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\ . y* „ _ * ' l ■ 4> Edenton And Chowan County Gave 177 Pints Os Blood! Match This With $ $ For Red Cross Volume XVIII.—No. 10. Miss Hazel Braswell Presents Peace Talk To Two Civic Clubs On Program For Eden ton Rotary and Lions Clubs Hue) Braswell'' night Mass Braswell very ably pre sented her address on bdth occasions, the subject otf which was “How Can .We Help to Build World Peace In the Atomic Age?" Ait both meetings the address was very favorably received and was greeted by a round otf ap plause. ‘Miss Braswell dwelt at some length on the United Nations, pointing out its ' purpose for the establishment of peace in the world and the promotion ( of the economic and social advance ment of aH peoples. “The United Nations has three great roles to play in preventing war,” i Miss Braswell said. “First it provides away for negotiations and the settle ment of disputes among nations by , peaceful means. “Second, it provides away of uti lizing the collective strength of mem ber nations, under the charter to pie- | vent aggression. ‘"Third, it provides away through which once the danger of aggression , is reduced, the nation can be relieved ■ of the burden otf armaments.” Miss fßnawell said* tjte moat likdy < channel through wjrfim world peace may come is the United Nations. “To havfednd maintain peace is the goal whickr we mitft keep before us— and the vasion iri which we must never lose faith,” said Miss Brtaslwell in closing. “This will be our inspiration and with God's help, we shall attain our goal, world peace, because I sin cerely believe that Almighty God is with us in forming world peace, and nothing is impossible with God.” Jurymen Are Chosen For. Term Os Court Judge Chester Morris Is Scheduled to Preside Over Term Fifty jurymen to serve at the next term of Chowan County Superior Court were selected by the Chowan County Commissioners at their meet ing Monday morning. The mixed term will convene in the Court House the week of April 2 with Judge Cheater Morris scheduled to preside. Those chosen for jury duty include: Jesse L- Harrell, Willie T. Boyce, Paul M. Wallace, Julius L. Hardison, F. A. White, E. J. Goodwin, James L. Byrum, Percy Satterfield, F. Wat son Bell, E. B. Williams, Glenn Bunch, S. J. Sutton, J. T. Bass, Jacob Spivey, William E. Jordan, Jr., Charlie Dixon, R. F. Jordan, Arthur Chappell, A. S. Bush, C. F. Chappell, Tom Byrum, George W. Bunch, Lonnie Bunch, W. ( D. Elliott, W. H. Gardner, J. Colon j Forehand, Johnnie Bass, W. Herbert j Hollowell, Jr., G. G. Umphlett, John Lee Spruill, C. R. Satterfield, C. A. Perry, Louis Edward Leary, Percy W. Bail, Ralph Bail, C. T. Griffin, R. H. Byrum, Wallace T. Bass, Lindsay ’ Baas, Herbert V. Bass, J. B. Ward, ; Carlton W. Goodwin, C. H. Small, | C. S. Morgan, H. J. CuthreU, Frank < J. Ward, Joe A. Webb, Jr., W. A. • Everett, Ward Hoskins, J. F. Perry. . j School Talent Show Planned March 22nd i Local tales* ait Edenton High School from the fourth grade through high school will be presented in a program sponsored by the Auxiliary of the American Legion Foot. The entertain ment wiH he presented at the high i school Thursday night, March 22. ( A similar program was staged re- < THE CHOWAN HERALD |&jenton In League) David iHolton, president of the Chamber of Commerce, announc ed early this week that Edenton will definitely be represented in the Virginia League this season. The lEdenton Colonials will re place Hopewell in the Class D Circuit. ; Town Council granted permis sion to use the baseball park, as well as agreeing to fallow the erec erection of billboards for adver tising purposes, upon which hing ed the abilityi to join the league. Mr. Holton, Dr. jj. A. Powell and C. G. Brickie attended a meeting df league directors held in Franklin Wednesday night. A.G.BpmName(l Chairman of Price Control In Edenton Other Members of Com mittee Will Be Named Very Shortly Recently Michael V. Bi Salle of the Office of Price Stabilization called upon the mayors of the nation to name volunteer committees in their respec tive communities to aid in the fight to save the national economy. Subsequently Mayor Leroy Haskett received a letter from Ben A. Douglas, acting <£strict director of the Char lotte office, asking Mayor Haskett to appoint a committe for Edenton. Mayor Haskett conferred with Al bert G. Byrum, who was associated with price controls and rationing dur ing the last war and after a time for consideration Mr. Byrum o Monday agreed to serve as Chowan County’s chairman. Other members otf the com mittee W«! he appointed after Mayor Haskett and Mr. Byrum have had time to Confer. David Holton Nfcw Wildlife President Club Goes on Record as Favoring State Fish ing License Bill At a recent meeting of the Chowan Chapter, North Carolina Wildlife Fed eration, Inc., David Holton was elected president to succeed Raymond Mans field. L. S. Byrum was elected vice president and N. J. George, secretary and treasurer. At the meeting a moving picture of North Carolina Wildlife was shown and the club went on record of favor ing the State fishing license bill. Ray mond Mansfield was named chairman of a membership drive to be conducted during the month of March. The Club decided to have a meet ing once a month, the day Os