Volume xviil—No. r L Burton H. Jones I Is Commissioned j Ensign In Navy Receives Orders to Re-i port For Active Duty In New Jersey j Burton H. Jones, son of Mr. and •'Airs. J. M. Jones, Edenton was com- ] s missioned on December 26 as an En- sign, U. S. Navy, Supply Corps, ac cording to a statement made by Cap tain J. E. Cooper, U. S. Navy, Pro fessor of Naval Science, NROTC Un : t, University of North Carolina. Ensign Jones completed his aca demic requirements for an A. B. De gree in Economics at the end of the fall quarter, 1960. A graduate of the Naval ROTC at the University, he won a competitive scholarship for naval training under the Holloway Plan in 1946. This plan provides for the training of Naval Reserve Midshipmen I in civilian institutions of higher learn d ing, graduates of which are destined to become regular officers of the Navy or Marine Corps. Officers cmnds ! I sioned under this program serve for I a period of at least two years with I ' an option of requesting retention a3 I -career officers in the service at the K expiration of that time, kt Ensign Jones has received has orders Mr-to active duty for further instruction Vit the Naval Supply Corps Scnool, New Jersey. He will report -to ihis new station albout January 7 after completion of about one week’s leave. Jaycees Continue To Collect Scrap Paper Members Point Out That Critical Shortage Exists •r ■ Impetus has been added to the Eden ton Junior Chamber oif Commerce scratp paper drive, which is held every Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Members of the Jaycees call atten tion to the fact that a story out of Chicago saiid that the critical shortage of waste paper has left mills with only a 16-day supply for use in making car tons needed to ship supplies to the war front. 'With the nation in the midst of a national emergency and defense prep arations gaining momentum daily, u more demands will be on American * citizens to conserve items that nor mally go into the garbage can. Fortunately, various civic organiza tions continued scrap paper drives af ter the practice got started in World f War H. If the Midwestern carton ; i makers’ supply is any indication of b future needs, communities would act * wisely to renew immediately scrap paper drives on an even larger scale. A Because of the present situation, the (Jaycees hope many more people in Edenton will save their scrap paper and place it on porches each Saturday afternoon so it can be collected. Riarians Offer To j Help Newcomers New Bridge and Open ing of Base Consider ed at Meeting In anticipation of re-opening the Edenton Naval Air Station and con-! strudtion of a new bridge across Cho-1 wan River, both of which will bring, newcomers to Edertton, local Rotarians alt their meeting Thursday considered] ways *nd means to welcome and aid „ those Who will make their home in i Edenton. President Thomas By rum referred the matter to the Community Service Committee, urging the Chairman to cooperate with Mayor Leroy Haskett, \ Town CounoSl and the Chamber of [I Commerce in being of service in any j U way possible if and when there is an i J influx of people. I : Edenton PTA Will Meet Next Tuesday The Parent-Teacher Association of the Edertton High School will meet) Ts,e»ssv evening, January 9, at 3:30 o’elodj in the high school library. Ik Dr. A. P. downturn will sneak on the School Is Doing For Your " Child’lß Eyes.” All members are urged THE CHOWAN HERALD [inward BoostedJ Chief of Police George I. Dail informed The Heralld (Monday of this week that the reward for in formation leading to the arrest ] and conviction of (the murderer of j Arthur Reeves, colored, has been J raised from SSO to SIOO. Reeves’ body was found on the town’s trash pile Thursday morn ing, December 7. The police have had a very few slender clues to work on and .have run down every I i one, with no success. Change In CHnic » J. Schedule Released Health Department Re leased Clinic Nurse on December 31 Announcement by the District Health Department is to the effect that due to the necessity for holding the January orthopedic clinic on Janu- i i ary 16, there Will be no baby clinic on that day. Thereafter, these well batby clinics will be held regularly each first and thlird Tuesday afternoon from 1 to 3 o’clock. The next cancer clinic will be held Friday, January 5. Registration is from 1 to 2:30 o’clock. The Health Department regrets that exhaustion of volunteer agency funds, from which she has been paid, neces sitated the release of the clinic nurse December 31. 