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Volume XVIII.-»No. 17. Legion Planning For Bigger, Better Fair For Chowan Poultry and Livestock Will Be Included This Year **A larger and better fair for Cho wan County is the slogan of Edward G. Bond Poet of the American Leg ion in planning for the 1901 fair. This year's fair wiH indude poultry and livestock The County 'Fair organisation is in the snaking. The (Legion has set up a committee of its members which in vited some of the agricultural work era to meet with them Friday night. The committee stated that the Edenton armory will be used to house all ag ricultural exhibits except poultry and livestock. Poultry and livestock will be housed in a large tent. (Plans for utilizing the display space in the armory to the beet advantage 4 were discussed and tentatively made. The displays and exhibits will he ar ranged in a most attractive manner ( and st> visitors will readily observe them. f The next step is to set up an organi zation of farm men and women and agricultural workers. This committee will set up a premium list and com plete display arrangements. Appeal For Shrubs At Chowan Hospital Thursday Morning, May 3, Set to Receive Plants 'With the coming of spring the grounds at the Chowan 'Hospital are 'taking on a lovely appearance. Mrs. John Wood and Miss (Rebecca Colwell have done a marvelous job in plan ning and supervising the g reding and planting, 'ffhey sere particularly gr*KS ful to the Junior Chamber of Com merce-for the gift of a hrick retaining wall, built north of the front entrance, to help the drainage problem. Thanks are extended to Mrs. Maggie White of •Center Hill for many shrubs, to J. 18. Hathaway of Creswell for Crepe Myr tle trees, and to F. V. White, Chowan County Forest Warden, for the gift and planting of numerous long-leaf pines. Worth Layton has been invalu able with his assistance in the work on the grounds. 'Since so many people have made generous offers of plants and shrubs, a date and time has been set to re ceive .them. On Thursday morning, May 3, at nine o'clock, the committee will be on hand at the Hospital. An appeal is made for spirea, forsythia, Japanese quince and other flowering shnibs, as well as such evergreens as ligreeftrum. Please heed the call—re member the date —and bring your of fering to help in 'this important plan , of beautification. Donkey Baseball Game Friday Night Varsity Club and Lions Play on Hicks Field At 8 O’clock Fun galore will be dished oat Mon day) night when the Vanity CSub and the lions Club wiH play a donkey baseball game on Hicks field starting at 8 o'clock. Members of both dubs predict a victory, (bat none of them have taken into consideration the mood of the don keys, also principal factors in the Bfßan®, (Neither dub would release their lineups before Hie Herald went to - press, bat in each case the most talent-1 ed riders will be called upon first to play the game. Each dd> is figuring on having a number of reserves on hand, so that fans will have an oppor tunity of seeing quite a few play. Chowan Farm Bureau Meets Friday Night Haul CXber, secretary of the Chowan County Farm Bureau, announces that the 'April meeting will be held Friday night at 8 o’clock at the Chowan Com •'<- MlUuMj 'P'lWilHg. 1A - • m tii.i s wrs. gn. j iTT «a THOV36 entitled me oH'Ortest way Ifnmtoj” nnH tkn Ajiuin w r> Qrm I no raw unown. ncgllM c «nn| (Bttreau bwhwws niH ||g 1 linnunrtvn and! dtiifiimfriona on ti.Tnplv ’farm nroihlem I SThe^ AßmUbSki to attend. T s: ' * THE CHOWAN HERALD I Proclamation | Lpaam'- mmmmtmm WHEREAS, the Edenton Co lonials >Baoeboll dub announces the opening of its 1951 season on May 4, and _ iWHBRBAiS, the game of bose baU is the National game of the American people, arid WHEREAS, the Edenton Co lonials Baseball iClnb is a mem ber of the Virginia League and, therefore is an integral port of the National Association of Pro fessional Baseball Leagues, which is this year celebrating its Golden Anniversary throughout the na tion, THEREFORE, I, as Mayor of Edenton, proclaim that our citi zens shall partidpate in all of the activities of oar local baseball dab