. Volume XVHI-—No. 45
.Annual Halloween
Party liuEdenton
Delightful Affair
Hundreds of Children In
Parade Wednesday
Night
IDEAL WEATHER
Woman’s Club Very Ap
preciative For Fine
Cooperation
As was expected, the annual Hallo
ween party Wednesday night of last
week, sponsored by the Edenton Wo
man’s Chrt), was again very success
ful. With ideal weather prevailing
children attended from every section
of the county, with close to 1,500 tic
kets for free refreshments and enter
tainment being distributed during the
evening. Together with the children,
-•■many adults milled about the spaci
ous area reserved for the event watch
ing the youngsters having a hilarious
time eating peanuts, popcorn, hot dogs,
apples and candy and enjoying witchs'
brew, fortune telling, talking to a
witch, moving pictures, a fishing
booth and hay rides, the latter spon
sored by Marines stationed at the
Edenton Marine Corps Air Station.
The affair started about 6:30
o’clock on the Court House Gre£h,
where hundreds of children gathered
r prior to parading out Broad Street
to Hicks Field. They were led by the
Edenton High School 'Band, members
of which were also in Halloween alt
tire, and Ben Perry who as a clown
went through the antics of a regular
circus clown.
Upon reaching the show place the
children were directed across a re
■viewing stand, where judges picked
the' winners. This required a long
time and due to the imany kinds of ;
costumes the judging was a very dif
ficult job.
Those who were finally declared
winners were the following:
Beet float —Ida Campen who por
trayed the old woman in a shoe.
Most original—Goldilocks and the
three bears. Children of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Baer.
Most original boy—Wayne Brabble
as a monkey.
Best dressed girl—Kathryn Burton
as a bride.
Best dressed boy—Dannie and Dav
id Privott as penquins.
Most original girl—Georgia Skin
ner as grandma.
As usqal, H. A. Campen was the
master mind in the arrangements and
he was assisted by a group of ladies
and men who worked like Trojans in
order to have everything in readiness
for the big event for the kiddies.
Mrs. Robert J. Boyce was chairman
i 'of the Halloween party this year and
she, as well as other members of the
club, are elated over the success of
the affair and express their thanks
and appreciation for the splendid co
operation on the part of so many peo
ple in helping to stage the party for
the youngsters.
Mrs. Boyce especially desires to
publicly express the thanks of the
* Woman’s Club to the following:
Bell Bakeries, Royal Baking Co.,
Dan Morgan, Jr., Nathan Mathews,
Modemite Bakery, Albemarle Peanut
Co., Edenton Peanut Co., Jimbo’s Jum
bos, Inc., Spedic Food Products Co.,
Edenton Ice Co., E. L. Ward, Mack
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Methodist Pastors
Returned In Chowan
The Revs. E. B. Edwards
And R. M. Gradeless
Reappointed
As the result of appointments made
at the 'Annual Methodist Conference
T held in Wilmington last week, no
change has occurred in Chowan Coun
ty.
The Rev, E. B. Edwards was re
appointed to the Edenton Church and
w the Rev. R. M. Gradeless was re
# turned to the Chowan Charge. (Dr.
F. S. Love was also reappointed su
lk perintendent of the Elizabeth City
District and the Rev. W. L. Freeman,
.) former pastor of the Edertton church,
in the U. S. Navy.
Both the Rev. E. B. Edwards and
4 ifie Rev. R. M. Gradeless will resume
1 regular services at their churches
n«t Sunday.
•County and city offices will be
closed on Monday, November 12 in
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Edenton Tea Party
Chapter Meets Nov. 14
The regular meeting of the Eden
ton Tea Party Chapter, N. S. D. A. R.,
prill be held in the James Iredell
House Wednesday afternoon, Novem
ber 14, at 3:30 o’clock.
AH members are asked to please
bring old clothing, especially even
ing clothes to be sent to Crossnore
School.
Buddy Poppy Day
Observed Nov. 10th
Local Post of VFW Is
Sponsoring Sale to
Help Veterans
William H. Coffield, Jr., Post 9280, 1
Veterans of Foreign Wars, will spon-j
sor a Buddy Poppy Sale on Saturday, |
November 10. All citizens are re-,
quested to buy a Buddy Poppy es
pecially for the benefit of those dis-'
abled and hospitalized veterans who
made them.