each meeting to be announced by the presi dent. The/Club also expressed a desire to have a dog show at the next Chowan County fair. 11 Miles Secondary Roads In Chowan Finished In February The State Highway Commission has completed eleven additional miles of secondary road paving in Chowan County. The following segments were graded and paved during February: From NC 32 at Ryland Crossroads via Cannon Ferry northwest to NIC 32 at Sandy Run, 52 miles; from Rocky Hook Church north to Rocky Hock landing road 0.7 mile toward Rocky Hock Landing to county road intersection and east across Peele’s Crossroads to NIC 312, 5.9 miles. A total of 19 miles of road work was completed in the First Highway Division during February. Organ Concert! In St Paul’s March 18 An organ concert will be presented in St Paul’s Episcopal Church Palm Sunday afternoon, March 18, at 440 o’clock. The organist wiH be Hugh G. Harri son otf Suffolk, who studied fat Eng land. Further details wfll appear far Miss Hazel Bras well, winner in the recent speak- I ing contest on I peace at Eden- I ton High School, I was the speaker I sit last week’s I Rotary meeting j and again at the i ' Lions Club meet ing on Monday ""Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 8,1951. 6PW Fashion Show Pleases Large Crowd At School Thursday Parade of Fashions, Old And New, In School Auditorium A good crowd was on hand at the High School auditorium Thursday night to view the historic and modem fashion show sponsored by the Eden ton Business and Professional Wo men’s 'Club. Beautiful costumes, both old and new, beginning from the pro colonization period through the pres ent day fashions, were aptly modeled by the fairest sex off Edenton. Mrs. Percy L. Smith and Mrs. Raymond /Carr were in charge of the affair with Bill Cozart as commentator. The show was a hit from the be ginning to end and thoroughly enjoyed iby those attending. Perhaps the high lights of the evening were the olden fashions, including the Indian Madden, portrayed by Carolyn Swindell, who sang “In the Land of the Sky Blue Waters”; The Minuet, by Misses Mari etta Perry, Lillian Leary, Peggy Wil liams, Carolyn Harrell, Linda Down urn, Brenda Mooney and Peggy El liott; The Cake Walk, by Shirley Keet er and Linda Downum; The Gay Nine ties, with Mrs. Anne Jenkins strolling through the park pushing an 1895 baby carriage, and “Daisy” sung by Shirley Keeter and Marietta while rid ing a bicycle built-for-two; The Flap per Girl of the roaring 20’s, portrayed fay Mrs. Willis MdOlenney; The Hob ble Skirt Age, by Mrs. Edna Reeves; “Dixieland” dance, by Mrs. Joe Thom as Drake, who wore a civil war cos tume with ruffled hoop skirt show (Continued on Page Nine) County Tax For Fair Is Exempted Request Made By Legion Post at Meeting of i Commissioners In anticipation of again staging a ChoWan County fair early next fall, Robert L. Pratt;, representing Edw. G. Bond Post of the American Legion, sponsors of the fair, appeared before the Chowan County Commissioners Monday to request exemption of a county tax. The fair, will, of course, have a midway. The request was granted by the Commissioners, so that Legionnaires are proceeding with initial plans for staging the fair, which was very suc cessful last year. ON DEAN’S LIST, Miss Charlotte Bunch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Bunch, was in cluded on the Dean’s List at Woman’s College of U. N. C., GreenSboro, for the past semester. * The list included 335 Students who made superior aca demic records. i I WEEKLY LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY I March 1 marked the opening of the third calendar month and the 48th work day for the 1951 General As sembly. The 769 bills introduced by that time included most of the major proposals anticipated. Standing com mittees have acted on aibout 46% of the bills, and floor action has kept pace with committee reports. The joint appropriations and finance com mittees, twin barometers of legislative progress, show signs of being ready to draft their substitutes for the Advis ory Budget bills dealing with spending and raising money. The question on which there is most dis agreement is whether the decision to send the appropriations bill to a sub committee will lengthen or shorten debate on spending; the answer to this question will determine when the legis lature will adjourn. Appropriations The joint appropriations committee this week made final plans for getting down to the job of determining who gets how much. In a surprise move an 18-man subcommittee was appoint ed to make the final study of the ap propriations hill. This unusual action foil owed a pubtic Statement by the chairmen-and vice-chairmen of the House and Senate committees sug gesting that seine of the Advisory Budget Commission's recommendations can be exceeded without levying addi tianai taxes. staking that an increase Firemen Seek Pay I For Answering Fire f Calls In County [ Rural Fire Protection Bobs Up at (Commis sioners’ Meeting i The matter of compensation for ’ firemen who attend fires outside the 1 city limits again bobbed up Monday at the meeting of the Chowan County Commissioners. Mayor Leroy Haskett and Fire Chief R. K. Hall appeared before the Commissioners, requesting immediate financial assistance when the