and, particularly), that we - shall attend the opening game and as many other games as possible during the season as an indication of our interest in the Golden An « niversary celebration. LERGY iH. HASKETT Mayor. .. - . . Senior Class Play At School Friday i # “Finders Creepers” Will Provide Excellent En tertainment 'Perhaps they didn’t know when they were well off, or maybe they were just gluttons for punishment, but Hercules Nelson’s uncle and aunt had long wanted him to com® spend a week-end . with them and they even said he could bring his bosom pal, Wilbur Maxwell. That was a mistake, as will be been at the Edenton High School Auditorium Friday night, April 27, ait 8 o’clock when the Senior Class presents its s annual school play, “’Finders Creep • era.” The two boys provide hilarious en l tertainmerit when they start out with ■ suitcases in hand and arrive at Unde l Rob’s all set for a big week-end, .wn • aware that unde is an Undertaker ■ Horrified at the discovery, the young f sters are all for heading home pronto, , especially when they find there’s an >, other “guest” in the house, an old boy ? named Quigley who “ran out of gas.” . His funeral’s to be Monday. But • then Wilbur spots Celeste, Here’s i cousin, and decides to stay. From t .then on things start happening in • . ways that would put most brave men • to flight. i 'For one thing, Mr. Quigley, Hie “guest” walks arpund, reads the paper i and climbs into bed with Hercules. He , gallivants around in a most uncorpus • delecti fashion and the boys are mor , tally terrified. The old boy isn’t real > ly dead, of course: Someone just tried i to do away with' him while he was , asleep and didn’t succeed. ISo Quigley r envolved a plan. He’d make his famd-’ i ly think h® was dead, then show up ■ at his own funeral and trap the guilty ■ party. Now Here wants to vacate l until he sees Nina, the “deceased’s’ (Continued on Page Four) Cancer Drive In l Chowan Lagging \ Only S2BB of SBOO Re ported Collected' Up To Tuesday Volunteer workers in the town and 1 county are busy soliciting funds for r .the 1951 Cancer Crusade and will con ; tinne their efforts through April 30 to meet Chowan County’s goal of SBOO. ' To date only $288.00 of this amount has been turned in but .the County commander sajfe: "We hope to go well above oar quota before the drive ends. . The drive is being Sponsored by the Junior Woman’s Club in cooperation with the County Home Demonstration Clubs andjthe Negro Woman’s dob. Any indivMuals or groups who wish toicontribute directly can do so by mailing their donations to Mias Kath ryn (Brown, treasurer. Civil Term Superior Court Is Cancelled Clerk of Court E. W. Spires an nounced Tuesday .that the civil term of Chowan Superior Court scheduled to be held the week of (April 30 ha been cancelled. ' ' ' Members of the local bar met and decided net to calendar any cases, s money and at the same time eliminate hardship* at a time when farmers and 1.. .... ___ / “ h nsnwnjiflii wpowuiy ousy• Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 26,1951. Mrs. Earnhardt Expresses Thanks For Tour Success Visitors Carry Home Feeling of Friendship And Welcome Mrs. Jimmie Earnhardt, general chairman of the second pilgrimage of Colonial Edenton and Countryside is very well pleased vrith the success of the project and in (token of her appre ciation for the support and cooperation oh the part of so many people has this to (say: ‘“As chairman of the second ‘Pil grimage of Colonial Edenton and Its Countryside,’ sponsored by the Junior Woman’s Club, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who gave so freely of their effort and time making this year’s tour equally, if not more successful than our first tour in 1949. , “Our visitors, carried home with them not only memory of our authen tic and historical background but also a feeling of friendship and welcome which they will never forget. It gave ( us all a deep feeling of pride to hear, the many gracious remarks made by our visitors. They loved Edenton for its originality, charm and hospitality. “The success of our tour we credit to our home-owners, but for them it would have been