■Volume XVm.— No. 49.
Santa Claus Coming To Edenton Friday Night
Objection Is Raised
To Extending Route |
13 As Now Proposed)
Will Be Diverted From
U. S. Route 17
INFRINGEMENT
Ocean Highway Plans to
Take Case Before Pro
per Authorities .
Edenton is joining with cities from
Elizabeth City down into South Caro
lina in protesting a new U. S. north
south highway route which is believed
wijtt not create new travel business but
rather divert travelers from U. S. 17.
The seriousness of the situation was
called to the attention of Edentonians
last week when Henry Callah&p, trav
eling field representative.of the Ocean
Highway Association, conferred with
a number of Edenton officials and
business concerns.
Mr. Callahan stated that the Ocean
Highway had spent a great deal of
money and worked diligently to build
up and maintain the Ocean Highway
as one of the principal north-south
arteries, and that while the Associa
tion will not oppose any section in
getting out and working up a new
route, it did not consider infringe
ment by the newly proposed exten
sion of Route 13 just right.
“It is proposed to divide the traffic
near Little Creek, divert it inland and
then run it over the Ocean Highway
for about thirteen miies, drift it in
land again and. carry it through Lum
berton into South Carolina, stopping
at somewhere about Marion,” Calla
han said. “Now, if the proponents
will go north, drum up more traffic
and move it south and back over their
own route, we could not complain,” the
Ocean Highway representative said.
Mr. Callahan said the ■ Ocean High
way is gaining on U. S. 1 and 301, and
that No. 13 extension is hardly feasi
ble over the type.of roads it would
be routed in many areas, that the
roads would be tom to pieces under
the heaVy traffic, and that millions
of dollars would be required to con
dition them for heavy traffic. He
also stated that the Ocean Highway
will carry its case before the proper
authorities, but that the support of
'the towns affected by the proposed
diversion of traffic will be necessary.
The proposed extension of Route
<No. 13 has been endorsed by officials
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BPWBosses’ Night
Party Tuesday Night
Mrs. W. J. Daniels Now
Planning Very Inter
esting Program
Edenton’s Business and Professional
"Women’s Club will have their “Bosses’
Night” Christmas Party in the Parish
House Tuesday night- at 7 o’clock.
Mrs. W. J. Daniels, program chair
man, says an interesting program has
been arranged and it is hoped a large
crowd will be on hand for the night’s
fun. One of the features will -be solos
by Miss Nelson Powell- and Jack
Mooney.
Members of the club are asked to
bring to the office of Mrs. Corie
White in the Citizens Rank Building,
a wrapped gift for herself and each
invited guest as soon as possible.
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County Commissioners’ meeting
Monday was Attorney Genera*
& Harry MoMullan, who was in
% Edenton in connection with the
.Bond will trial. Ha was ceiriial
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THE CHOWAN HERAL
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--‘ | Open Nights_|
E. W. Hooper, secretary of the
, Chamber of Commerce, informed
The Herald that effective Thurs
day night, December 20, most ofr
Edenton’s stores will remain open
at night for the convenience of
shoppers.
The stores are scheduled to re
main open ipitil 9 o’clock each
1 night from December 20 until i
Christmas eve.
Burton Harrison
Chosen Member Os
AH -Eastern Team
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' Touchdown Club of Wil
son Honors Group on
Tuesday Night
r Twenty-two players representing 15
. eastern North Carolina high schools
. have been selected on the mythical
All-Eastern High School Football
, Team of the Wilson Touchdown Club.
| The players were selected by 25
, high school coaches and were honor
ed at the Touchdown Club’s annual
banquet in Wilson Tuesday night at
, the Hotel Cherry at 7 o’clock.
, Main speaker for /the event was
, John “Bo” Rowland, head football
, coach at George Washington Uni
i versity in Washington, D. C.
, Six of the high schools in the east
ern AAA conference placed two men
each on the squad. -They were Dur-
I ham, Wilmington, Raleigh, Wilson, 1
Fayetteville, and Rocky Mount.
[ Washington, a AA conference
, school, also placed two men on the
. team. They were Dick Cherry, a back,
i and Horace Dixon, tackle.
Other schools represented with one
■ player are Goldsboro, Roanoke Rapids,
r Kinston, Sanford, Henderson, Eden
■ ton, Laurinburg, and Wallace.
■ • There is no distinction made between
l first and second team members.