Edenton fire truck and firemen answer a call in the rural section. Chief R. K. Hall pointed out that the fire truck and firemen answer many calls outside the city limits and that firemen accompanying the truck feel that they should be paid. He further pointed out that the truck is subjected to damage by traveling 1 on county roads which expense must be paid by Edenton taxpayers. Mayor Haskett informed the Com missioners that some of the firemen for some time complained to ham about being paid for attending fires in the rural section and that he thought , some provision should be made by ! the Commissioners to pay them. The Commissioners as a whole ■ agreed that the fire department and firemen attending rural fires should be paid for the service rendered, but 1 that any amount agreed upon should be paid by the people who were of fered assistance. The Commissioners 1 pointed out that they did not know , how taxpayers in general felt about using county tax money to pay for fighting fires in the rural sections of the county, especially those living as far as from 20 to 30 miles from I Edenton. The idea was also advanced 4 - have the county share in purchas ing’ a fire truck capable of carrying a large quantity of water to be held in readiness to answer any call for help throughout the county. . It was pointed out by the Commis-| sioners that a fire truck could not be considered in the present budget, but they will welcome any suggestions or comments from county taxpayers rela , five to some plan to compensate the , Town of Edenton for answering calls , for help or investing in a new* fire , truck to be used primarily for fight , ing rural fires. 1 Parent-Teachers Meet Tuesday Afternoon , Edenton’s Parent-Teacher Associa . tion will meet next Tuesday afternoon, March 13, at the high school at 3:30 o'clock. The meeting was to have been held Tuesday of this week, but was postponed due to securing a film, ' “Vacation Land in North Carolina,” which will be a feature of the meet ing. In this picture are some shots of ■ Edenton and vicinity, so that it is I hoped all members of the association, as well as others interested, will at tend. in state revenues seems evident, the committee heads went on record as favoring a $2,200-$3,100 pay scale for teachers, additional funds for school ' buses, maintaining the present teach er load, and an upward revision of rtate employees’ salaries. Not as op timistic, however, the assistant direc- i tor of the budget has questioned the I wisdom of increased spending with out providing additional revenue sources. Following the recommenda tion of its permanent improvements subcommittee, the joint committee voted to recommend that $160,000 previously allocated to the Stalte Fair revert to the general fund, but delayed action on $794,940 approbated for state parks until another subcommittee can determine whether the funds have been frozen by federal regulations, i Alefion on the 1947 $1 million appro- I priatSon for a state art gallery was postponed until the subcommittee con sidering the whole budget brings in its report i Propositions and Grievances The time-honored House committee bearing this name on Thursday gave I RB 186, which would submit to the People an all-or-nothing referendum on liquor, beer, and wine, an unfavor able report by an announced vote. A long-shot attempt by proponents to ' take the bid from the unfavorable I calendar, initiated on Friday and post (Contfaraed on Page Eight) I Unfair I \ Eton* 1 Chowan County fCommissioi and /Sheriff J. A. Bunch hel\ brief conference Monday morning relative to delinquent county tax es. ! ! The Commissioners pointed out that some taxes [are on the books which should have been paid sev eral years ago, and legal steps will be taken to collect these past due taxes. 1 1 Some of the Commissioners sta ted that (they have been approach ed by those who pay their taxes promptly saying that it is unfair for some people to pay taxes, while others do not. Malaria Program In Chowan County Voted Discontinued Action Taken [By County Commissioners Mon day at Meeting Chowan County Commissioners at their meeting Monday decided to dis continue the malaria control program for the 1951-1952 year. The project was considered at length and when learning that not a single malaria , case was reported in the county last year, the Commissioners agreed to drop the program, at least for one i year. , It was pointed out that during the first year or two of the program marked evidence was noted of fewer flies and mosquitoes throughout the county. However, it was the general opinion of the Commissioner’s that last year especially the treatment had little effect in reducing the number of flies. Os course, if any cases of malaria develop, it is altogether possible that the program will again be renewed. First County Music Clinic Held March 1 Contest Is Planned For Meeting to Be Held In October On March 1, Chowan. County again took the lead by having the first County Music Clinic for Home Demon stration Club leaders in this rtate. The meeting was conducted by Mrs. Frank Elliott of Edenton, assisted by the County Music Committee compos ed of Mrs. Maebelle Winslow, Mrs. O. M. Blanchard, Mrs. Thomas Leary and Mrs. Wallace Goodwin. This group was trained on February 27 