Volume XVIII.—No. 9.
BPW Fashion Show
Planned Tonight In
School Auditorium
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* Old and New Styles Ex
pected to Be Feature
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STARTS irio'CLOCK
Group of Local Merch
ants Cooperating In
Unique Event
Plans have been completed and ev
erything is in readiness for the big
Spring Fashion Show, which will be
presented in the Edenton High School
auditorium tonight (Thursday)- under
the sponsorship of the Edenton Busi
ness and Professional Women’s Club.
The affair will get underway
promptly at 8 o’clock and a treat is in
stone for those attending. Styles dat
ing back to the Indian Maiden period
up to the present day modes will be
displayed and a great deal elf merri
ment is anticipated. Officials of the
club declare that this will be one of
the best shows to be staged in Eden
ton.
Both old and new fashions will be
modeled with appropriate music to ac
company each showing. (Bill Co*art
will act as commentator and the show
will provide entertainment for the
youngsters as well as the adults at a
small admission fee of 25 cents.
The following Edenton Business
concerns participating in the show, and
their models are as follows:
Badham’s—Mrs. Bertram Hollowell,
Mrs. Francis W. Stokes, Susie Blades
and Rebecca Boswell.
Belk-Tyler’s—(Mrs. Ernest Lee, Jane
Dulaney, Dorothy Henniger and Joan
Cobib.
ißetty Shoppe—Mrs. Carl Blades,
IMra. C. A. Phillips, Mrs. Paul Ward
•and Shirley Keeteg. y A
'Cuthreti’a - Department Store—Mrs.
John Lee Spruill, fSwanda Gibbs,
Sandra Cale and Mary Thorud.
Hobowsky’s—Hazel Leary and Mag
duline Downing.
Anita’s Hat Shop—Mrs. Jimmie
Earnhardt, Mrs. T. B. Smith, Mrs.
DeLma Sawyer and Elizabeth Elliott.
Tots & Teens—Anna Partin,, Patsy
Mooney, Larry Church and Sara. Kemp
Wood. v .
Preston’s—Mrs. Joe Tboirud, Mrs.
John White, Kitty Campeh and Betsy
Duncan.
Anita’s IBeauty 'Shop—Mrs. Carl
Blades.
Nu-i Curl Beauty 'Shop—Mrs. B. C.
Jordan and Vickie Allabrook.
These merchants will all show the
1951 spring fashions, while the olden
styles include the pre-colonization
period, Cavalier period, Early 191th
Century, Middle 49th Century, Civil
War Period, Cay Nineties, Hobble
Skirt Age and Flapper period. The
bicycle built for two ride is expected
to create much fun.
Those taking- part in the historical
section of the fashion show are: Mies
es Carolyn Swindell, Sybil Cayton,
Linda Downum, Lillian Leary, Peggy)
Williams, Carolyn Harrell, Marietta
Perry, Peggy Elliott, Brenda Mooney,
Joan Cobh, Betty Byrum, Shirley
--Keeter, Mrs. Joe Thomas Drake, Mrs.
Evelyn Jackson, Mrs. Anne Jenkins,
Mrs. Elizabeth Flynn, Mrs. Edna
Reeves and Mrs. Willis McClenney.
Music and dances will be in change
of Mrs. Ernest Gentile, Mrs. C. F.
Blades, Miss Helen Evans and Miss
Margie Thigpen.
The 1951 styles will be in charge
of Mrs. Percy Smith, with Vernon
McClenney supervising the lighting
effects.
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Farm Bureau Meets
Tonight l At 7:30
The [February meeting the Cho
wan County Farm Bureau will be held
at the Chowan Community Building
tonight (Thursday) at 7RD o’clock. |
Important (features of the meeting 1
will be a report of the iStatte conven- :
tion, general business and timely farm L
discussions. I
T. O. Adbetl is president of the or
ganization and Paul Ober is secretary.
All members are especially urged to
attend.
