Volume XVIIL—No. 27.
* Greater Albemarle
Day At Lost Colony
On Saturday Night
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k Tribute By Residents of
Northeastern North
Carolina
- COMMITTEE NAMED
Special Features Being
Arranged For Enter
tainment
Plana have been completed for the
observance of Greater Albemarle Day
at Paul Green’s famous symphonic
drama, The Lost Colony, at Manteo,
next Saturday, July 7.
The observance will be a tribute by
the residents of the counties of
■y Northeastern North Carolina for the
part the drama has played in reveal
ing the history and advantages of this
area to thousands of persons from
, all over the nation. The performance
’ Saturday night will be dedicated to
the Greater Albemarle Region of
North Carolina, once referred to as
the “lost province” of the State.
Ed'Moss Williams, Elizabeth City .
publisher and recently appointed by
President Truman to the ECA, is
chairman of the special Albemarle .
Day. His co-chairmen in Elizabeth
City are Fred Haney and Fred Pendle- (
ton. Serving with them are Herbert
Peele and Miles Clark of Elizabeth !
City, Max Campbell of Hertford, Bill
Manning of Williamston, Ike Davis ,
of Winton, Melvin Daniels of Manteo,
Mrs. Inglis Fletcher of Bandon Plan
tation, Mayon Parker of Ahoskie, C. ,
R. Craddock of Manns Harboro, H. D. .
Cullen of Windsor, J. Edwin Bufflap '
of Edenton, Victor Meekins of Man
teo, Jack Booker of Plymouth, T. P.
Midgett, Jr., of Englehard, Paul
Liverman of Columbia and Maj. J. L.
Murphy of the Dare Beaches.
The idea of Greater Albemarle Day,
Williams declared, is to get as many
people as possible of the 13 counties
comprising the section to attend The
Lost Colony in a body on July 7.
Counties participating in the project
are Hyde, Washington, Martin, Ber
tie, Tyrrell, Hertford, Gates, Per- ]
quimans, Chowan Pasquotank, Cam- ;
den, Currituck and Dare.
Present plans call for a number of j'
outstanding government and military ri
officials to join with residents of this ‘
section in making the July 10 Lost
Colony performance one never to be
forgotten. ;
A feature of the Greater Albemarle j
Day performance will be the guest 1
* appearance of Elizabeth City’s wide- ‘
ly known “Barber Shop Chorus,” 1
which has long been in demand for *
special appearances at convention and '•
association meetings. !
179 Benefit By (Hd i
k Age Assistance j
i
84,433 Distributed In
Chowan County Dur- \
ing June <
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During the month of June 179 per- 1
sons in Chowan County received old ]
age assistance, with $4,433 being dis- i
tributed. Twenty-three aid to depend- s
ent children received $982 and 14 aid
to blind cases received $419. Aid was I
provided to two permanently and to
tally disabled persons in the amount I
of $45, and general assistance for .
five cases totaled $146.05.
Other financial assistance included I
five cases hospitalized in the county,
SB9O, and three cases hospitalized out- I
side the county, $52.04. |
Service cases included two adult
parolees under supervision; five per
sons receiving vocational rehabilita
tion in cooperation with the Depart
ment of Public Welfare; two persons
•were certified for eye examinations
through the N. C. State Commission
for the Blind and 20 children received
individual service.
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Jones Reappointed To ]
Chowan ABC Board 1
Meeting in joint session Monday *
morning, Chowan County Corranis- *
mjf the County Board of Educa- f
tion and Health Department reap- <
y pointed William P. Jones to succeed ’
himself as a member of the Chowan i
County ABC Board. ,
m Mr. Jones’ appointment is for a :
three-year term. j
r . MASONS MEET. THURSDAY
Unanimity Lodge, Np. 7, A. F. &
A. M., will hold its regular meeting
fc, Thursday night in the Court House i
at 8 o’clock. C. B. Mooney,' master <
of tfhe lodge, urges all members to J
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
|_ Try Out _|
Due to graduation, the Edenton
High School Band has lost its
head majorette, Lillian Leary.