by mem bers of the Music Department of East Carolina Teachers College, Green ville, N. C., at a District Music Clinic. North Cai'olina is a pioneer in the music program project and its object is to encourage the appreciation of good music throughout the State. To further this program in Chowan County it was decided to sing at least one song at the club meetings and lis ten to one good recording. A mem ber of each club will make a short talk on the life of the composer of each selection. Those attending the county meeting agreed that competition would add interest and planned to have a contest at a county meeting in Octo ber. They selected three songs (The 'Bells of St. Mary’s, Home on the Range and Dixie) for this and each club will sing one of these in the con test. Another county training meeting will be held in May for music leaders. Vet Cash Benefits Exempt From Taxes Certain cash benefits paid to vet erans, their dependents, or survivors, during 1950 are exempt from federal taxation, the North Carolina Veterans Commission points out With the filing date for income tax returns approaching, the Commission is receiving numerous inquiries con cerning the status of benefits for tax ing purposes. Many off the benefits paid by the federal government are exempt by statute while others may be exempt only on certain conditions. Those veterans, or dependents, who are in doribt should contact the Dis trict Service Officers otf the North Carolina Veterans Gommismon, or tfceir County Veteran Service Officer for further information. $2.00 Per Year. ■■■MMmai laMea ■»- I nmww**",Raised dard Print!** c * \ «*** Creasing Officials’Salaries Commissioners Recom mend Change to Rep resentative White Following the passage of bills in the General Assembly providing for increase in salaries of county officials, • some opposition developed “back home” and as a result the County Commissioners called a special meet ing Wednesday afternoon of last week to consider the bills. Representative John F. White, who introduced the bills, was contacted and it is understood that he was agreeable to changing the bill affect ing the salaries of the Commissioners .and their clerk. I However, the Commissioners adopt ed recommendations to present to Rep resentative White, which call for the following salaries: Sheriff, $4,800 per year, including car and office expense. Judge, $l5O per month. Prosecutor, $l5O per month. Clerk of Recorder’s Court, SIOO per month. County Treasurer, SIOO per month. Chairman of Board of County Com missioners, $25 per month. Other members of Board of County Commissioners, $lO per meeting with no mileage allowed. The Commissioner also requested the bill recommending the salary for • clerk to the Board of County Com missioners be repealed. Mr. White left for Raleigh before., the Commissioners adjourned Monday * of this week, but the recommendations ! were sent to him. However, what ac- ; tion Mr. White will take was not - known when The ‘Herald went to j press. ■■ ■■ - ■ I Interesting ! |_ Estonians I John Ross and Floyd Cayton, Radio ‘Hams/ Have Useful Hobby By WILBORNE HARRELL In the sudden event of war or major catastrophe, North Carolina’s 1,000 li . censed radio “Hams”, including John Ross and Floyd Cayton, Edenton’s small representative group of 2, would be standing by to give a helping hand. Amateur radio operators, or “Hams,” have a working agreement with vari ous welfare organizations, including the Red Cross, to give their assistance in just such emergencies. The Army and Navy also cooperate with the amateur operator by developing and training them as communications’ re ; serves. Amateur radio operators Wave as sisted in the field on numerous ex . peditions and explorations, giving ’ their talents to museums and arche ologists, and in many cases have been the sole contact with the outside world when disastrous fires, storms, floods and hurricanes have devastated and ravaged the country, and forest fires that have gotten out of control and threatened to run amuck. The radio “Ham”, instead of merely riding a hobby, is indeed serving a very useful and valuable purpose. As a group, amateur radio operators are allowed much latitude in broad casting, but are under constant super vision and restrictions. The Federal Communications Commission keeps an eagle eye on the enthusiastic young operator, continually monitors his broadcasts, and in general sees that he obeys regulations and does not step out of bounds. All this is neces sary, as much confusion would re sult if the amateur was not controlled. The American Radio Relay League also encourages and assists the “Ham” operator; this latter organization is known as the AiRML and is a national group. Most all officers and officials in amateur radio organizations are “Hams” themselves, thoroughly under stand the amateur and his problems, and is best situated to help him make his hobby worth while and profitable. There are over 100,000 amateur radio operators scattered throughout ; the world. In the United States, its territories and possessions, there are 1 86,230 authorized amateur Stations and 84,927 persons holding amateur i operator licenses. In North Carolina, ■ there are to date 1,000 residents hold * ing amateur radio operator and sta (Continued on Page Eleven)