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THE CHOWAN HERALIf
Volume XlX.—Number 4.
Director Arrives
For'Shooting Stars’
February 11 And 12
100 Local People Will
Take Part In Show In
School Auditorium
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Members of the Varsity Club and
Woman’s Club met Monday night at
Hotel Joseph Hewes with Mrs. Eve
Stetson, who arrived in Edenton to
direct “Shooting Stars,” which will be
Staged in the Edenton graded school
auditorium Monday and Tuesday
nights, February 11 and 12, each per
formance starting at 8:03 o’clock..
* Mrs. Stetson, whose home is in Bos
ton," Maas., is a real trooper herself,
having appeared on the stage in the
* United States, Canada, 'Australia, New
Zealand, Honolulu, Cuba and Mexico.
She was with the USO and Red Cross
theatre groups for five years and says
“Shooting Stars” is tops for 1952.
About 100 local people will take
part in the show. Among the charac- 1
fjters who will be impersonated in the
show will be Milton Berle, 'Fran Alii-1
son, Jack Bailey, Joanne Whealtey,
Fred Waring, Roy Acuff and Kate
Smith.
The scene for the show is laid in the
Central Studio of National Television,
Incorporated. A special hand-painted
curtain, in full color, showing televis
ion cameras, microphones, spotlights,
booms, cables and other paraphernalia
found in the big studios is used as
a backdrop.
J. H. Conger, Jr., is general chair
man for the show and co-chairmen for
the cast are Bill Cozart and Nick
George of the Varsity Club and Mrs.
Jane Holmes and Mrs. Hazel Harri
«on of the Woman’s Club.
AtnEntertainedßy
"denton’sßotarians
’Boys Tell AJxwt Most
. Thrilling Experiences
During Season H
Coaches George Thompson and Ben (
•Perry and members of the Edenton
High School’s 1951 football squad were
guests of the Edenton Rotarians at!
the regular Rotary Club meeting!
Thursday afternoon at the Parish
House. j
The program was in charge of Mar-:
vin Wilson, who asked the coaches and
each boy to tell of the most thrilling
experience they had during the foot-I
ball season. The occasion which
brought the most thrills was the I
awarding of the Northeastern Confer- J
ence sportsmanship trophy to the'
Aces at Wilson after the season end-j
ed. Next in line was the games ati
Wilmington and Kinston. Various In-)
cidents in some of the games werej
given by some hoys as ,the most thrill
ing, while a few said what gave them
the biggest thrill was when they play-1
ed for the first time in a scheduled
football game.
Entertaining the Aces is an annual
affair of the Edenton Rotary Club.
Attending in addition to Coaches
( / Thompson and Perry were Webb Grif
fin, Burton Harrison, Frank Hughes,
Erie Haste, Bobby Bunch, Charlie
Morgan, Donald Hatton, Robert. Twid
dv, Cecil Miller, Lynn Boswell, Ralph
Hall. Bobby Whiteman, Sidney Oamp
en, Tay Byrum, 'Pete Adams, Billy
Hardison, Marvin White, Tommy
Wood. Ray Rogerson, Jasper Holmes,
Lynn Bond and Clifford'Overman.
Halt Trip Os
Two Runaway Boys i
Edenton police on Thuteday picked
uo two 14-year-old boys from Norfolk
who ran away from»home and were;
heading for Florida. During their,
brief sojourn in Edenton the two
youths were charged with stealing!
two fcleyejea and breaking into the new
Edenton High School, where they took
-$39.95 from the school’s vault. The
bicycles were stolen from Troy Top
pin and Sidney Campen.
The boys were stopped at Broad and
Queen streets. All the stolen money
was reqpvered and they admitted they,
ran away from home and planned to
-go to .Florida.
They were taken to Juvenile Court,
where Clerk of Court E. W. Spires
placed them under probation after
v 4hey were in the custody of their par
s'' ants. • •
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Norma Clapp
j . As Ffano Teacher
teacher of piano at the Edenton school.
Mm. Wood Privott has been obtained
. by the school trustees to tnke error
say of Miss Clapp’s pupils who desire
to take piano lessons.
Edenton, Chowan Courity, North Carolina, Thursday, January 24,1952.
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MRS. EVE STETSON
With “Shooting Stars” sched
uled ffo be presented- by the Var
sity Club and Woman’s Club, Mrs.
Eve Stetson is now in Edenton di
recting the local talent entertain
ment.