In order to select a new head
majorette as well as two ponies
and two new majorettes, all who
desire to try out for these posi
tions are requested to meet in the
band room Tuesday afternoon,
July 10, at 4 o’clock.
Group BTU Members
At State Convention
Largest Group to Ever
Represent Baptist
Church
The largest -group to ever repre
sent the Edenton Baptist Church at a
State Convention is attending the an
nual State Training Union Conven
tion at the Caswell Baptist Assembly
in Southport this week. The group
of 31 persons, 27 young folk and 4
chaperones, is not only attending the
State BTU Contention, but, through
•their success at the Regional BTU
Convention, will participate in the
state-wide Hymn Festival and Junior.
Memory Work Drill. These young folk'
will compete with other young folk
from the Baptist Churches of North
Carolina and hopes are high for good
results.
The group, given a send-off by the
BTU Department and church in a
chartered bus, is made up of the fol
lowing persons. The choir which will
compete in the State Hymn Festival:
Janet Bunch, Mary Pearl Harrell,
Linda Spencer, Millie Willis, Sandra
White, Peggy Elliott, Brenda Mooney,
Betsy Ashley, Pat Partin, Faye Haste,
Ann Spruill, Madeline Russell, Pa
tricia Bunch, Linda Leary, Evelyn
Bunch, Barbara Jean Spencer, Anna
Partin, Betty Rowell, Frances Boyce,
Anne Braswell, Maxine Spruill. Mrs.
! Leon G. Leary is the director of the
choir and Miss Mary Ann Elliott is •
the accompanist. The participants in
the State Memory Work Drill are
i Billy Bunch, Ann Spruill, Maxine
Spruill, Patricia Bunch, Linda Leary,
Sandra White. These six juniors will
endeavor to continue the successful
record of the Edenton Junior BTU
for the past several years by making
a perfect score. This record has been
made under the leadership of Miss
Mildred Munden, a Junior Leader, and
this year’s group has been supervised
by her. Other BTU members attend
ing the convention are Barbara Dail,
Hazel Elliott, Bevely Conn, Fay
Bunch. The group is chaperoned by
Mrs. Leon G. Leary, Miss Mildred
Munden, Miss Beulah Perry, Miss
Mary Ann Elliott.
The Training Union Department,
members of the church and parents of
the young people are proud of the
splendid achievement made by the :
members of the Junior Choir and par- ;
ticipants of the Junior Memory Work
Drill and proudly send them to repre
sent the church and this section of the
state.
Mrs. Horace White
Given High Position
By State Pocahontas
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Appointed Chairman of {
State Public Relations j
Committee
Mrs. Horace White has been ap
pointed Chairman of the 'State Public (
Relations Committee of the Degree of ,
Pocahontas. The appointment was \
made Sunday in Raleigh, when the ]
State Public Relations Committee of ]
the Pocahontas and Red Men met at ]
the Carolina Hotel. Mrs. White suc
ceeds Mrs. Ruth Clymer of Reidsville,
who resigned. Her term of office is
for two years.
Mrs, White attended the meeting
as well as Raleigh Hollowell, who is
a member of the Red Men’s Public ]
Relations^Committee.
TAX COLLECTIONS i
Sheriff J. A. Bunch reported to the f
County Commissioners Monday that
during June he collected $1,157.01 for
1950 taxes. Total 1950 taxes collect- i
ed to date amount to $137,242.54. 1
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 5,1951.
Conducting Services In Edenton
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Pictured above is Evangelist and Mrs. E. V. Berquist of Youngs
• town, Ohio, who *Will conduct a series of evangelistic meetings in
the Assembly of God Church in North Edenton from July 4 to July
27. They are musicians, singers and evangelists, and will conduct
services every night at 8 o’clock except Monday.