POCAHONTAS MEETS (FRIDAY *
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Chowanoke Council, No. 56, Degree
of Pocahontas, will, meet Friday night
in the Red Men’s hall a* 8 o’clock.
very anxious to have members <
present due to the attendance contest 1
now in progress. 1
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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| BBS Pass _
Two bills introduced in /the .Gen
eral Assembly by Representative
John F. White passed the Senate
Friday of last week. ,
One. of the bills, iHB 320 pro
vides for increased pay (for county
officials, while the other, HB 321
calls for an increase in the salary
of the sheriff.
Both hills were introduced in the
| House of Representatives ion IFeb
[ ruary 14. ,
3,585 Motor Mdes
r
Registered In County
During The Year 1950
State’s Registration For
Past Year Totals
1,171,228
According to information released
! by the Department of Motor Vehicles,
1 there were 1,171,228 motor vehicles
registered in North Carolina during
> 1950. Mecklenburg County led the
t State with 66,823. Guilford ran a
close second with 64/898 and Wake
> was third with 56,4126.
i Clay reported the lowest registra
tion with 888 and Tyrrell was second
i low with 961.
i Chowan County’s registration for
the year totaled 3,585.
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For Club Meetings
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Feature Will Be Demon
stration on “Fashions
For the Home”
Miss Rebecca Colwell, home agent,
has released a schedule of home dem
onstration club meetings from March
1 to 9. The demonstration at these
club meetings will be "Fashions For
the Home.” Miss Colwell will have
illustrative material which includes a
kit of dresses from the Bureau of
Home Economics, Washington, D. C. l
'Short reports will be given by leaders 1
on various subjects.
The schedule of meetings fellows:
Gum Pond Club—Tuesday, March 6,
at 2:80 with Mrs. Marvin ‘Smith and
Mrs. Will Smith, hostesses.
Advance Chib—Wednesday, March
-7, at 2d30 with Mrs. W. T. Goodwin.
Enterprise Club, Thursday, March
8, at 2:30 with Mrs. W. A. Harrell.
Center Hill Club—Friday, March 9,
at 2:30 with Mrs. H. T. Hollowell and
(Miss Lillian Turner, hostesses.
Neiw members and visitors are
cordially invited to attend these meet
ings. -
Baptist Mission Study
Will Be Held Friday
The Woman’s Missionary Society of
the Edenton Baptist Church will hold
its annual miss£ot> tudy on home mis
sions Friday night, March 2, at 7:30
o’clock at the church.
The Book "O Jerusalem, Our Cities
For Christ,” will be taught by Mrs.;'
J. 0. Powers.
Roy Harrell Is Sent
To California Base
Private First das# Roy Harrell, son
of Mrs. Lottie Harrell, 310 East Queen '
Street, has recently been transferred
from Warren Air Force Base, Chey- '
enne, Wyo., and assigned to the 1065th
Communications Squadron, McClelland
Air Force Base, Sacramento, Calif., a ’
vital link in the air supply line to the -
Far East. '
Private Harrell attended Edenton *
High School, and was employed by
Colonial Stores prior to his entry into
military service six months ago. i
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ROTARY MEETS TODAY 1
Edenton’s Rotary dub will meet to- 3
day (Thursday) at 1 o’clock in the j
Parish House. President Thomas By. I
Thursday, March 1,1951.
US.Marsh Attends
Peanut Hearing Held
In Washington, D.C.
Members of Committee
Question Witnesses
About Peanuts
R. S. Marsh, assistant county agent,
1 attended a Senate Agricultural Com
mittee hearing in Washington, D. C.,
on Monday, February 19. The pur
pose of the hearing, was to attempt
to reach some definite conclusions as
to the type of legislation, if any, to
be passed by the Congress.