Music Clinic At
Chowan High On
Friday, February 1
Mrs. Fraiiklpott Will
Have Charge Os
Meeting
A Music Clinic, sponsored by the
* Chowan County Home Demonstration
Clubs, will be held in the Chowan High
School auditorium on Friday after
noon, February 1, at 2:30. Mrs. Frank
Elliott will conduct this meeting, giv
ing information and training stressed
at a distinct clinic held at Greenville
recently. Alf people of all ages who
j are interested in any phase of music
a)e Jnvifed to attend, including church
choir leaders, those who enioy group
singing, and those who are interested
in muqk appreciation. A few minutes
will be given to each of these three
phases and plans dscussed for future
meetings and programs. Mrs. Elliott
1 will hold similar meetings each month
.his year.
The State Music Committee asked
! that all Home Demonstration Club
music programs be based on church,
[music in 1952. Therefore, at these'
meetings Mrs. Elliott will offer as- j
distance to those who are responsible
for music in the rural churches.
Syrum Company Willj
[Stage Family Party
[Friday Might, Feb. 1
Free Stage Show Sched
uled at 7:30 In School
Auditorium nC
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Sponsored by the Byrum Implement
& Truck Company, a free family party j
will be staged in the Edenton Graded
School auditorium Friday night, Feb-[
ruary 1, at 7:30 o’clock. In person
on the stage will be presented a great
new variety show, plus new color
movies including educational, travel,
, comedy and other features. There will
be no sales talk —just free entertain
ment for the whole family worth com
ing miles to see arid hear.
Included in the show will he Jack
i Gillette, master of ceremonies; Mel
Marcus in a thrills, chills and spills
act: Mickey Rhodes, a lovely accordion
ar ist; Jimmy O’Neill in an exciting
barrel jumping act and Dede Down in
1 an unusual acrobatic performance,
j The Byrum Implement A Truck
Company anticipates a full house for
the free party, so that they urge those
who want to attend to be on hand
! early for a seat.
Pocahontas Join In
Helping March Dimes j
In cooperation with the March of
Dimes, the Degree of Pocahontas at
its meeting Friday night derided to
stage three card parties in an ef
fort to help raise funds in the drive.
Three parties at homes of members
were arranged, when those playing
will be required to pay 60 cents each
which will go into the March of Dimes.
! The first of the parties was held
Tuesday night at the home of Mrs.
, Beulah Cale in North Edenton. The
second will be held Friday night as
; the home of J. Edwin Bufflap and the
' third on Thursday, January 81, at
f the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hoskins
Baas. ,
Developments At I
Center Hill Planned
At Meeting Friday
Steering Committee Set.
Up to Consider Group
Os Projects
A joint meeting of farm men and
women was held at the Center Hill c
Community Building on Friday night !
with approximately 20 in attendance. £
A covered dish supper was very much
enjoyed by the group. Following the 1
supper, Home Agent Miss Rebecca i
Colwell and County Agent C. W. Ov- t
erman presented an illustrated discus- i
sion on “Objective Planning 'For Bet- 1
ter Family, Living.” Following this ‘
program the idea of setting up a com- i
munity development program was dis
cussed. Several suggestions for com- 1
munity needs were made. Bennie s
Mon.4s thought the idea of a com :
growing contest within the community 1
coupled with an inter-community com
growing contest would add a lot of in
terest, and do a lot of good from a
crop production standpoint. He and
several others discussed the idea of 1
setting up a committee and having '
an entrance fee of perhaps $2.00 each, 1
one-half of which would be used for a !
community prize and the other half ■
to be used, with contributions from ’
other communities, as the inter-com
munity prize, for the highest yields.
. Mailbox improvement-, roadside im
-1 provement, church ground improve- i
ment, and stimulating a better spirit ■*
of community cooperation were somej'
of the needs suggested. j i
The group selected the following'*
, steering committee: Mr. and Mrs. B. P. 1
[ Monds, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. 'Wiggins, 1
( Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Hollowell, Mrs.