The proceeds of the poppy sale are
divided as follows: Five cents for
each poppy sold will go to the dis
abled veterans who are in hospitals
throughout the U. S. Some are am
putees, some tubercular and many
other are disabled by other means.
“These boys and men served the
nation gallantly in time of war to
keep us free,” says James Basnight,
Commander, “so why can we not do
nate a few cents to give them a little
spending money while they are still
(suffering for our freedom? They
, have no chance to earn their spending i
money any other way, so they make
the beautiful poppy, while in bed,
which ig a symbol of our war dead in
Flanders Field. Remember the poem,
In Flanders Field the Poppies Grow
Among the Crosses Row on Row, etc. ?
The rest of the proceeds go to the
VFW Relief Fund which does much
for veterans who are more unfortu
nate in health and in getting adjusted
to civilian life than are most of us.
VFW gives relief to the sick, to those
in travel and many other things that
are never known to the public. VFW
sends cigarettes and other small items,
to veterans’ hospitals, and VFW noti
only helps veterans, but anyone who
is actually in distress.
“Buy a Buddy Poppy Saturday.
They will be on sale on the streets of
all day.—Thanks for helping
our Comrades, who. cannot help them
selves!"
Veteran Employee
• Os Town Resigns
Clarence Spruill Severs
Connection After Em
ployed 27 Years
Clarence Spruill, in charge of Eden
ton’s water distribution service, has
severed his connection with the (own
effective Thursday of last week, No
vember 1. He was a veteran town
employee, having been employed by
the Electric and Water Department
for a period of 27 years.
Mr. Spruill has accepted a position
at the new Edenton High School,
where he will be in charge of water,
lights and sewerage system.
Succeeding Mr. Spruill in the Elec
tric and Water Department is James
Lee, who before accepting the position
"•as employed by Horace White, local
plumber.
Methodists Will Hold
Social Friday Night
Members of the Edenton Methodist
Church will hold a church social in
the Church annex Friday night at
7:30 o’clock. All members of the
church, as well as Methodists who
do not belong to the local church are
invited to attend,
The purpose of the social is to
have fun and fellowships, and it is
hoped many will attend.
Band Association
Will Meet Tuesday
Dr. A. F. Downum, president of
the Edenton Band Patents Association,
has announced a meeting of the as
sociation which will be held Tuesday
■night at 8 o’clock in the band room.
• All members are especially urged
to be present
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 8, 1951.
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Art Contest And
ExhibitScheduied
Friday - Saturday
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Woman’s Club Affair to
Take Place In Ire
dell House
Sponsored by the Edenton Woman’s j
, Club, an art contest and exhibit is
[ scheduled to be held in the Iredell
House Friday and Saturday. The pri
mary purpose of the contest is to stim
i ulate interest in art and uncover tal
ent among school children.
Included in the exhibit will be draw-1
ings in crayon, pencil, charcoal, pas
tel, water color and oil. Those en
tering exhibits are required to note
on the back of each picture if it is a
copy or an original idea, as well as
their name and grade.
Prizes will be awarded to four dif
ferent schools, primary through the
third grade, elementary grades I
through the sixth, junior high school j
through the eighth and students in the
high school. !
Teachers in the school will decide
on the best pictures of each grade
, and will assist the boys and girls in
entering their exhibits,
j Those entering exhibits are requir-
I ed to secure their pictures by 7 o’clock
| on the closing night of the contest,
j Doors will be open Friday from
noon to 5 o’clock and from 9 A. M.,
to 5 P. M., Saturday.
Education Week
November 11 To 17
!, Public Invited to Visit
New High School
Building
The week of November 11-17 will
.mark the thirty-first observance of
American Education Week. The gen
. eral theme for this year is: “Unite
for Freedom.” Schools throughout the
country are participating iti the ob
servance of this week.
The citizens of this community are
invited to visit your schools whenever
it is convenient to do so. The newj
school will be ready in a short time
and everyone is especially invited to 1
pay a visit.
“Speaking of the new school,” says
Superintendent John A. Holmes, “we
are indeed fortunate to get our build-]
Img completed. The latest-information
| from the Office of the U. S. Commis
sioner of Education shows that steel
is not available for more than fifty
percent of the new school buildings.
Out of the 3,260 total applications for
the fourth quarter, steel has been pro
vided for 1,624 and no steel has been
made available for 1,636.”
District Wildlife
; Meeting Nov. 13
i Dr. Hubert Fox Schedul
ed to Speak In Court
House at 8 P. M.