'Mrs. Thelma B. Saw yer has held this position since De cember, 1949, and did fine work. In consequence of this, the immuniza tion clinics will be held every day Monday through Friday from 4 to 5 |P. M. This is for the Elizabeth City office only. There will be no change in the other offices. Chest X-rays will be made each Monday and Wednesday from 9 to 12 o’clock and each Thursday from 1 to 5 o’clock. Local Firemen Called To Fire At Creswell Blaze Destroys Creswell Theatre Thursday Afternoon Edenton firemen were called to • Creswell shortly after noon Thursday, i when the building housing the Cres - well Theatre was completely destroyed by fire. Firemen from Columbia were • also called to the scene, but the blaze ■ had made too much headway for the 1 two fire-departments to save the i building. ’ The fire is said to have Started ; when grass around the theaxre was > being burned which spread to a fuel tank at the rear of the building. The • tank caught fire and quickly spread t over the entire building and also • crossed the highway. The .theatre was located on U. S. highway 64 and had been in oaera tion a few years. It was owned and operated .by Earl Davenport. Pocahontas Officers Be Installed Friday Mrs. Hazel Williford Is Elected Pocahontas of Chowanoke Council . 1 ________ | New officers were elected Friday night for Chowanoke Council, No. 54, i - Degree of Pocahtontes. Those elected I ] were Mrs. Hazel Williford, Pocahon- I'tas, succeeding Mrs. Willie O'Neal; i Mrs. Vara White, Wenona; W. J. Daniels, 'Powhatan; Mrs. Johnny 1 Oliver, keeper of wampum; Mrs. Na t orqj Copeland, collector of wampum, i Mrs. Myrtle Adams, chief of records. , These officers, and those appointed l.by the new Pocahontas, will be in- I stalled at .the Council’s meeting Fri jday night. The installation ceremony I will be conducted by Mrs. E. J. Pruden, deputy Great Pocahontas of Chowan Council. Friday’s meeting will begin at 7:30 o’clock and refreshments will be ser ved at the close of the meeting. All ’ members of the Council are especially : urged to attend. . " —— ■ SCHOOLS REOPEN After a two weeks holiday over the ■ Christmas season, schools in Edenton and Chowan County reopened Monday of this week. "Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 4,1951. J. R. Winslow, Jr., I Is Killed In Truck Accident Thursday Hobbsville Youth Going J To Northern Market With Corn James Roy Winslow, 20 years o’d, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Winslow of ] Holbbsvalle, was instantly killed early > I Thursday morning on Route 460 near : Petersburg, Va. Young Winslow was l driving a truck load of corn to the northern markets and, accot'lmg to reports, he ran into the rear end of a truck parked on the highway await ing repairs. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at Warwick Baptist Church. 1 The pastor of the church, the Rev. Paul E. Lemons, officiated. ( Joseph Conger, Jr., Elected President i i Os Varsity Club New Officers Chosen at] Meeting Held at Tri- i angle Monday New officers for the Varsity Club were elected at a dinner meeting held in the Triangle Restaurant dining room Monday night, when Joseph Conger, Jr., was elected president to succeed Bill Cozart. Other officers elected were: Wen dell Copeland, vice-president; Parker Helms, secretary; A1 Phillips, treas urer. Gilliam Wood was elected as a mem ber of the board of directors for a term of three years. Those remaining on the board are Bill Brotton and George Thompson. Aside from- the election of officers, only routine business was transacted. X-Ray Unit Will Be Sent Into District In Four Counties of Dis trict February 17 To March 3 According to Dr. B. B. McGuire, health officer for the local health dis-j trict, announces that Dr. William A. j Smith, chief of the Tuberculosis Sec tion, Stalte Board of Health, will send an X-ray unit to this district Febru ary 17 to March 3 for a special pro gram. The program will be sponsored by the Tuberculosis and Health Asso ciations and Christjnas Seal Sale committees in the four counties com prising the district, and will be paid for from seal sale funds. All senior high school students, con tacts of active cases and families of those found in last year’s survey to have lung pathology, and other groups are to be X-rayed. The general public may also be X-rayed if desired. The complete Schedule and plans will I be released soon. In the meantime, the Seal Sale funds are urgently needed and should be sent in. Red Men Install NewGroupOfficers Jack Barrow Sachem of Tribe; Great Sachem Present Now officers for Chowan Tribe, No. 12, Improved Order of Red Men, were . installed at the tribe’s meeting Mon day night. Present for the occasion was E. R. Swindell of Washington, N. C., Great Sachem for North Caro lina, who had charge of the installa tion ceremony. The elective officers who were in stalled included Jack Barrow, sachem; John Brabble, senior sagamore; E. J. Williford, junior sagamore; Horace White, prophet; all of whom will serve a six-months terra. Those installed for a 12-months term were: R. B. Hollo well, collector aif wampum; W. M. Rhoades, keeper