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Officers Installed
By Edenton Lions
Club Monday Night
Installation Conducted
By Mayor Leroy
Haskett
Officex-s for the new fiscal year
were installed at the Edenton Lions
Club meeting Monday night. The
new officers were installed by Mayor
Leroy Haskett, outgoing president,
and included the following:
President, J. R. Byrum; first vice
president, N. J. George; second vice
president, A. E. Jenkins; third vice
president, Earl Harrell; Lion tamer,
Carey V A. Phillips; tail twister, Ben
Perry; secretary-treasurer, W. J. Tay
lor.
The directors are M. A. Hughes,
G. B. Potter, Dr. A. F. Downum and
G. C. Hobbs.
Members of various committees in
clude the following:
Program Committee Ralph Par
rish, J. C. Leary and Bruce Jones.
Finance Committee George C.
Hoskins, Hector Lupton and Ernest
Ward.
Membership Committee —G. B. Pot
ter, L. S. Byrum and Jimmie Partin.
Civic Improvement Committee—L.
H. Haskett, G. M. Belch and Nathan
Dail.
Constitution and By-laws Commit
tee —W. S. Griffin, Oscar Duncan and
Herbert Hollowell.
Lions Education —West Leary, Jr.,
A. F. Downum and Randall Dulaney.
Sight Conservation Committee —A.
F. Downum, W. W. Byrum and M. A.
Hughes.
Health and Welfare Committee —
W. J. Taylor, Martin Wisely and E.
B. Edwards.
Citizenship and Patriotism Com
mittee—W. J. Yates, G. M. Byrum
and Bill Brotton.
Publicity Committee —Ernest Ward,
Nathan Dail, Kenneth Floars and E.
W. Spires.
Boys and Girls Committee——John
Mitchener, Jr., Richard Hardin and
George Thompson.
Attendance Committee —T. B. Wil
liford, Wilmer Malone, G. C. Hobbs
and Haywood Bunch.
Education Committee —W. W. By
ram, Jesse Harrell and W. J. Taylor.
Community Betterment Committee
—Jesse Harrell, C. E. Byrum and
Jack Conn.
Safety Committee —L. H. Haskett,
George I. Dail and Erie Haste.
Convention Committee —W. S. Grif
fin, West Leary, Jr., and Carey A.
Phillips.
Den Committee —Haywood Bunch,
W. J. Yates, John Goodwin and Percy
Smith.
Greeting Committee (all past presi
dents)—W. W. Byram, R. W. Leary,
Jr., J. C. Leary, Jimmie Partin, W. S.
Griffin, G. B. Potter, Wilmer Malone,
Ralph Parrish, Martin Wisely, Hector
Lupton, O. E. Duncan and L. H.
Haskett.
Road Is Added To
County’s Road System
Chowan County Commissioners have
been notified by Ina L Ferrell, sec
retary of the State Highway and
Public Works Commission, that, the
Commission has approved the addition
to the County highway system the
road known as Winslow Mill Road.
The road to be taken over is near
Gliden and is four-tenths of a mile
long.
Edenton’s Colonials
Losing Ground For
Lead In League
Locals 9 y 2 Games Be
hind Petersburg as
Os Tuesday
STANDING OF CLUBS
W L Pet.
’etersburg 41 17 .707
Edenton 27 27 .542
Suffolk 27 30 .474
Elizabeth City 27 32 .458
ranklin 25 33 .431
Emporia 22 35 .386
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As of Tuesday of this week, the
Edenton Colonials were gradually
slipping further away from first place
in the Virginia League, trailing
Petersburg for the lead by 914 games, j
During the week, up to Tuesday, the j
Colonials were rained out Friday and
lost four of the five games played.
The Colonials home games for the
week are July 4, Elizabeth City at
8 P. M.; July 5, Emporia; July 8,
Franklin at 2:30 P. M.; July 11, Eliza
beth City; July 12, Suffolk.