Witnesses appearing before the
Committee included representatives of
the U. S. Department of Agriculture,
American Farm Bureau Federation,
Virginia Peanut and Hog Growers
Association, Virginia-'Carolina Peanut
Shelters Association, and the Peanut
, Nut Salters Association.
| Mr. Woosley, U. S. D. A. Admini
strator, stated that his Department
. feels that there is a need for legisla
-1 tion to increase the production of
Jumbo type peanuts. The Department 1
I of Agriculture prefers to let North
Carolina and Virginia farmers plant
up to their 1947 acreage instead of
the 1941 acreage. The two basic sug
> gestions of the U. S. D. A. are: (1)
Congress should pass legislation to let
the North Carolina and Virginia pea
nut farmers and also the Valencia
farmers plant enough acreage to take
care of the demand. (2) The U. S.
I Department of Agriculture recom
, mends substantially the same acreage
i as the American Farm Burdau Federa
; tion, or approximately 90,000 more
i acres of Jumbo type peanuts.
'Senator Anderson observed that the
peanut program has cost the govern
ment considerable money in the past,
and maintains that we must find a
better and cheaper solution to the
problem, or the whole program may be
' thrown out because of its excessive
cost. He predicts that there will be
no peanut program in two years. R.
Flake Shaw, Executive Vice-president
of N. C. Farm Bureau, stated that
peanuts suffered more under Public
Law 12 than any other commodity,
' and naturally the peanut farmers are
1 entitled to some relief.
Carl E. Johnson of the Peanut Salt
ers Association, stated that his or
ganization is in favor of permanent
legislation to permit producers to
grow enough type peanuts as needed.
He stated that the Association does
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Coon Dog Field
Trials March 10th
Affair Scheduled to Be
Held at Tyner; Pub
lic Invited
Sponsored by the Chowan County
Coon Club, a coon dog field trial will
be held Saturday, March 10, at Tyner,
12 miles north of Edenton.
Signs will be placed along the high
way which will enable those interested
to find the place. An entry fee of
SI.OO will be charged and final win
ners will receive trophies. The public
is invited to attend the trials. i
WEEKLY LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY
The 1951 General Assembly has be
gun reaching Some were
reached on the floor this week; others
reached in committee promised decis
ive floor action next week. The joint
'.appropriations committee has complet
|ed hearings; other committees have
acted and reported on most of the
bills before them, leaving only recent
introductions and certain controversial
measures for study. This clearing
of committee dockets, the speed-up
in calendar action, and an obvious ten
dency for.members to introduce bills
they have been holding hack are all
evidence that this legislature is try
ing to focus on an adjoumament date.
While that date may not be within
the 90 days for which members are
•paid, there are signs that the deadlock
ed session dolefully predicted in some
quarters Is improbable.
Roads and Streets
The end'of the city street squabble
may be in sight. On Thursday the
House finance committee held a public
hearing on the question, and, after
some astute parliamentary maneuver
ing by both sides,,voted to give a
favorable report to Senator Powell’s
SB ISO and an unfavorable decision
on whether or not to folio* the Sen
Efforts Continue
To Enter Edenton
In Virginia League
C. of C. President David
Holton Is Still Hopeful
For League Baseball
David Holton, president of the
• Chamber of Commerce, stated Wed
, nesday morning that the prospect ap
. pears bright for Edenton entering a
; club in the Virginia League. Mr. Hol
i ton said it more or less depended upon
i the use es the toiwn’s baseball park
and the permission to sell billboard
, advertising as one of the sources of
> raising money to get started.
, A deposit of $1,300 is necessary
> to enter the league, but aside from
* (this, funds must be available for
t rounding out a team and operation
6 until the gate receipts come in.
Mr. Holton is of the belief that the
■ town will benefit in various ways with
t a team in the league and is working
; hard to have Edenton represented.
! March Os Dimes
Is Short Os Quota
In Chowan County
Richard D. Dixon, Jr.,
Reports /Collections
Total $1,485.65
! According to a final report of Rich
ard D. Dixon, Jr., chairman for Cho
wan 'County’s March of Dimes, the
■•County fell short $514.35 of meeting
1 its quota of $2,000. According to Mr.
' Dixon, practically all anticipated con
tributions are in, which amount to
! $1,485.65. Os this amount $23 was
teed for expenses in connection with
wit drive, so that the net is $1,462.65.
