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Town Plans To Start
Project With Idea Os
Paving All Streets
Oakum, Carteret, Free
mason Streets First
To Be Paved
ALSO AT~SCHOOL
Decision Reached to Try
To Control Traffic on
East King Street
Members of Town Council were held
in session until after 11 o’clock Tues
' day night, with the highlight of the
meeting being a decision to make a
i start on a project to hardsurface all
of the remaining dirt streets.
With a little over $12,000 in hand
as the result of the Powell Bill pass
ed in the last General Assembly, the
Councilmen voted to complete paving
of Oakum Street from Church to
Route 17. It was hoped the State
would finish this street in that it is
a connecting link for Routes 17 and
32, but these hopes faded -within the
last few days when, it was practically
assured the State would not finish the
street which is already graded:
Aside from this street, the Council
men decided to pave East and West
Freemason Street, East and West
Carteret Street and in front of the
new Edenton High School as well as
the two shprt streets leading into
Broad Street. If enough money re
mains, Hicks Street is next on sched
ule and then other streets as far as
funds will permit.
City officials have been in contact
with contractors at the Edenton Ma
rine Corps Air Station, who early
last week said they would be able to
do the work while in this section.
A delegation from the Edenton Wo
man’s Club appeared at the meeting
in protest to a proposal of several
Edenton ladies to erect a sun dial on
the Court House Green where the
old fountain was located. These ladies
stated that their group had a definite
•program to improve the Green and
that a sun dial at that point would in
terfere with their plans. Town Coun
cil had not been requested for permis
ilsion to erect the sun dial, so that
the Woman’s Club delegation was in
formed that no permission had been
«• given.
Another delegation was on hand
"from th'e Vanity Club in behalf of
intelligent rMsational planning at
Hick* Field. Jbe Conger, Jr., and N.
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
* | May Disappear |
Information reaching The Her
ald this week is to the effect that
in all probability the old Moore
T House next to Beflk-Tyler’s will
be torn dpwn.
Within the last two years it
has been definitely established
that the house was the home of
Penelope and Thomas Barker, two
1 of Edenton’s most distinguished
citizens for many years. The fact
e has been accepted by the North
* Carolina Historical Commission.
The house is now unoccupied
and in H is to be found much
i beautiful material.
I Edenton Woman's
i Club Planning For
j Coming Activities
[ Interesting Meeting Is
; Held In Parish House
; Wednesday
Edenton Woman’s Club met at the
j Parish House Wednesday afternoon
of last week in the second meeting of
the new year. Mrs. W. D. Holmes,
Jr., president- of the club, presided
‘ and Coach George Thompson made the
' principal address, speaking on the
* subject “Youth Conservation.”
During the meeting the club agreed
‘ to have charge of the Tuberculosis
j Seal sale this year and decided to
again sponsor the world peace and
| speaking contest They plan to in
! elude both county and city schools in
| the contest. (
j , Flans were discussed for the pro
. posed Halloween party by Mrs. Sara
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; Cake Sale October 13
; At Quinn Furniture Co.
Sponsored by the Women’s Society
I of Christian Service of the Methodist
1 Church, a cake and pie sale will be
: held in the Quinn Furniture Store Sat
, urday morning, October 18. The sale
will begin at 10 o’clock.
• '
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 11,1951.
Farm Bureau Goal
: Set At 600 During
Membership Drive
> About Half That Num
ber Enrolled Early
| This Week
With the Chowan County Farm Bu
* reau membership drive now in prog
ress Thomas E. Francis, general
chairman of the drive, reported this
week that about half of the 600 mem
bership goal has been secured. While
various workers have turned in re
ports, the canvass is not complete
and Mr. Francis is hopeful that the
600 members will be secured before
the drive ends.
Those who have joined up to Mon
day of this week were:
E. L. Wells, Jr., James Bond, George
Hoskins, W. H. Gardner, J. A. Curran,
W. E. Speight, J. -R. Dulaney, Belk-
Tyler Co., Haywood Bunch, T. C. By
rum, Jr., Frank Elliott, M. A. Hughes,
David Holton, Guy C. Hobbs, Edenton
Furniture Co., John M. Elliott, George
A. Byrum, T. Byrum, Sr., R. E. Leary,
J. Edwin Bufflap, Hector Lupton, W.
M> Rhoades, P. G. Perry, J. G. Perry,
O. B. Perry, Louis E. Francis, Clar
ence D. White, Elliott Bunch, Thomas
Burrow, Slade Cowan, V. J. Turner,
k J. Clarence Leary, R. W. Leary, O. C.
. Long, W. W. Byrum, G. B. Potter,
Thurston Stallings, Bill Jones, J. W.
McClenny, R. P. Baer, R. S. Elliott,
, P. S. McMullan, Mrs. T. B. Smith,
* C. O. Letcher, Wendell Copeland, Er
nest Ward, W. J. Yates, A. L. Perry,
W. T. Harry, A. W. Cullipher, Blades
Lumber Co., E. W. Spires, Mrs. Leon
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: Aces Meet Kinston
: Friday Night Here
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! Coach Thompson Is Ex
-1 pecting Hard Battle
• With Red Devils
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Ed6hton’s Aces will face another
' test Friday night when they are
1 scheduled to meet the Kinston Red
Devils on Hicks Field at 8 o’clock.