Bdenf)on 6, Emporia 9
The Colonials and Emporia game
played in Emporia Wednesday night
of last week was called off at the end
of the fifth inning by rain. At that
time Emporia was leading 9 to 6 and,
there, was credited with a victory.
Emporia had a scoring spree in the
econo inning when eight runs were
scored, due primarily to wildness.
During the five innings Emporia made
only three hits, 'but benefited by 10
free passes on balls, two errors, a hit
batter and two wild throws. The Co
lonials made four hits, two being
credited to 'Corrales.
Templeton started on the mound
for the Colonials but was relieved by
Bell. Emporia used Stevenson and
Griffin.
Edenton 2, Franklin 8
In Franklin Thursday night the Co
onials continued their losing streak
by dropping a game to the Kildee*
8 to 2.
Shahid was on the mound for the
Colonials and gave up only seven hits.
Nageotte Started for Franklin, who
yielded seven hits up to the fourth
inning, when he was relieved by Cur
tis. The latter silenced the Colonials
bats and did not allow a single hit
the remainder of the game.
Franklin scored a ran in the first
inning, added three in the third and
in the eighth four runs were scored.
The Colonials scored their two runs
n the second inning.
Edenton 1, 'Suffolk 2
, In Suffolk Saturday night the Co- ’
lonials lost a hard-fought game to the
Goobers 2 to 1. The Colonials scored i
heir ran in the first inning when
Brooks was safe on an error. Bland
followed with a single and Templeton
walked to fill the bases. Brooks
scored when Manager Parker hit to
short and lacked a few inches of be
ing a double play. Leary then walk
ed, but the scoring threat ended when '
Bagwell hit into a double play.
The Goobers scored their two runs
n the fourth when Parker missed
Cam’s roller. Treadway was safe on
Templeton’s error. Robertson then
singled scoring two runs.
Raines was on the mound for Eden
ton and allowed only five hits. He
struck out seven batters, four of them
in succession. Zbiciak was on the
mound for Suffolk and gave up seven
hits.
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Chowan Cv^' 51 ax
Rate Forckt To Be
Increased 13 Cents
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JAMES L. CHESTNUTT
At Thursday’s meeting of the
Edenton Rotary Club J. L. Chest
nutt will be installed as presi
dent for the new Rotary year. He
succeeds Thomas Byrum.
BPW Holds Final
Meeting Os Season
Group Named to Sendi
Flowers to Patients
In Hospital
Edenton’s Business and Professional
Women’ Club met Thursday night in!
the Club room in Hotel Joseph Hewes
with Mrs. Corie B. White, new presi
dent, presiding.
During the meeting a report was
presented of the State BPW con
vention held at Asheville.
Mrs. White read a letter to be sent
jby the club to the Edenton school
[trustees to the effect that the club
j went on record to select a name for
J the new Edenton high school.
Mrs. W. S. Spitzer requested the
club to send flowers to patients in
Chowan Hospital during the month of
July and the following were appointed
to look after this matter: Mrs. Corie
White, Miss Inez Felton, Miss Kath
leen Leary, Mrs. Horace White, Miss
Mildred Munden, Mrs. John Lee
Spruill, Miss Rebecca Colwell, Mrs.
Celia Boyce and Mrs. Marvin Jack
son.
Mrs. Elizabeth Flynn, BPW repre
sentative for Chowan Hospital Auxili
ary, gave a report on the Auxiliary’s
recent meeting and stated that the
Auxiliary is asking for magazines for
hospital patients.
Mrs. Ernest Gentile delighted mem
bers of the club with a piano solo, af
ter which the meeting adjourned into
a social hour.
The club voted to disband during
July and August, and will meet a'gain
n September.
Music Committee
Os Club Women To
Improve Program
Meeting Planned With
Mrs. Frank Elliott
On July 18
Mrs. Frank Elliott recently met
with the County Music Committee of
home demonstration clubs composed of
Mrs. Wallace Goodwin, Mrs. O. M.