The All-EaStern Team follows:
! Ends: Jennings House, Durham; J.
i D. Bradford,"Fayetteville; Julian Rog
ers, Wilmington; and Ed Bundy, Rocky
Mount; Tackles: Bobby Ussery, Ra
leigh; Horace Dixon, Washington;
Georgeßice, Wilson; and Sidney De-
Loach, Roanoke Rapids; Guards: Dick
tie Taylor, Rocky Mount; Fred Paschal,
■ Durham; Jimmy Truelove, Sanford;
and Willard Renn, Henderson; Cen
ters: Bud Kelly, Raleigh; and D. C.
I Daughtry, Goldsboro; Backs: Bob
r ) Strickland, Fayetteville; Florenz Wor-
Irell, Wilmington; Luther McKeel,
I Wilson; Bryant Aldridge, Kinston;
Dick Cherry, Washington; Burton
Harrison, Edenton; Grady Chavis,
[ Laurinburg; and Archie Faires, Wal
> lace.
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T.B.WBJiford Again
Chairman Methodist
Board Os Stewards
I Other Officers Elected
At Meeting Held
, Monday Night r*
At a meeting of the Board of Ste
-1 wards of the Methodist Church Mon
day night, T. B. Williford was re
elec tod chairman for the new year.
At the same thne J. R. Dulaney ;
was elected secretary-treasurer to suc
ceed John A. Holmes, who has served
in that capacity for many years.
* W, T. Harry was elected new head
tuber.tq.succeed Robert S. Marsh. At
the meeting the stewards were given
the church envelopes, which will be <
distributed this week. V 1
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STATE TAKES O¥ER ROAD
Chowan County Commissioners have j
been notified by the N. C. Highway
and Public Works Commission that !
the state has agreed /to take over and .1
maintain Catfish Road. This short :
M*d is near Btnw Hill Cemetery. .
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 6,1951.
Planning Edenton’s Christmas Party
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Members of the Edenton /Business and Professional (Women’s
Club are pictured above planning for the children’s /Santa Claus pa
rade, which is staged annually in cooperation with the merchants of
Edenton. Left to right are: Mrs. Raymond Mansfield, Mrs. Leon
Leary, Miss Inez Felton, Mrs. Kenneth IFloars, Mrs. John Lee Spruill
and Mrs. Percy Smith, general chairman. —Photo by Evelyn Leary.
Lions Honor 4-H Club
Boys Competing In
1951 Com Contest
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Wallace Evans, Robert
Preston Dail, James
Monds Winners
Chowan County 4-H boys who par
ticipated in the corn growing contest
and most of their fathers were guests
of the Lions Club at its meeting Mon
day night. The Lions Club sponsors
.he annual contest.
Present with the boys were County
Agent C. W. Overman and Assistant
County Agent Robert S. Marsh, who
cooperated with the boys and an
nounced the winners. Prizes were
awarded for various age groups.
In the 10 to 12 year group Robert
Preston Dail was declared the winner
and received a $lO prize. His yield
was 113.2 bushels per acre. He plant
ed Dixie 17.
Wallace Evans won in the 13 to 14
year age group and also received a
prize of $lO. His yield was 97.3 bush
els per acre, using Smithwick White.
In the group for 15 year olds and
above James Monds won the $lO
prize with a yield of 116.6 per acre.
He planted N. C. 27:
Boys in the contest in the 10 to 12
year group were:
Robert Preston Dail, Fahey Harrell,
Ronald Perry, Paul Blanchard, Sher
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Plan Adopted By
Commissioners To
Name New School
Suggest Joint Meeting
Os Veterans and Local
School Officials
Chowan County Commissioners took
some action at their meeting Monday
on the request of /the local VFW Post
to najne the new white high school
“Edentoiv Memorial High 'School,” with
the added provision that plaques be
placed in''the school with names of
Chowan’s war dead inscribed.
The Commiaadoners proposed a joint
meeting 1 of /the VFW Post and the
American-Legion Post with school au
thorities to consider adopting a name
for the school-and if an agreement is
reached, then a joint meeting should
be held with Town Council and the
Commissioners to consider releasing
funds with which to purchase the
plaques.