Kinston usually is one of the most
•rugged teams in the Northeastern
Conference, so that a hard battle is
’ in prospect for the local aggregation.
’ Coach Thompson’s boys came out of
: the New Bern game Fhdday night in
i good shape, and, barring accidents
during practice sessions this week,
they should be in tip-top shape to
battle the Red Devils.
W. C. Strickland
Preaches At Baptist
Church On Sunday
Professor of New Testa
ment at New South
eastern Seminary
Professor W. C. Strickland of
• Southeastern Theological Seminary
l will preach at the Baptist Church
i both morning and evening services on
■ Sunday, October 14. The morning
s service is at 11 o’clock and the even
• ing service is at 7:30 o’clock.
Mr. Strickland is professor of the
• New Testament at the new South
: eastern Seminary in Wake Forest and
the puipit committee is pleased to be
able to arrange for him to preach in
the absence of the pastor. Besides
his preaching experience, Professor
Strickland was a Teaching Fellow of
New Testament at the Southern Bap
tist Theological Seminary in Louis
ville, Kentucky, before coming to
Southeastern Seminary this fall.
On Sunday week, October 21, Super
intendent W. C. Reed of the Baptist
Orphanages of North Carolina will
preach and the three mid-week prayer
services will be conducted by the fol
lowing: Supt. W. J. Taylor on Octo
ber 10; John Foxwell on October 17;
Assoeiational Missionary, Dr. L. H.
Dawson on October 24. All evening
services and meetings of the church
will be held at 7:30 P. M. A cordial
invitation is extended to all to at
tend services of the church.
Mrs. J. L. Weller
Will Conduct Floral
Art School Friday
Affair Is Sponsored By
Edenton Tea Party,
D. A. R.
Mrs. J. L. Weller of Norfolk will
conduct a school in floral art,in the
Edenton High School auditorium Fri
day, October 12, beginning at 10 A.
M. The school is sponsored by the
Edenton Tea Party Chapter, Daugh
ters of the American Revolution.
Mrs. Weller holds three certificates
on flower arrangements. She has at
tended garden schools in New York
City, Philadelphia, North Carolina and
the University of Georgia. In June
of this year she attended a garden
school at Blacksburg, Va., which was
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Chowan County Fair
Begins In Edenton
Monday Next Week
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Conducts Art School |
MRS. J. L. WELLER
Sponsored by the Edenton Tea
Party Chapter, NSDAR, 31rs. J.
L. Weller of Norfolk will conduct
a school in floral art in the Eden
ton High School auditorium Fri
day, beginning at 10 A. M.
United Nations Day
Program Oct 24th
Dr. Bela Udvarnoki Will
Make Principal
Address
The Rev. E. C. Edwards announced
Wednesday morning that a United
Nations Day program will be held
on the Court House Green Wednes
day morning, October 24, at 11
o’clock.
Opening the program will be the
national anthem played by the Eden
ton ]3and, after which prayer will be
offered by the Rev. Mr. Edwards.
The speaker for the occasion will
be Dr. Bela Udvarnoki, a Czech-Slo
valria refugee and is in great demand
as a speaker. The band will also play
after Dr. Udvamoki’g address.
In event of inclement weather, the
program will be held In the Court
House. hv'i
$2.00 Per Year.
Entry Blanks Necessary
Only For Livestock
And Poultry
PARADE MONDAY
Indications Point to Far
Better Fair Than Was
Held Last Year
Arrangements have practically
been completed for the opening of the
Chowan County Fair, which will be
held in Edenton Monday through Sat
urday of next week. Again this year
the fair is sponsored by Edward G.
Bond Post, No. 40, American Legion.
According to Willis McClenney,
manager of the fair, this year’s af
fair should eclipse by far last year,
the initial fair sponsored by the Le
gionnaires. Prospects are bright for
a large number of exhibits and dis
plays, including livestock and poul
try, farm machinery and many pre
ducts of the farm and homes.
A parade is scheduled to be held
Monday night, starting at the Court
House Green at 7:30 o’clock. The
procession will be led by the Edenton
High School Band and Boy Scouts
will be in the line of march. It is
hoped town and county officials will
also participate in the parade.
| Fair officials point out that there is
no doubt some misunderstanding re
garding entry blanks for exhibits for
prizes. They desire it to he known
that entry blanks must he secured to
enter livestock and poultry. This is
necessary in order to provide housing
facilities. Any other entry may be
made by taking it to the armory on
Monday morning.
Exhibits will be attractively ar
ranged in the armory, and, of course,
a midway will be in operation on the
grounds adjoining the armory.
In order to give school children
throughout the county an opportu
nity to visit the fair, children’s days
have been designated for Wednesday
and Thursday. Wednesday will he
for white children and Thursday for
colored children. The tickets to the
fair will be distributed in the various
schools of the county.
Among the features of the fair
will be a free act each night, when
The Great Telesco will perform on
the top of a flexible steel pole. This
should thrill all of the fair visitors.
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