Blanchard and Mrs. Maebelle Wins
low and decided to make the follow
ing recommendations to the club wo
men regarding the music program:
1— All club members memorize two
songs, “America” and “Love’s Old
Sweet Song.”
2 All club members who want to
sing in the County Chorus to meet at
Chowan Community Building July 18.
3 Each club buy song books.
4 All members, their families and
•others listen to good music and learn
to appreciate the different types of
music.
ROTARY MEETS THURSDAY
Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet in
the Parish House Thursday after
noon at 1 o’clock. At this meeting
officers for the new year will be in
stalled, so that a good attendance is
requested.
$2.00 Per Yeai,
Year’s Budget Approv
ed By Commissioners
Monday
NEW RATE $1.53
Higher Cost of Opera
tion Calls For More
Revenue
After several weeks of dealing with
figures on the part of County ; Ac
countant E. W. Spires and the Cho
wan County Commissioners, the bud
get for 1951-52 was approved at the
Commissioners’ meeting Monday and
the tax rate set for the new fiscal
year.
In order to meet the requirements
for government operation of the
county it was necessary to set a tax
rate of $1.53 per SIOO property val
uation. This is an increase of 13
cents over the past year, when the
rate was $1.40. The Commissioners
were hopeful that the same rate could
be maintained, but necessary increases
in various appropriations could not be
met under the $1.40 rate. In fact
some appropriations were pared and
some requests were denied in order
to prevent an even larger increase in
the tax rate.
Needs for the county during the
[year run about like this:
Requirements for bonds during the
year amount to $52,678.33. From a
surplus there is $12,678.33, which
[leaves a remainder of $40,000 to be
levied for. This requires 10 cents of
[the tax rate.
In the general county fund antici
pated expenditures total $57,079. Os
this amount $42,079 is figured to
come from ABC profits. The remain
ing $15,000 requires a rate of 15 cents.
General relief during the year is
estimated to cost $4,623 and hospitali
zation SIO,OOO or a total of $14,623.
The levy for this item is 25 cents.
The appropriation for the Health
District is $8,381 and for the coun
ty the appropriation is $1,440 or $9,-
821. A 10-cent levy is necessary to
aise this amount.
Requirements for schools are $82,-
756.95 of which $26,136.95 is for the
county unit and $56,620 for the Eden
ton City unit. Fines, surplus, etc.,
are figured to net $24,740.39, so that
rate of 58 cents is necessary to
raise the remaining $58,016.56,
For Social Security $60,000 is ap
propriated for old age assistance,
$15,120 for aid to dependent children
and $6,736.80 for administration, This
makes a total of $81,856, but $67,160
will come from the State and Federal
governments, so that the County’s
part will be $14,696.80. There is an
unexpended balance of $9,444.59, so
that the remaining $5,252.21 will re
quire a 5-cent rate.
Pocahontas Dinner
On Friday Night
Affair Culmination of
Recent Attendance
Contest
As the culmination of a recent at
tendance contest held by Chowanoke
Council No. 54, Degree of Pocahontas,
a supper will be served by the two
losing sides Friday night in the Red
Men’s hall.
The affair will start promptly at
7 o’clock, after which the Pocahontas
will hold their regular business meet
ing.
Mrs. Harry Crummey was captain
f the winning side and Mrs. Roy
Baker and Miss Dorothy Bufflap were
captains of the two losing sides.
All members- are especially urged
to attend both the supper and busi
ness meeting.
Methodist Society
Meets On July 10th
Hie Women’s Society of Christian
Service of the Methodist Church will
meet Tuesday afternoon, July 10, at
4 o’clock in the small club house at
the Zelle Ward Beechwood farm.
All meeting will be in the form of
a picnic and all members are urged
to attend.
Boats Requested To
Be Moved From Dock
In expectation of watermelon boats
arriving next week, R. K. Hall has
issued a request for owners of all
boats in the main dock at the foot of
Broad Street to remove them at
iince to make room for the boats ex-
I pec ted to carry away Chowan County
I watemelons and cantaloupes.