Fort Raleigh To Be Wattled And Daubed 'Change In Setting Rec ommended By Mrs. i * Inglis Fletcher 15 . After 14 years, “The Lost Colony" j- setting is to have a new version of l an old look. A $2,600 grant from the . | North. Carolina Society for the Pres- I; ervation of Antiquities will enable Al- Vbert Bell, architect and builder of the ' unique (Lost Colony stage, to make | more authentic the chapel and houses js in the play’s second act. The Roanoke Island Historical As sociation- directors authorized changes in the setting upon recommendations gs Mrs. Inglis Fletcher, historical novelist of Edenton, and a director of the Association. Mrs. Fletcher, who has done extensive research in Eliza bethan themes, both in England and the Albemarle region, said the log cabin construction, used now in de picting Fort Raleigh’s buildings, was foreign to Raleigh’s settlers. Cheap buildings of England of the 16th century were of the “wattle and •daub” type, said Mrs. Fletcher. Es sentially, this consisted of framework of beams, with a side filling of saplings. Upon the saplings was ap plied a wall of plaster and file beams were exposed in criss-cross patterns. Reeds were used for thatching. She quoted Haklyut as saying the colonists found abundance of “fab ■ ric for houses,” meaning the usual ma terials employed in buildings in En gland. A pioneer of Elizabethan En gland, continued Mrs. Fletcher, nat , uraHy would employ the inexpensive * and convenient materials and methods already so familiar to him. The log cabin, so conspicuous on the later American frontier,' came from the Germanic and Scandinavian tries. “I doubt,” said Mrs. Fletcher, “that there is today an Englishman who could build a log cabin.” This year, walls of the chapel and •of the two cabins flanking it will be of plaster with characteristic exposed beams. The log palisades of the fort will be left intact. The work will be done under the supervision of Bell and Producer Sam Celden. Bell, an Englishman, is thoroughly familiar with the wattle and daub technique. Mrs. Fletcher says she is hopeful that eventually the other buildings in the fort area, but not connected with the play, including the chapel, will be tom down and rebuilt to simulate what must have been appearance of the colony of 1587. INVENT LOCK-TITE CLOTHES PIN Dan Cannady, former Edentonian and now an automobile salesman in Windsor, and rlmmett Wiggins have recently invented a “lock-tite” clothes pin,. which is now in the patent office in Washington. The clothes pin locks on the line* and cannot blow off and is about the same size of the old style clothes .pin. Quite a few people have seen the clothes pin and the two inventors are hopeful it will prove to be a success. Housework Easy Without Nagging Backache V ' When kidney function slows down, many folk* complain of nagging backache, lorn of pep and energy, headaches and dizziness. 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Additional traffic officers will be on hand to keep traffic flowing smoothly; but every driver must help also. Here's one way: Make all turns properly. Slow down and position your car for the turn at least 160 feet before the Intersection. Give proper signals to indicate wK&t you intend to do for the drivers behind you. Avoid sud den turns from the wrong lane. Don’t bully your way through lanes of auto or pedestrian (traffic. Do the right thing by the other fellow . . . and you’ll get home all right! Careless passing was responsible for many accidents in Edenton during the past jtear. Most drivers know safe passing rules—too many disregard them in haste or because of impatience. You stand a better chance of arriving safe ly if you’ll. (1) pass only when and where you have a clear view of the road ahead; (2) make sure approach ing traffic allows you plenty of room and time to pull out, pass, and return again to the proper lane; (3) avoid dooming yourself or tpe other driver • • m&onb \ D.-JBpEight T. I ™ t ’V 11 •sg-jjlp d -. . Phone 147, CHAS. H. JENKINS MOTOR COMPANY, INC. 105 to 109 E. Qneen Street Edenton,N.C CHAS. H. JENKIffS AND COMPANY _____ BDffilTON WINDSOR tpILLIAMSTON AHOSKIE MJLANDER ———— l — l —*— l ————^———————————>———— . - .. . - JJL.i . ■ . • ■ ■ - ■ - THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. &, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1951. S *■ v"' by cutting in too sharply. Careless passing is risky business — you’re gambling with your life! ij 1 " 1 « Miriam Scott Hostess i To Home Ec Teachers 1 The regular monthly meeting of I Home Economics teachers was held at I Edenton High School with Miss Mir- I iam Scott hostess. A most interesting I program on nutrition was given. 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