of wampum; J. Edwin Bufflap, Chief of records; W. A. Mun den, keeper of the wigwam, and L. A. Burtch, trustee for a three-year term, i Feast Os Lights Service At St Paul's flu Sunday Evening Inspiring Service Sched uled to Begin at 7:30 O’clock ISunday evening in St. Paul’s Episco pal Church at 7:30 o’clock there prom ises to be held a mo9t beautiful and inspiring service. It is known as the Feast of Lights or Epiphany service. The service symbolizes the manifesta tion of Christ to the world. “Christ is that Light which came into a dark world,” says the Rev. Gordon Bennett, rector. “He is the Light that con- j tinues to grow every day, .though at l times we feel that His Light has not l reached into some parts of the world. One cannot help feel that he has wit nessed the growth of .the early Church as the service progresses to a glorious climax.” Candles will .be presented to those who attend the service. »The candles are taken from the church to the homes who participate in the service, . j the burning candle symbolizing the I 'Light of Christ that shines in all Christian hearts and homes. The pulblie is cordially invited to participate in this and all ether ser-] vices held in St. Paul’s Episcopal I Church. “Use the Church daily. It is God’s j| j House, and you are always welcome,”] | says Mr. Bennett. E. W. Spires Taken 111 On Vacation Trip Hospitalized In Charles ton, S. C., and Now In Norfolk Wold reached Edenton early this week that Clerk as Court E. W. Spires was forced to enter a hospital in Charleston, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. Spires, together with their son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and 'Mrs. Albert Stan ton, were retaining from a holiday vacation in Florida, when Mr. Spires became violently HI and was taken to the Charleston hospital. I The group arrived home Tuesday! ! night and Mr. Spires was taken toj I the General Hospital in Norfolk Wed-| nesday. Tournament Set For Goober Belt League j Eleven More Home Con tests Scheduled For Armory Court Interest is mounting in the Goober Belt Basketball League, one of the participants being the local National Guard team. Members of the league include Edenton, Plymouth, Conway, Williamston, Jamesville, Woodland, Murfreesboro and Lewiston. Home games, which are played in the armory, for the remainder of the season, follow: 'Monday, January B—Williamston. Friday, January 12—Murfreesboro. Monday, January 15, Plymouth. Thursday, January 18—Woodland. Monday, January 22—'Lewiston. Thursday, February I—Jamesville. Monday, February s—Conway.s—Conway. Thursday, February 15—Murfrees boro. Thursday, February 22—Plymouth. Saturday, February 24—Woodland. Monday, March s—iWilliamston. Saturday, January 20 is scheduled for an all-star game with Woodland tentatively set for the game to be played. The league tournament will be held March 7, 8. 9 and 10 with the location to be decided upon later. LEG AMPUTATED Zeb Smith, well known Cowpen Neck farmer, had one of his legs ampu tated in Chotwan Hospital on Satur day. The leg became infected following an accident while working with a tractor on his farm. MEETING POSTPONED Due to New Year’s day falling on Monday of this week, the Chowan County Commissioner postponed their January meeting from Monday to Wednesday. The .postponement permitted the Counity Commissioners to observe the i New Year holiday. Presbyterian Speaker | | Jam 1 ■ DR. T. K. YOUNG ! During the month of January, 1 Dr. Young of Memphis, Tenn., will speak each Sunday morning at 8:30 o’clock over radio stations , WPTF, Raleigh ,W’SOC, Charlotte, and WTAR, Norfolk, for the Presbyterian Hour. Next Sunday’s ( subject willl be “Christ’s Doctrine of Brotherljness.” Masons WilT Install Officers Tonight : C. B. Mooney Succeeds Hubert Williford as i| Master of Lodge ' New officers for the year 1951 will! be installed for Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, at the meeting scheduled for tonight ] (Thursday) at 8 o’clock. The newly elected’officers to be in- ’ ] stalled are as follows: C. B. Mooney,' master, who succeeds Hubert Willi-, ford; W. A. Harrell, senior warden; IC. T. Griffin, junior warden; C. H.j jWood, treasurer and Louis Georgel I Wilkins, secretary. 