ties.
Horace White, sachem of the tribe,
. is in charge of the dance, which was
arranged in order to raise money for
, the tribe’s building fund. He has
. appointed a number of Red Men to
i assist him, so that all who attend
, should have a very enjoyable evening.
• It is hoped a large number will at- 1
i, tend the affair.
Hospital Auxiliaries
Hold Joint Meeting
; Goodly Number of Col-j
ored and White Mem
bers Present
; The joint meeting of the white and
; colored Auxiliaries held last week in
i the Parish House was very successful,
! according to officials of the organi
i zation. Mrs. Rodney Harrell, chair
man of the white auxiliary, presided
at the meeting and Mrs. C. C. Cox,
chairman of the colored group, led the
devotionals. An excellent represen
tation of both groups was on hand.
•Miss Rebecca Colwell, chairman of
grounds committee, reported that the
i'grading and seeding of the grounds
I,is progressing rapidly. The white
> auxiliary voted to supply a number
of large trees as a beginner in the
planting plans.
Following a discussion on the pro
posed “Open House Day,” the organi
zations decided to hold open house
in both the hospital and the nurses’
home simultaneously, upon completion
of the nurses’ home.
Excellent reports were submitted
from the sewing committees, and on
] Sewing Day, held recently at the hos
•; pital, during which a vast amount of
■ I work was completed. Mrs. J. W.
I Davis, in behalf of Blood Bank Day
■ to be held in the Parish House on
; Tuesday, November 7, stressed the im- j
portance of this day and urged mem
: bers to make a contribution.
1 Mrs. O. L. Holley reported the ac- j
! tivities of the colored group, which:
1 has made an outstanding contribution]
1 toward the new hospital.
I
Juniors Preping
For Annual Prom
Expect to Raise Money
Selling Subscriptions
For Magazines
BY ANN COFIELD
Members of the Junior Class of
’ Edenton High School are really plan
ning to put their Junior-Senior prom
over with a bang, it seems. Their
money-raising campaign which began
with a very successful sale dur
ing high school assembly is now well
' under way, as they begin their second
' and most important project, the an
> nual magazine sale.
Robert C. Geiselman, a representa
! tive from the Curtis Publishing Com
-1 pany, spoke to the class on October
• 19. He set aimibition aglow when he
: told about 17 seniors from Trenton,
who raised around SI,OOO for a trip to
Washington, D. C., through the same
! campaign.
The Juniors promptly decided to set
their own goal at selling SI,OOO worth
■ of subscriptions, SSOO for each home
; room and approximately S2O for each
member of the class. It is believed
' that with the cooperation of the
' townspeople this can easily be reach
ed.
1 After the class meeting Mr. Geisel
-1 man talked with the group captains,
• Harriet Conger and Ann Cofield, who
are in charge of the sale of maga
-1 zine subscriptions, in their respective
homerooms and with the faculty ad
s visors, Miss Elizabeth Mayfield and
r Miss Mary W. Morris. He told of the
prizes offered, of which one is a gold
(Coninued on Page Twelve)
Btoodmobile Will Be
In Edenton Again On
Tuesday, November 7
l People of Community
Asked to Contribute
125 Pints
Participation in the National Blood
1 Program of the American Red Cross
• by the Edenton and Chowan Chapter
fulfills a community need and unites
, the town and county with a nation
-1 wide project of far-reaching lmulica
i tions, according to George Alma 3y
■ rum, chairman of the blood commit
tee for Edenton.
, Endorsed by hospital and medic?!
> authorities here, the program w.l
' supply whole blood and blood deriva
-3 tives to all patients needing either.
) This service has already proved its
1 value here in Edenton, according to
• Chairman Byrum, who reports that
- the county has contributed in three
previous visits by the bloodmobile
here 228 pints of blood, and a total of
175% pints have been used by pati
ents in the Chowan Hospital. From
August 26 to September ’5, 17 pints
'of blood were used right here.
I | Os special attention to all citizens,
II the blood program recently secured
(from the Norfolk Blood Center some
[blood for an emergency. The emer
gency call for a certain type not on
' hand at the time in the local hospital,
was made by hospital attaches here
to the blood center in Norfolk and in
one hour and 20 minutes, State High-
I way patrolmen delivered the blood
1 to the Chowan Hospital. The speed
' with which this was accomplished was
due to the efficient staff at the blood
center and to. the cooperation of the
I highway patrols of Virginia and
' North Carolina.
1 The above incident alone is positive
■ proof that the blood program is
; worthwhile and there are other inci
: dents of a similar nature where blood
: needed here and not on hand was se
! cured very quickly.
1 On hand at the hospital at all
times is a bank of blood of all types.
! It is absolutely free. There is no
charge to a patient for the blood
other than customary laboratory fees
charged by the hospital. The giving
i of the blood is painless and expert
care and attention is given those who
contribute by trained doctors and per
sonnel. The experience of giving
blood to such a program is stimulating
i in itself.
With the increased activity at the
Chowan Hospital at iit settles in its
• new home, more and more calls for
- blood are coming and there is a need
i for more and more donors.
• j The bloodmobile comes to Eden
ton on Tuesday, November 7, and
]the quota for this trip has been set
]at 125 pints. The blood program is
1 j a community project and therefore a
i ] community responsibility. Such a
] humanitarian project means much to
'the community and to the individual
!as well. Most people place a high
lvalue on their blood and consider it
too precious to sell. However, they are
I glad to donate a pint of it to a neigh
bor, friend or relative. In due time,
jthe local chapter officials hope that
levery citizen will be donating regu
larly.
Recruitment chairman for Edenton
is N. J. George and he points out
these pertinent facts: donating blood
is a simple procedure. It requires
only 30 minutes of time. Tests are
given by doctors and nurses who staff
f the bloolmobile to assure you of no
- harm. Anyone can give if you’re
1 1 between the ages of 18 and 60, and
• if you’re younger, you must have
i written permission. There is nothing
•'to fear, it doesn’t hurt and has no ill
l j effect on you. And, it’s free as is
l the blood to the patient from the
■ blood bank which your pint will be
(Continued on Page Twelve)
Regular Services At
Local Baptist Church
Regular services will be held at the
Baptist Church Sunday, both morning
and evening. The morning worship
service begins at 11 o’clock and the
evening service at 7:30 o’clock. Fran
cis Chesson, local young man who is a
ministerial student at Wake Forest
College, will preach during both ser
vices.
The other services of the church
will be carried out in regular order.
Sunday School convenes at 9:45 Sun
day morning; Training Union meets
at 6:15 each Sunday night; Bible
Study Hour each Friday night at
7:30. W. J. Berryman will lead the
mid-week prayer service Wednesday
nigh£ at 7:80. During this service a
very brief business conference is an
ticipated pertaining to a matter con
cerning each member of the church.
xear.