*• VVthough tfye quota, was not rea
lized, Mr. Dixon desires to express his
thanks and appreciation to all who
gave of their time, as well as those
who made contributions during the
compaign.
4 H Poultry Contest
Planned This Year
Prizes Will Be Awarded
At Show and Sale
In Fall
The Berkley Feed Company of Nor
folk, Va., is sponsoring a 4-H poultry
contest in Chowan County this year.
In this contest each of ten 4-H club
members (boys and girls) is given
100 Rhode Island Red pullet chicks.
Neither the parents nor the club mem
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GECOLA WARD IN AIR FORCE
Miss Gecola Ward left Tuesday for
Raleigh, where she joined the women’s
branch of the U. IS. Air Force. From
Raleigh she will be sent to Texas for
I preliminary training.
ate’s lead and, without raising taxes,
, give the cities money from the High
way Fund for work on streets not a
part of the highway system. The latest
road development was the introduction
this week of companion bills (SB 216
and HB 377) calling for the establish
i ment of a commission to build toll
road, financing them by issuing reve
nue bonds to be paid off from tolls
and roadside concessions. (When paid
for, these super-highways would be
made toll-free and come under High
way Commission supervision and
maintenance. Whether trucks should
be required to comply with lighter
maximum weight limits will be the
subject of a public hearing in the Sen
ate chamber next Thursday after
noon when the roads committee meets
to consider SB 183.
Liquor Referendum
True to their name the committees
on propositions and grievances listen
ed long this week to aggrieved drys
advocate their proposition for a state
wide liquor referendum and listened
to equally aggrieved welts propose de
feat for suqh a referendum. The bills
concerned (SB 4, SB 177, and SB 186)
came in for little detailed discussion;
the Argument followed the pattern of
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Col. W. B. Eggfii ar
Chairman v nowan
' Red Cross Campaign
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Dr. H. Hudnall ’Ware, Jr., Medi
cal College of Virginia, addressed
physicians at a meeting in Joseph
f Hewes Hotel Wednesday. Dr.
' Ware’s topic was Toxemias in
Pregnancy.”
’4-Haub Week Will Be
Observed March 3-11
r | Theme Is “Working To-1
• gether For World Un
; derstanding
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i National 4-H Club Week will be ob
• served throughout the United States
‘ during the period tyareh 3 to 11, ac
’ cording to L. R. Harrill, 4-H leader
> for the State College Extension.
; The 1951 theme, “Working Together
for World Understanding,” will be
stressed in all special activities to be
held during the week.
Accomplishments of the nation’s
club members last year set a new rec
, ord, with 77.8 per cent completing pro
jects in farming or homemaking, says
Harrill.
'Club boys and girls produced 100,000
! acres of garden, raised 9,000,000 chick
ens, and 1,000,000 head of livestock,
grew 900,000 acres of food crops, and
canned 16,000,000 quarts of fruits and
vegetables. They made their home
more attractive and livable by im
’ proving 650,000 rooms, making 350,-
000 arts and crafts articles, beautify
' ing the grounds of 120,000 homes,
' making 2,200,000 articles of clothing,
1 and planning, preparing, and serving
' 20,000,000 meals.
Some 310,000 members kept personal
. achievement records, 510,000 partici-)
pated in fire and accident prevention,'
360,000 conducted soil and wildlife
. conservation practices, and 150,000
. carried out forestry projects,
i 'Nearly three-quarters of a million
■ 4-H’ers carried on special health ac
tivities, and 300,000 had peiodic health
examinations. Many served as junior
project leaders, conducted recreational
activities, and served their clubs and
communities in other ways.
4-H Club members at Chowan,
Edenton and Rocky Hock schools will
take part in special chapel programs.