. Cameron Boyce and Garland AsbelL ‘
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I [Car Owners Lagging j
[ Buying 1952 License
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1 Deadline For Grace Per-;j
! iod Is 12:01 A. M. i<
February 1 i
r
Miss Goldie Layton branch mana- *
ger for the Carolina Motor Club, in- 1
formed The Herald Tuesday of this
;week that 1952 license plates are far
* behind this year and warned motorists
jthat only a few days remain to buy
1 them. The expiration of the grace
| period will be 12:01 A. M., Friday,
* February 1, and failure to display the
1 1952 tag after that date will result, i
jiff arrest and a fine. |\
Miss Layton urges car owners to-1
j purchase the 1952 plate at once in or- 1
| der to avoid the last minute rush and
I inconvenience. Her office is on West *
I Water Street and hours are 9 A. M., to -
4 P. M., except Saturday, when the
office closes at 12 o’clock noon. 1
I
Rotary - City 1
Meeting February 28
Edenton and Ahoskie Rotarians will
hold an inter-city meeting on Thurs
day night. February 28, according to
; action taken at last week’s Rotary,]
I meeting. The , two clubs will meet t
.jointly in the Parish House in Eden- s
I ton at 7 o’clock, when the program ;
will be presented by Ahoskie Ro- (
_ tarians. i
BUSY EDENTON WOMAN |
j By Eveilyn G. Leary I
Thirty some years ago the women
1 of America Won their right to vote.'
[ Today these women are not only play- j
’ ing a gTeat part in the operation of |
1 the nation’s government, but their!
opinions are being accepted more and|
; more -each day as a forcing influence 1
j in this great country of ours. No mat
j ter what kind of a job woman under
-1 takes, her work is done with unsur
passed skill, diligence and patience.
The fair pox has contributed much to
ward the American standard of living,
[whether she occupies a seat in the!
j government, is a housewife, clerk, orj
,'a milk truck operator. Here is the
i story of a lady who is a contributing!
■ factor in maintaining the good health j
*of the citizens of Chowan County. '
Mrs. Jimmie Church, of North Broad
• Street, has for two shears been driv-,
5 ing a milk truck route* in Edenton and |
f the county. This lady distributor starts
V out <m her route ait 4:80 every mom
•'ing, rain or shine, to work the re si
1, dential section. She finishes up about
'■! 7 o’clock" and then takes over the busi
s ness district, completing this run
‘ around 11:30 or 12 o’clock. She is
i accompanied occasionally on the route
t by a small colored boy, but most of the
• time she makes th e rounds alone, she
1 says.
Mayor LH. Haskett
Urges Citizens Join
in VFW Observance
January 24-31 Set Aside
As National VFW
Week
Mayor Leroy Haskett urges Edenton
citizens to join in observing national
VFW Week, -sponsored by the Veter
ans of Foreign Wars January 24-31.
In commenting upon the observance,
Mayor Haskett praised the V.F.W. for
its “patriotic and unselfish contribu
tions to national and community wel
fare.” Also he paid tribute to* the V.
F. W. and its Ladies’ Auxiliary for
“services rendered in behalf of all dis
abled veterans and their dependents.”
This -official recognition of the V. F.
W. soon to celebrate the 53rd anniver
sary of its founding, brought immedi
ate response from local spokesmen for
the overseas veterans organization.
James Basnight, Commander “of the
Wm. H. Coffied, Jr., Post No. 9280, in
Edenton said “we appreciate Mayor.
Haskett’s cooperation in directing pub-!
lie attention to National V.F.W. Week. I
This is to be a period during which'
we join more than a million V.'F.W.
members over the country in empha- 1
sizing our rededication to public ser
vice.”
Commander Basnight declared that
by public service he meant increased,
V.F.W. sponsorship of activities for
improvement of community recreation
al. educational, health and safety fa
eill.ies. Also he stressed a growing
need for stronger public consideration
of national issues and for increased)
patriotic and humanitarian aid bene-j
fifing the disabled and needy.
The V.F.W., claiming more than 1,-
200,000 members in 10,000 Posts, re-,
gards its special week as the open
ing gttn of a 1952 campaign to expand
the organization’s public service ac
tivities.
“It is high time,” says Commander!
Basnight, “that we take more active,
steps toward strengthening ourselves. |
in our relationships with
one another, also through providing
greater opportunities "for our young
ersters and needy adults.
“That is the course of action to
ward which the Veterans of Foreign
Wars and its Ladies Auxiliary direct
their efforts constantly and that is the
underlying purpose of National V.F.W.*
Week, January 24-31.”
Favmond C. Bunch Is
Promoted In Korea
P 'vmond C. Bunch, of Route 2, Ty-'
ner, recently was promoted to corporal
while serving with the 25th Infantry
Division on the fighting front in
Korea.