Next Tuesday night, Novlmber 13,
, a Wildlife Club district meeting is
i scheduled to be held in the Court
. House at 8 o’clock.
, At this meeting the principal speak
r er will be Dr. Hubert Fox of Dur
t ham, a prominent official of the Wild
life Commission.
( Not only members of the Wildlife
Club are urged to attend this meet
’ ing but a cordial invitation is ex
’ tended any who are interested in
. Wildlife.
. I Archie C. Ashley Now
At Lakehurst N. J.
Archie C. Ashley, hospital corps
man, first claqs, called the most
decorated corpsman in the Korean war
I in a recent issue of LOOK magazine,
has reported to NATEOHTRAU,
Lakehurst, N. J.. for training.
He participated in the assault and
seizure of Inchon, Seoul, Wonsan,
i Hainkung, and the Chosin campaign
in North Korea. He was given a
meritorious advancement in rate and
is the holder of the Silver Star, four
Purple Hearts, the Bronze Star with
combat V, and commendations, plus a
variety of area campaign medals, and
has been recommended for the Navy
Cross.
AREA AUXILIARY MEETING
An area meeting-, of the Legion
Auxiliary will be held in Weldon on
Friday. It is hoped members of the
local Auxiliary will attend, and any
so deairing are asked to contact Mrs.
Paul Holloman.
Center HiH Election
For “Mayor’ Causing
Great Deal Interest
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1 15 Candidates Angling
Foi: Votes; Winner An
nounced Saturday
i Wlgle political fires of most cities
i have mow died down and smoke has
cleared away, yet it is an entirely dif
ferent story in the case of the quiet
countryside village of Tyner, where
the partisan flames seem to approach
the proportion of a conflagration,
,i threatening to engulf this entire small
county into the local affairs of the
village which is now in the throes
of an election for “mayor,” which has
become a free-for-all contest, with 15
candidates qualifying.
The election is set for Saturday, No
vember 10. The community has tak
en a great interest in the election and
iis going all out to select its first
“mayor” in more than 150 years.
The atmosphere becomes more tense!
]as the date of balloting nears. Can- j
didates are passing out favors as they j
solicit votes of all who will buy votes. I
Campaign posters, cards and banners
have made their appearance, adding
to the color of the event. Hundreds i
of ballots are being purchased at 25 j
cents each by out-of-town friends and
relatives of the candidates. The Wo
man’s Home Demonstration Club is
sponsoring the election with the pro
ceeds to be turned over to the com
munity center fund.
The climax of the election will be
Saturday night at 8 o’clock, when a
victory dinner will be served in the
building now being used by the club.
A local orchestra will furnish the
music for the occasion. It is under
stood that at this dinner the candi
dates will make their last minute
statements in their bid for votes. The
ballot counting will begin immediate
ly following the dinner. At the close
of this dinner the elected candidates
will be installed and make his inaugu
ral speech. Governor Kerr Scott and
state officers of home demonstration
clubs l\ave been invited to take part in
the program.
i The jpandidates are Roy E. Lane,
Titus 'Chappell, Elliot* Belch, Errimett
P. Jone 3, Elton Jordan, H. E. Lane,
Murray Goodwin, Wilbur Privott,
i Lloyd Bunch, Bennie Monds J. H.
i Byrum, A. L. Boyce, J. I. Boyce, C. B.
i White and Mrs. Kate Boyce.
Name Proposed For
New High School
Local VFW Post Sug
gests “Edenton Mem
orial High School”
At the Chowan County Commis
sioners’ meeting Monday morning a
letter was read from James Bas
night, commander of the local post of
I the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
| In behalf of his members, Mr. Bas
night requested the Commissioners to
consider the adoption of the name
, “Edenton Memorial High School,” for
the new white high school on Hicks
Field which will soon be ready for oc
cupancy. The suggestion was made
that the school-be a memorial for
the boys of Chowan County who lost
’ their lives in the last two World
’ Wars.
c It is proposed to place a tablet in
the corridor of the new school with
the cost to be paid for out of a fund
set up several years ago with which
to erect a memorial to Chowan Coun
ty’s war dead.
: The Commissioners agreed to study
over the request until the next meet
| ing of the Board.
A. E. Stillman, Jr.,
Jet Fighter Pilot
' LUKE AFB, Phoenix, Ariz.—Secbnd
’ Lieutenant Albert E. Stillman, Jr.,
has recently arrived at Luke Air Force
Base at Phoenix. Arizona, to undergo
advanced training as a jet fighter
pilot.