Both the town and county govern
ments several years ago appropriated
SSOO each to he used as a memorial
to Chowan County’s hoys ’who lost
their lives in the last two wars. No
use of the funds have been made and
since its appropriation it has remain
ed in the Bank of Edentom
Tj>e Commissioners are of the opin
ion that the authority of naming the
school lies within the province of
school officials but they are ready
to consider releasing the memorial
fund in conjunction with Town Cortin-
Term of Superior
Court Eitended To
: Try Bond Will Case
; Large Number of Wit
nesses Called Upon to
Testify
Chowan County’s November term of
; i Superior Court began its second week
1 1 Monday morning, the first time in at
least 30 years that it has been neces
i sary to ’carry court over into another
week. Reason for the lengthened
term is an effort to annul the will of
; the late William H. Bond, Jr., whose
, estate is valued at over SIOO,OOO. The
, caveator in the case is Mrs. Julia Bond
Dixon of Norfolk, aunt of the deceas
ed, basing her action on the belief that
; deceased was unduly influenced when
' he made his will rnd that he was not
I capable of knowing the value and ex
. tent of the estate.
Many witnesses have been summon
ed in the case, extending even to peo
, pie who have had only casual ac
quaintance with deceased.
Attorneys for the propounders arei
; John McMullan of Elizabeth City,
1 Harry McMullan, Jr., of Raleigh and
■ J. A. Pritchett of Windsor. For the
caveator, counsel includes Zeb Vance
1 Norman of Plymouth, John F. White,
Weldon HolloweU‘and Herbert Leary
, of Edenton. Evidence presented by the
- propounders carries out the opinion
that Bond was in his right mind and
capable of writing his will, which left
SI,OOO each.to three woman, two of
which were Negroes and friends of his
and his mother; his home property and
furnishings to a cousin, Mrs. Carolyn
McMullan Grant, and the bulk of his
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I Edenton Rotarians
Planning Unique
Christmas Party
; Each One Attending Re
i quired to Dress as
! Boy or Girl
Edenton’s Rotary Club plans to
; stage a rather unique Christmas party
! which is scheduled to be held at the
Officers’ Club at the Edenton Marine
! Corps Air Station Thursday night;
; December 13. The committee making
the arrangements includes H. A. Cam
pen, W. T. Harry, Gilliam Wood and
’Bill Cozart.
Rotary Annes will be guests at the
party and at Thursday’s meeting it
was decidtd that everyone attending
must be dressed in boy’s ,or girl’s
clothing. JPrizes will be awarded for
the best portrayed famous boy or girl.
Each one attending the party will also
he required to take a present costing
not over SI.OO, which will be ex
changed during the party.
The committee is also planning to
have some entertainment features, so
that it is expected the party will be
the most unique and enjoyable the
club has ever held. Tt is hoped every
Roitarian and his Rotary Anne will
attend. 1
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Annual Party Again
Sponsored By Local
BPW Club Members
|_Stocking FundJ
Again this year tihe Young Peo
ple’s Service League df St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church is sponsoring
the Empty Stocking Fund. This
group is seeking contributions of
toys, clothes and cash in order
to make some people happy on
Christmas day. Local merchants
will be called on to donate any
stock available.
Anyone having a contribution
is requested to contact either
Charles Wood, Jr., or the Rev.
Gordon Bennett. If necessary, a
truck will be dispatched for col
lections on Satlurday morning, De
cember 8, from 10 to 12 o’clock.
Grand Jury Report
Causes Conference
, Monday Morning
Commissioners Irked By
Reference to Former
Recommendations
Members of the County Commission
ers were somewhat disturbed at the
wording of the Grand Jury report and
■ as a result they called in to their
; meeting Monday morning David Hol
' ton, foreman of the Grand Jury; Judge
J. Paul Frizelle, who is presiding over
| an extended term of Chowan Superior
Court; Dr. L. P. Williams, county
1 physician, and Sheriff J. A. Bunch.
1 What troubled the Commissioners
■ more than anything else was the por
tion of the report which read: “In
reading past Grand Jury reports we
find numerous recommendations which
' are disregarded entirely, and we rec
ommend that Chowan County adopt a
permanent Grand Jury system with its
members serving staggering terms.
We believe that with different mem
■ bers being carried over from one term
to another that we will have a better
■ j follow up on conditions that should
, be corrected in Chowan County, and
I we will always have a Grand Jury
i available when needed.”
. W. W. Byrum, chairman, speaking
, for his Board, told Mr. Holton that
’!the report inferred that the Commis
■ sioners were neglecting their duty,
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Red Men Dance In
! Armory Saturday
Music For Affair Will
Be Provided By Ra
dio Rangers
In the Edenton armory Saturday
night, December 8, Chowan Tribe of
. Red Men will sponsor a dance which
' will include both square and round
dancing. Music for the dance will be
furnished by the Radio Rangers.