impossible. I feel that not only .the Junior Woman's Club but onr entire community 1 is in debted to them. Through them we have further established good-will among our neighbors as well as nat ionally. “The following individuals, busi-, nesses and organizations I wish to thank for their unlimited services: Herbert Peele, owner of WGAI Radio Station, Elizabeth City; members of our local ifetreet Department; the Po lice Department; (Boy Scouts; the Business and Professional Women’s Club; Chamber of Commerce; JayceeS; the High School (Band; Mrs. Junius Davis; Mrs. R. P. Badham; Lula White Florist; Albemrrle Motor Co.; B. 18. H. Motor Co., Inc.; Chas. H. Jenkins Motor Co.; Chowan Motor Co.; Joseph Hewes Hotel; J. O. Powers principal of High School; E. W Spires; Mrs. Leon Leary; The Chowan Herald; Masonic Lodge; St. Paul’s Church; George Mack; Spedic Pro ducts; and the many others who served as hostesses an< in various other capacities.” Spring Federation Os Clubsln Chowan ♦ Specialist Will Conduct House Furpishings Clinic The 'Spring Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs will be held on Tuesday afternoon, May 1, at 2:30 o’clock in ithe Court House. Following a short introductory program Miss Pauline Gordon, 'Extension house fur nishings specialist, will conduct a house furnishings clinic. in Quinn's and Edenton Furniture Stores. This will give ttje local people an excellent opportunity to get advice on selection and arrangement of furniture. ■Byrd Home Demonstration Club has charge of general arrangements for this meeting. Another feature of the program will be special music by Miss Carolyn Swindell, and recognition of new «lub members. The .public la cordially invited to at tend. Two Local Rotarians At Annual Conference 7. 'L. CheStnutt, Incoming, presiden of the Edenton (Rotary 1 drib, and Rob ext IS. Marrih returned borne Tuesday after attending the annual (Rotary Con ferenee of th* 2718th District held at Rocky Mount, The Edenton Rotarians report a very Interesting and successful con ferenee, in which ovary elrib of the 38 in the district was represented. |_OPS Charts J The Herald has printed s batch of OPS list date pricing charts which ore used by merchants in complying with the order for price stabUuatipn. These forms are n<*r for sale in pads of 100. Quite a few merchants have al ready used the forms so that they can be secured at The Herald of fice until the sappfcr/is exhausted. Edenton Colonials 1 Play Wake Forest On Saturday Night Well Known Players In cluded in Deacons’ - Lineup Taylor Sanford brings hie Wake Forest College Demon Deacons into town Saturday for a baseball game with Gashouse Parker’s Edenton Co lonials on Hicks Field at 8:00 o’clock. 'Sanford’s Deacon lineup will be studded with players well-known in Edenton and this area. Heading up the list of his performers, in the minds of Edenton fans, is thirdbase man Wil'lis “Doc” IMurphry who play ed two and a half years with Eden ton in the Albemarle League. Others oh the Wake Forest roster that have performed in the Albemarle League in clude Alton Brooks, Junie Floyd, Jim , ©lie, (Max Eller, Kent Rogers, John , Liptak, Stanley Johnson, Don Wood lief and Lloyd Griffin. Against this imposing array of col- 1 lege talent Parker will send a pretty : fair baseball team of his own in this . | game that is sure to draw a capacity ■crowd. Either Archie Templeton, Monk Raines or Dick Brockwell will probably start the game with Junie Holt sure to see action on the mound* Parker will play, first, Dick 'Bland will 'be at second, Nick Ugarbe probably will start at short with Claude Gris fin a good choice for third. Trot Leary, Pete Messina and Chester Brooks will probably form the outfield. Reggie Corralis will handle the catching chores. The 'Colonials play Tarboro here ■Monday, night and open their Vir ginia League season on May 4, against , 'Suffolk. Walter M. Wilkins i i - :, Now OPS Chairman • Mayor Haskett Appoints Seven-Man Commit tee For Edenton ' In accordance with a request from , the 'Office of Price 'Stabilization, May or Leroy Haskett last week appointed a seven-man OPS Committee for Eden ton. Walter M. Wilkins was named, chairman of the committee, who suc-j ceeds Albert G. Byrum. 