He enlisted in the U. S. Air Force in
l August, 1950, and won his wings as
’ a jet fighter pilot and his second
lieutenant’s commission in September,
1951, at 1 Williams APB, Arizona.
He is a graduate of Edenton High
School and attended North Carolina
State College for one semester.
(His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert
E. Stillman, reside at 701 Johnson
Street.
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BANK CLOSES MONDAY
The Rank of Edenton will be closed
all <lay, next Monday, November 12,
in order to observe Armistice Day,
• which falls on Sunday. Important
banking business is, therefore, re
quested to be transacted accordingly.
140 Pints Or Blood
Donated At Armory
By Chowan Citizens
I 100 Per Cent I
II ■
That Marines stationed at the
Edenton Marine Corps Air Station
realize the value of donating blood
is reflected in the fact that they
volunteered 100 per cent to do
nate blood when the Red Cross
bloodmobile was in Edenton Tues
day.
These are only 33 Marines sta
tioned at the base at this time,
but every one volunteered to give
a pint of their blood.
Edenton Aces Tackle
i Oohimbia Wildcats In
Final Home Contest
Statistics Give Columbia
Boys An Advantage
. Over Aces
With the football season gradually
waning, Edenton High School’s Aces
are scheduled to play their last home
game of the season on Hicks Field.
! Friday night, when they will meet
the Columbia Wild Cats. I
This will be a non-conference game, |
but the Aces are calculated to have
their hands full. The Wildcats are
reported to have a rugged team this;
season, having played the William
ston Green Wave to a scoreless tie. I
The Aces, on the other hand, were,
defeated by Williamston to the tune
of 18 to 0.
The game will start at 8 o’clock
and, as usual, the band will be on
hand to liven up the affair. Due to.
this game being the final home game!
of the season, it is hoped a record t
crowd will be on hand.
The last game of the current sea
son will be played in Washington the
following Friday night.
Jurymen Selected
I For Term Os Court
i
Judge J. Paul Frizzelle
Os Snow Hill Sched
uled to Preside
Chowan County Commissioners at
j their November meeting held Monday!
. morning picked 50 names from the
s jury box, who will be summoned for
jury duty at the November term of
, Chowan Superior Court. The session
, will be a mixed term with Judge J.
, Paul Frizelle of Snow Hill scheduled
' to preside. Court will convene Mon
. day, November 26.
Those chosen for jury duty were:
) M. L. Bateman, J. Frank Ward,
\ Percy Satterfield, George W. Bunch,
l Jr., Preston Dail, Lloyd Irving Bunch,
j John S. Bunch, Mclver Byrum, J. D.!
Harrell, Hurley Ward, Wallace Bass, 1
, Carlton Nixon, E. R. Eason, L. E.
, Twine, Henry Jordan, McKay Wash-
I ington, L. N. White, Elvin L. Spivey,
James E. Cozzens, Elton T. Chappell,
. J. E. Ward, S. T. Alexander, C. C.
Webb, Clarence Bunch Paul Wallace,
, George H. Privott, It C. Ward, Willie
J. Byrum, C. J. Hollowell, Tom By
rum, M. S. Bass, L. R. Blanchard,
Haywood Thomas Hollowell, Fred M.
Tunstall, T. Stillman Leary. K. W.
Smith, Kenneth Floars, J. A. Wig
t gins, Murray F. Byrum, Edward Har
rell. C. L. Lane, George W. Lassiter,
I David Holton, C. C. Privott, W. G.
Forehand, J. W. Hollowell, C. H. Cay
| ton, William C. Crummy, M. H. Nixon,
J J. A. Curran.
Rotary Club Pays For
J Two Free Lunches
Directors of the Edenton Rotary
Club have agreed to request the club
, to pay for lunches of two children at
t the school lunch room. Over 1,000
free lunches were served at the lunch
; room last month and it is hoped other
i organizations or individuals will help
reduce the expense by paying for
some of the free lunches.
ATTENDING CONVENTION
l Dr. George Byba, local chiroprac
, tor, will attend the State Chiropractic
, convention in Rocky Mount the latter
t part of this week. His office. there
■ fore, will be closed this (Thursday)
afternoon and Friday and Saturday.