The dance will begin at 9 o’clock
and continue until midnight.
The committee in charge of the
dance includes Butler Williams, Hen
ry Allen Bunch, Worth Layton, El
bert Peel, John Oliver, C. C. Wiggins,
and E. G. Williford.
Colored Hospital Will
Hold Bazaar Friday
The Colored Woman’s Hospital
Auxiliary is sponsoring a bazaar Fri
day, December 7, at the Brown-Carver
Library from 3 to 8 o’clock.
There will be a large display of ar
ticles for sale and at 8 o’clock names
will be drawn and prizes given.
Important Meeting Os
Rotary Club Today
Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet to
day (Thursday) in the Parish House
at 1 O'clock. Names will be drawn
for exchange of presents ait the
Rotary Christmas partjf on December
13, so every member is especially
urged to be present The program
today will be in charge of Dr. W. I.
'Hart.
$2.00 Per Year.
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j Kriss Kringle Expected
To Arrive at Bus Sta
tion at 3:35 P. M.
PARADE AT 4 P. M.
Gift Day December 22
Feature of Holiday
Season
Shouts of “Santa Claus Is Coming
to Town” is being -hoard in Edenton
as the big day, Friday, December 7,
draws near. On this day the mer
chants of Edenton and the Edenton
Business and Professional Women’s
Club will stage their annual Santa
Claus parade, and according to Mrs.
, Percy Smith, general chairman, the
event will be larger this year with
added features and a surprise.
Mrs. John Lee Spruill and Mrs.
Leon Leary, co-chairman of the pa
rade, announce that Santa Claus will
come from the North Pole byway of
the Norfolk Southern Bus Line, and
f that he is expected to arrive at the
' Edenton Bus Staion a 3:35 Friday
► afternoon. The jolly old fellow will
receive a mighty warm welcome by the
r children when he steps off the bus.
He will be escorted by a police car to
his especially decorated sleigh.
Mrs. Raymond Mansfield, chairman
of decorations, and her committee re
. port that with the cooperation of the
3 Town, the huge tree at the foot of
1 Broad Street will be beautifully dec
r orated with Christmas ornaments and
. colored lights for the gala occasion,
; and that the multi-colored lights
r strung across Broad Street will be
r turned on that, night to officially open
r the Yuletide season in Edenton.
Many attractive floats will be en
, tered in the mammoth parade, -which
. will be headed by both the senior and
i junior majorettes along with the Eden
, ton High School Band. Next in line
, of march will be the Town and Coun
. ty officials, National Guard Unit, Boy
t Scouts, Marines, floats, etc.
. Mrs. John Lee Spruill and Mrs.
Leon Leary, who are in charge of the
. parade, request that those planning
, to enter a float or take any part in
f the affair, to assemble on Water
j Street down by the old freight depot at
] 3 o’clock so that the line of march
, may be formed. The parade will get
underway at 4 P. M., and will move
r along Water Street into Broad Street
l and on to the ball park, where the
. floats will be judged and the kid
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“Planting Day” At
( Chowan Hospital
Trees and Shrubs to Be
I Planted on Grounds
Today
j Today (Thursday) will be observed
y| as “Planting Day” on the Chowan
f Hospital grounds. Local people have
1 been requested to contribute trees,
j evergreens and flowering shrubs,
e which are needed to beautify the
grounds. Miss Rebecca Colwell and
Mrs. John G. Wood are co-chairmen
of the grounds committee of the Hos
e pital Auxiliary, which group has al
. ready gone a long way in making the
. hospital and its surroundings more
1; attractive.
It is hoped.. pnough contributions
will be received today to make the
grounds even more attractive. If any
one has a contribution and needs
T transportation, either Mrs. Martin
Wisely or Miss Frances Tillett should
1 be contacted.
r Special Program For
Edenton PTA Meeting
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Edenton’s Parent-Teacher Associa
tion will meet next Tuesday night, De
cember 11, at 7:30 o’clock. The meet
ing will be held in the high school
" auditorium.
Mrs. J. O. Powers, program chair
i man, announces that a feature of the
i meeting will be a Christmas story,
s “Why the Chimes Rang,” presented
r by third grade pupils taught by Mrs.
T L. F. Ferguson.
i A delightful meeting is anticipated,
. so that all members are urged to at
tend. -