The division, a veteran unit of the
war in Korea, has been in action since
•July 1950.
Bunch, a truck driver in the 14th
Infantry Regiment, arrived in Korea!
four months ago and has been awarded
the 'Combat Infantryman Badge.
Local Schools Abandon
Rainy Day Schedule
John A. Holmes, superintendent ofj
Edenton schools, this week announced
that there will be no more rainy day
schedules at the Edenton schools. This
action was taken because the high and
elementary schools have been divided
and there is a cafeteria in each school.
I Mrs. Church handles the big truck i
with ease. She wears blue jeans, *
gloves, a bill cap, and though she is
j prepared for any trouble that might
arise, she has had only one flat tire '
!during her two years on the trrek. '
l This occurred near a service station, i
1 However, during last winter’s snow, I
pnd while Oakum Street was being
paved, the milk truck got stuck along 1
with numerous other cars requiring a ;
wrecker. It was field * day for the j
garagemen.
Mrs. Church, who is 27 years old,i
'with dark brown hair, hazel eyes and|
jvery pretty, took over the milk route i
due to her husband’s health. Sha is'
[the mother of two small boys, Larry, I
6, and Rhonda, 22 months. She does J
'all of her housework, including the 1
washing and ironing. She is original-'
,ly from Lenoir, N. C., and came to '
| Edenton with her family in 1947, while
i Church was employed at the Green- '
field Dairy in Suffolk. In May, 1947, i
• Mr. Churth bought out the Edenton!
route from the Suffolk concern.
Prior to going on the milk route,*
Mrs. Church did all of her collecting
i *on a bicycle. An incident occurred at
that time that involves the writer,
who believes it is worth passing on.
Mrs. Church delivered some clothes
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|_ Some Help! J 1
E. W. Hooper, secretary of the
Edenton Chamber of Commerce,
says tihat a few people have listed
rental property, which has been
very helpful in a few newcomers
securing living quarters. The re
quest is made that anyone who
has a house, apartments or rooms '
to rent list the vacancies with the
Chamber of Commerce.
History Os Diocese
Features Meeting
St Paul’s Auxiliary
I
Important Happenings
Furnished From 1587 b
To’ 1928 j
The regular meeting of the Wo
men’s Auxiliary of St. Paul’s Episco-j •
pal Church, held at the Parish House
January 11 was most interesting to ,
the large number of members pres
ent. I,
Concluding the disposition of old
I business a program was presented un- j,
[ der the direction of Mrs. John Gra- [ •
ham and consisted of the reading of
j a brochure, furnished by Mrs. Charles
'P. Wales, covering a history of the ■
Diocese of Eastern Carolina from its ]
beginning in the year 1587, when Vir
ginia Dare was baptized on Roanoke
Island, to the year 1928. The paper ,
not onljf pointed out the important ]
happenings in the Eastern Diocese ,
but presented a historical background j
[of St. Paul’s of which the ladies of
j the Auxiliary are justly proud.
That the Auxiliary had an excep
! tionally good year was evident from
} the reports of various committees and
officers! The meeting closed with a
discussion of plans for the entertain
ment of the delegates to the Diocesan
Convention of the Auxiliary, which will
I be held in Edenton April 23-24, 1952. *
Tidewater Council j
Meets Next Sunday
sff
Annual Session Will Be «
HeM Tn High School J
At Portsmouth
t
The annual meeting of the Tidewater ‘
Council will be held at the Woodrow,*
Wilson High School in Portsmouth
Sunday afternoon, January 27. The ’
doors will be open at 2:30 P. M., for
registration.
Institutional representatives and I
board members will be directed to a ■
civ- -ial room, where the official busi- ,
j ness of the Council will take place at
3 o’clock. All others will proceed to '
the auditorium where a beautiful color ]
movie of Philmont Scout Ranch, Cim
maron, New Mexico, will be shown at
3 o’clock, followed at 3:45 by a group
of singers from Booker T. Washington
High School in Norfolk.
As soon as possible, the business
| meeting will adjourn to the audi
torium, where a brief but interesting
program for all will be heard.
All Scouters and Den Mothers in the
district are urged to attend.
Reasons Necessary
To Evict Tenants
John R. Morris, director of
Goldsboro Defense Rental Area, says
that under the rent stabilization law
a landlord can evict a tenant only for
specified grounds. The law provider
for monetary damages in case of il
legal eviction.