'Mr. Byrum resigned recently. The committee as named by Mayor Haskett includes 'W. M. Wilkins, David Q. Holton, Henry 'Cuthrell, W. J. Yates, H. A. Campen, Henry G. Quinn and Louis .George Wilkins. 'Mayor Haskett sent the names to OPS headquarters and has received a letter from J. G. Clark of Raleigh, acting district director, .thanking him for his cooperation in naming the committee. IMr. Clark also wrote Mr. 1 Wilkins expressing (his appreciation J for accepting the chairmanship. 4-H Boys Guests I Os Rotary Club At Banquet Tonight ‘ Peanut Growing Con testants and Fathers Special Guests Tonight (Thursday) the Edenton Rotary Club will entertain 4-H Club boys who participated in the 4-H pea nut growing contest The boys will have their fathers as special guests. The party will be held at the Parish House at 7:30 o’clock ,and will take the place of the regular meeting at 1 o’clock. A committee is in charge of the program and Prftndenlt Thomas Byrum asks every Rotarian to make a special effort to be present E. W. Hooper Opens Edenton Law Office E. W. Hooper (has opened a law office in Edenton, being located in the office of John F. White; next to Sher iff J. A. (Bunch’s office on East King Street Mr. Hooper is a graduate of Wake Forest College, having received his < B iS degree in 1(948 and his L L B de gree in January of this year. IT ; was presented to the bar by Waite i Oakey of Hertford at the iPerquimans ] term «f (Superior Court Wednesday j of last week, where Ithe oath was ad ministered by Judge Chester Morris. < if Rotary Governor 11 A ' ■ - 11 wtMl fev. '■ . Olin Broadway of Henderson was elected governor-nominee for the 278th district of 'Rotary International at the district conference held in Rocky Mount. He will formally take of fice at the international convention of 'Rotary in Atlantic City in May. Pre-School Clinics Tuesdays - Fridays Immunization Should Be Started at Once Says Health Officer 'lmmunization of all children who are to enter school for the first time this fall should be started at once, ac cording to Dr. B. B. McGuire, district health officer. 'State law requires that they be immunized against diph theria, yhooping cough and smallpox. “Your private doctor will be glad to give all of these, as well as a booster dose for diphtheria and whooping cough if the children were immunized in early childhood,” says Dr. McGuire. For those children whose parents cannot pay their private physicians, these immunizations may be had free at your County Health Office. If your private doctor gives it, please ask him to give you a certificate for you to bring to the pre-school clinic. The •pre-school clinic will start soon and the schedule will be published next I week; j If any parent fails to get a letter from the Health Department, please bring your child or children on to the pre-school clinic. You will be more than welcome. Please watch news papers and listen to the radio for the schedule.” The immunization schedule at the Edenton Health Office is: Tuesdays, 2 'F. M., to 5 P. M.; Fridays, 1 P. M.,| to 5 P. M. Bloodmobile Returns To Edenton May 17th ‘ Chairman Urges Citi zens to Help Meet 175-Pint Quota ■ George Alma Byrum, chairman o Chowan County’s Red Cross blood pro gram, reminds citizens of Edenton and Chowan County that the next visit of the bloodmobile will be Thursday May 17, at the Edenton armory. Mr. Byrum desires to emphasize the great need for blood, and while large quantities are needed in Korea, the demand for blood among .civilians is also great. At the former visit of the bloodmobile a call was made direct ly to Edenton for 40 pints which were rushed to Korea. The previous quota was 175 pints, which was met. The quota in May will again (be 175 pints and Mr. Byrum hopes enough people will volunteer to again reach the quota. Important Meeting At White Oak School All patrons of the Chowan County Administrative Unit are asked to at tend a meeting Thursday night, April 26, at the White Oak Consolidated School* It is the purpose to discuss and make plans for a school 'lunchroom program at the