(170 People Report to
|{ Make Blood Contri
bution Tuesday
30 REJECTED
Chowan’s Quota Reduc
ed From 180 Pints to
150 Pints
Chowan County citizens, plus mem
bers of the U. S. Marine Corps, con
tributed 140 pints of blood at the Red
Cross bloodmobile in the Edenton ar
mory Tuesday. Thirty others volun
teered, but were rejected for various
medical reasons. Os the 140 pints do
nated, 35 pints were given by Marines
stationed at the Edenton Marine Corps
Air Station, where the response was
100 per cent.
Chowan County’s quota was reduced
'from 180 pints to 150 pints, so that
donations of blood were 10 short of
the quota.
Chairman Nathan Dail desires to
express his appreciation to all people
who helped at the armory, as well as
stho.se who recruited donors. Miss
Mildred Munden and her helpers, Mrs.
W. W. Porter, Mrs. Virginia Oliver,
Mrs. Rachel Britton, Helen Barrow,
Goldie Layton and Mrs. Helen Perry
did an excellent job in signing 40
donors in North Edenton.
1 Other recruiters who did an excep
tional job were Mrs. Nora Elliott,
| Mrs. Betsy Chesson, A1 Phillips, Chas.
| Wood, Jr., Mrs. Joe Thorud, Tom
Sharpe and Dr. J. H. Horton.
J Following is a list of those who
donated or went to donate blood:
| Harrell, Thurman L., Jensen, Donal
D., Reynolds, George H., Tompkins,
;Irin.g J., Parillo, Francis J., Grant,
IRay, Sword, Philip F., Cayton, Pres
ton E., Twiddy, Mary W., Holmes,
William D., Twiddy, Leone R., Holmes,
, Margaret A., Keeter, Estelle A. Waff,
I Hettie L., Hollowell, Clyde R., Hobbs,
Hattie H., Earnhardt, Wiley J., By
j rum, James E., Pratt, Louise, Moore,
Blanche S., Goodwin, Hulda M. Swan
ner, Joseph K., Graham, Dorothy,
Purkovich, Daniel R., Wilson, Paul G.,
Hines, Richard H., Wakeman, Sanford
L., Perry, A. L., Smith, Lester G.,
Lee, Ronald H., Kulha, William T.,
Lombarde, Anthony C., Hamilton, Earl
K., Kehayes, Antoine M., Duncan,
i Oscar, White, Dale L.
j Trootner, Orrie L., Britton, Frank
;lin, Spruill, , Annie H., Whitehurst,
I Dewey L., Sutton, Flossie M., Sexton,
William A., Wood, C. H., Morrison,
David W., Frye, Cecil, Perry, Ben 8.,
Quinn, H. G., Harmhtuck, Mary 8.,
Lane, Thurman, Barrow, Jack H„
Jones, Margaret H., Byrum, Murray,
Swanner. C. W., Moore, Claudia A.,
| Asbell, Thomas 0., Peoples, Henry 0.,
1 Cayton, Earl, Dale, Rudolph M., Bond,
W. E., Williams, Mrs. Frank, Dowd,
Lawrence M., Bunch, Bertha 8., Leary,
West J., Lassiter, Harry V., Harrell,
Jv L., George, N. J., Rodman, Henry,
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FHA Grts’Football
Game Is Postponed
“Rats” and “Cooties” to
Play on Hicks Field
Tonight
The F. H. A. football game between
tiie “Rats" and “Cooties,” which was
scheduled for Tuesday night, has
been postponed until tonight (Thurs
. day) at 8 o’clock on Hicks Field.
FHA Week began last Sunday and
will last until next Sunday. FHA
i girls attended services at the Pres
byterian Church Sunday.
Initiations -for new FHA members
will be held Friday and on Saturday
night a square dance will be held in
the Edenton armory.
Commissioners Asked
To Name OPS Group
Chowan Commissioners have been
requested to appoint a volunteer com
mittee to serve as liason agents be
-1 tween the OPS office and merchants,
manufacturers, distributors, process
' ors and consumers. Those who will
' be asked to serve on this committee
• will serve as a patriotic contribution
to tiie defense effort without pay or
mileage.
In order to report this committee
■ to OPS hea<lquarters, Commissioners
: J. A. Webb, E. N. Elliott and Raleigh
■ Peele were asked to recommend an ap
• pointment from each of their respec
i tive townsfcips, to be submitted at the
1 next meeting of the commissioners.