“A tenant illegally evicted may sue .
the landlord for what is called reason-!,
able attorney’s fees, court cost, one;
month’s rent or SSO, whichever is
greater,” Mr. Morris said . I
“By an illegal eviction,” Mr. Morris
continued, “I mean any action in which
a tenant is required to vacate an
j apartment or flat, or for that matter, 1
any housing accommodation for any
[reason not authorized by law.”
| Four Edenton Students
I To Attend Band Clinic
Band Director Ernest E. Gentile
• announced Tuesday that four Edenton
High School students will attend a
clinic for East Carolina bands at East
Carolina College, Greenville on Feb
ruary 1 and 2.
I At the clinic Richard Hinea will per
form on the tenor saxophone, Fred
ißvrum will play the drum, Margery
higftien will play an E flat saxophone
and Mary Ann Elliott will play a B
clarinet.
r The four were selected from a list
of 10 offered by Mr. Gentile to Her
bert Carter, Clinic Chairman.
$2.00 Per Year.
Meeting Called To
Consider Community
Building In Edenton
Jaycees Seeking Coop
eration Os All Local
Organizations ,
Edenton’s Junior Chamber of Com
merce is calling a meeting to be held
in the Municipal Building Friday night
at eight o’clock in an effort to enlist
the aid of other organizations in the
erection of a community building for
.Edenton.
George Alma Byrum, president of
the Junior Chamber of Commerce, has
sent a letter to all civic and fraternal
organizations in Edenton to be rep
resented at the meeting, and it is
hoped a large representation will be
on hand to discuss the project.
Mr. Byrum says the Junior Cham
ber of Commerce is 100 per cent in
favor of this project, but that the
building this community needs can be
built only with the full cooperation
and guidance of all the organizations.
At Friday night’s meeting an open
discussion will be held on the pro
posed project and also appoint what
committees the group thinks might be
necessary. Representatives of the var
ious organizations will be asked to
report to their respective groups a re
port of the meeting. A date will also
be set for a subsequent meeting to
further consider the project.
Mr. Byrum says Edenton needs and
deserves a community building and
hopes with the cooperation of all or
ganizations the project materializes.
Contributions For
March Os Dimes
Are Badly Lagging
Prospect Gloomy For
Chowan Reaching
$2,000 Quota
According to Wesley Chesson, Jr.,
March of Dimes Chairman for 'Chowan
County, contributions are very much
lagging in the drive which is now un
der way. The quota for the County
this year is $2,000 and unless contribu
tions show a decided increase, the
county will not meet the quota by a
substantial margin.
Mr. Chesson desires to emphasize
the great need for funds to offset a
national five million dollar deficit as
well as to be prepared for any emer
gency which may develop during the
year. Solicitors are urged to complete
their canvass and any who may have
been missed are asked to send their
contribution either to Mr. Chesson at
the Municipal Building or J. Edwin
Bufflap at The Chowan Herald.
4-H Peanut Contest
Boys Will Be Guests
Os Rotarians Jan. 31
Edenton’s Rotary 'Club will be host
to 4-H boys who participated in this
year’s 4-H Club peanut contest and
their fathers at a meeting scheduled
to be held Thursday night, January
31. The meeting will be held in the
Parish House at 7 o’clock and will
take the place of the regular meeting
at 1 o'clock.
Chowan Draft Board
Seeking Farm Data
The Chowan County Draft Board '
held a meeting with the Chowan Coun
ty Mobilization Committee last week.
i The Draft Board requested informa-
I tion on sample farms of various types
l of farming in Chowan County, this
I information to be used by them as an
aid in determining if a registrant’s
farm production is below average,
average, or above average. The eight
members of the Mobilization Commit
tee derided that each would visit a
different type and different size farm
and obtain this information, each one
being assigned to a specific area and
a specific type of farm. The two
boards met again on Tuesday of this
week to go over this information to
gether;
CUB PACK MEETS FRIDAY
James Byrum, cubmaster of the
Edenton Cubpack, calls attention to a
meeting' of the Edenton Cub Pack Fri
day night at 7:30 o’clock in the Scout
Cabin. He urges all Cubs, as well as
their parents, to attend the meeting.
DIME SOCIETY MEETING
l The Dime Society of the Baptist
Church will meet Tuesday night at
; 8 o’clock at the home of Mis. J. H.
Phelps. All members are urged to
attend.