PTA Meeting (Postponed
To Tuesday, March 13th
Edenton’s (Parent-Teacher Associa
tion will meet Tuesday, March 48 in
' stead of Tuesday, March 6. (Potrtipone
j ment of the meeting, is due to secur
' ing a film on March 13, "Vacation
Land in North Carolina,” which in
| eludes some views of Edenton and vi
; cinity.
The meeting will {be held at the high
school at 3:30 IP. M., and all mem
bers are especially urged to attend.
Meeting For Music
Scheduled Today
There .will 'be a music training meet
ing for Chowan County Home Demon
stration Club song leaders this (Thurs
day) afternoon at '2:30 o'clock in the
Chowan Community Building. Mrs.
Frank Elliott of Edenton will assist
with this meeting.
All leaders are urged t° attend as
1 this meeting is believed to be worth
while.
$2.00 Per Year.
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Fund Raising Drive Be
gins on Nationwide
Basis
QUOTAIS $2,400
Red Cross Tables In
j stalled at Various
Places In County
'Chowan County, along with the rest
of the nation, will begin the 1951 Red
Cross fund raising campaign today
(Thursday) and will continue the ef
fort to raise funds through the month
of March.
Col. W. B. Rosevear has been named
chairman of the drive by Geddes
Potter, chairman of the Chowan Coun
ty Red Cross Chapter. The quota for
Chowan County this year is $2,400.
Col. 'Rosevear has already started
on the drive and is appealing to Cho
wan County citizens to contribute
genex-ously.
Os course, Col. Rosevear will name
various chairmen and committees to
assist in the drive, but an added fea
ture this year will be installation of
Red Cross tables at various places
throughout the county, where 1951
Red Cross contributions can be made..
These tables will be installed at the
following places: Edenton Fire Sta
tion, Mitchener’s Pharmacy, Leggett
& Davis Drug (Store, Roy Briggs’
store at Gliden, County Agent’s of
fice in the basement of Post Office,
Grover 'Cale’s store at Macedonia, Ber
tram Hollowell’s store at Cross Roads,
Henry Bunch’s store at Rocky Hock,
Harrell & Parker at Valhalla and
Boyce’s store at Center Hill.
In connection with the drive, Col.
Rosevear calls attention to a brief
statement by General George C. Mar
shall, who said: "Many times in its
history the Red Cross has demonstrat
ed its effectiveness in meeting nation
al emergencies. The grave situation
that faces us today gives Red Cross
an unusual opportunity for service in
the national interest.”
Safety Council In
Chowan Organized
Col. W. B. Rosevear
Elected Chairman At
Meeting Friday
The Chowan County Safety Council
affected a permanent organization last
Friday night when representatives of
practically all local civic clubs and oth
er interested organizations met in
the municipal building. Col. W. B.
Rosevear was elected chairman, Dr.
. A. F. Downum, vice-chairman and Miss
Louise Smith, secretary-treasurer.
It was decided that each of the 22
sponsoring clubs would select some one
project, in order, and promulgate an
appropriate safety campaign during
their designed month.
During the month of March the
Lions Club, under the chairmanship
of 'Chief George Dail, is sponsoring a
traffic fatality board at the foot of
Broad Street. During the month of
April the Junior Woman’s Club: will
sponsor a bicycle dub, stressing the
rules of safe riding.
Every one is urged to take careful
note of the safety posters, safety slo
gans, etc., that will be displayed from
time to time. The problem is - safe
walking and safe driving is getting to
to be quite serious in North Carolina
and each person is, therefore, easiest
ly requested to cooperate wholeheart
edly with each safety program
throughout the year.
VFW Post Chicken j
Barbecue March 6th
The Wm. H. ICoffield 'Post ci (be
VFW will have a chicken barbecue
supper Tuesday! /night, March 6,* ait 8
o’clock. The supper is for the winning
team in the recent attendance contest.
Members of both teams are urged
to be present, as the losers say! they
will have plenty of food for all.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
Unanimity Lodge,, No. 7, A. F. &
A. M., will meet tonight (Thursday)
in the Court House at 8 o’clock. C.
B. Mooney, master of the lodge, re
quests a full attendance.