White Oak Consolidat ed School. K. J. Eyer, Sanitarian of the District Health Department, of Elizabeth City, will show a health film and take a part in the planning discussion meet ing. The meeting will be held in the au ditorium. go B N. C. Club Women WH Observe Week April 29T0 May 6 Local Clubs Plan to Hold Home Furnishings Clinic May 1 'Home Demonstration Club members throughout North Carolina will ob serve the 'Sixth National Home Dem onstration Week from April 29th through May 6th. In North Carolina more than 67,000 club members will have an opportunity this year to stress the responsibility of the home and family in developing and maintaining those qualities we value in a democracy. 'With the theme, “Today’s Home Builds Tomor row’s World,” the fallowing objectives have been set up for the week: 1. Highlight the idea that the home is the training ground for democrary and that homemakers have a unique opportunity to further the apprecia tion and understanding of the free doms won by our forefathers and the responsibilities that go with these freedoms. 2. Help families to understand ana to cooperate with all defense mobili zation programs. 3. Develop ways for homemakers and volunteer leaders to share their “know-how,” acquired in home demon stration work, in the interests of de fense. 4. Capitalize on the special contri butions that younger homemakers can make to Strengthening the nation. Chowan County is observing Nation al Home Demonstration Week by hav ing a House Furnishings Clinic on May 1, beginning in the Court House at 2:30, with a demonstration in Quinn and Edenton Furniture (Stores. Local clubs will have special pro grams-during National Home Demon stration Week featuring accomplish ments, and checking on plans for club activities. These will extend through . the month of May with the clothing . leader in each club in charge of a j fashion show, checking on community projects, and a demonstration on pro | cessing and packaging foods for freez ing. [ The public is cordially invited to at ' tend any of these meetings. iMrs. E. L. Belch is president of the Chowan County 'Council of Home 1 Demonstration Clubs. jHarding Will Speak At Masonic Banquet Annual Ladies’ Night Banquet at Hotel on Monday Night ■ % ■ I In the neighborhood of 150 Masons, their wives and a few invited guests ai-e expected to attend the annual t ladies’ night banquet of Unanimity . Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M., next Monday night at Hotel Joseph Hewes, when 'Mrs. W. L. Boswell will serve I a smothered chicken dinner. The as- I fair is attracting a considerable amount of interest among the Masons and indications are that all of the 150 ’ tickets will be sold. The ticket committee reported Tues day that only about 15 more tickets remained and that unless a ticket is purchased immediately some may have to 'be refused due to seating capacity - at the hotel. Sale of tickets will close 1 Friday night at 6 o’clock or as soon as t the 15 remaining tickets are sold. 'Edmund Harding, well known after dinner speaker, will :be a feature of the i banquet. Many Masons have heard s him before and his address will be i a highlight of the meeting. The com i mittees in charge of the affair have f arranged an interesting program - throughout which include some valu > able prizes to be awarded ladies who attend. , The banquet will begin promptly at 1 7:30 o’clock in the Hotel Joseph Hewes i Coffee 'Shop. I T Miss Miriam Scott Now District FHA Supervisor 0 Misses Margaret Parrish, Esther Warren, 'Anne (Hawkins, Frances Wright, Legion Owens, and Vivian Alexander attended the 'State Future Homemakers Rally in High Point Sat urday, 'April 21, where 'Miss Miriam Scott was installed as district advisor of the F. H. A. 'She will attend a leadership conference in East Lansing, Michigan, June 30-July 8. CUB SCOUTS MEET (FRIDAY James Byrum, Oubmaster of the Edenton Cub Pack, calls attention to a meeting to be held (Friday night at 7:30 o’clock in the Scout Cabin. Mr. Byrum is very anxious to have all Cub Scouts, as well as their par ents, present at the meeting.
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