1 Mr. Mooney’s appointed of fleet's in clude the following: Senior Deacon, W. M. Rhoades; junior deacon, Paul Ober; stewards, D. Skiles and W. O, White; tiler, Wil liam Adams; chaplain, W. J. Taylor; attendance chairman, T. B. Williford;! orphanage committee, C. W. Overman, J. A. Curran and Hubert Williford;] program and Masonic Education, H. A. Campen and W. P. Goodwin; de-j j grees, W. P. Goodwin, H. A. Campen . Jand Dr. W. S. Griffin; finance and building, J. A. Curran, E. W. Spires, R. P. Baer, H. A. Campen and C. H. J Wood; auditing, R. E. Leary, Dr. W. S. Griffin and E. W. Spires; sick and j widows, W. J. Daniels and W. 0. El- j liott. The new officers will be installed by ] |W. J. Bundy of Greenville, a past., | Grand Master of North Carol: ia Mas-, on®. A very important matter concerning the dues of the lodge will be consider ed at tonight’s meeting, of which members have been notified. For that reason every member is urged to at tend. | Let’s CooperatejJ While Edenton boasts a splendid reputation for being a clean town, the Street Department calls at tention to a practice on the part of some people to allow trash re ceptacles to remain along the curb practically all the time. In fact there are a few instances where cans remain on the street at al most any time of day. Edenton’s streets can become even more attractive ff garbage cans are taken in after they are emptied by Street Department em ployees. A little cooperation along this (line will be appreciated. Sisters Win BPW Song Title Contest Mrs. H. B. Thomas, chairman of the Christmas song title contest spon sored by the Edenton Business and Professional Women’s Club, announced the winners of the contest Tuesday. Ann Spruill and Maxine Spruill tied for top honors, each young lady hav ing guessed all of the right titles ex cept one. The prize of $lO will will be divided/ among them. They will each receive a check for $5.00 from the BPW Club. ROTARIANS MEET TODAY Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet to day (Thursday) at 1 o’clock in the Parish House. President Thomas By rum urges a full attendance for the first meeting in 1951. , LOO Per Year. Bloodmobile Again Scheduled To Visit Edenton On Feb. 13 Chowan County Red Cross Chapter’s Quota Is 175 Pints George Alma Byrusn, chairman of the OhaWan County Red Cross blood program, calls attention to the next visit of the bloodmobile. which will be in Edenton Tuesday, February 13. He further wants to inform Edenton and Chowan County people that the quota for the county will be 175 pints of blood due to ! calls for . shipment of blood overseas as the result of the Korean fighting. “We will have to have the coopera tion from every section of the coun ty if we expect to meet our quota,” said Mr. Byrum. “If not asked by some of the recruiters to give a pint of blood, please get in touch with me. Give a pint of blood to save a life.” In mid-November the Tidewater Blood Center made an appeal to the public to increase blood donations in order to enable it to meet the ordinary demands that are made upon it. The response to the appeal was encourag ing. But this agency is now faced with an extraordinary demand, and it is appealing again to the public to meet the issue. C. Os C. Directors Called To Meet President David Holton Asks For a Meeting Tonight I David Holton, president of the re- I vived Chamber of Commerce, has called a meeting of the directors of the organization for tonight (Thurs day) at 8 o’clock. The meeting mil be held in the Municipal Building, and while all directors are especially urged to be present, any other p-rson in terested is cordially invited to at tend. The directors are Marvin Wilson, jP. S, McMullan, Mrs. Carrie Earn hardt, Walter Miller, William Perry. | Henry G. Quinn, Herbert Hollowell, Louis George Wilkins, Frank Holmes, Henry Cuthrell, Frank Elliott, Percy i Smith, Carey Evans, Erie Haste, Wen dell Copeland and Earl Harrell. Rhett Miller’s Leg Broken Third Time Now Patient In DePaul Hospital For Two Months Rhett Miller is a patient in DePaul Hospital, Norfolk, where he is con fined due to a broken leg for he third time. His leg was first broken in an automtv ’e accident in February of last year. He was confined in Chowan Hospital and while recuperating his crutches slipped and it was again broken. On Friday of last week be was be ing taken to DePaul Hospital to be measured for a brace for his foot and the same leg was frac:ured be!ow the knee when the automobile in which he was tiding collided with a truck. He was jammed between the seat and dashboard. The accident occurred on the bridge between Murfreesboro and FYanklin when brakes were applied to the truck and it swerved in front of the car in which young Miller was riding. His leg is again in a cast and he will be confined in the hosp Hal for t\Vo more months. Polio Victim Released By Mary view Hospital Lloyd Mills, Jr., nine years old, who was sent to Maryview Hospital in Portsmouth on December 9, by the Chowan County Chapter of the Nat ional Foundation for Infantile Paraly sis, was released December 22. The boy was sent to the hospital when it was thought he was a victim of in fantile paralysis. Diagnosis of the case was poliomye litis with slight weakness of the left deltoid. Follow-up treatments include a home exercise program and the boy is scheduled to return to the clinic in January-

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