Volume XlX.—Number 19.
Rent Advisory Board
Is Officially Set Up
For Chowan County
Five Members Inducted
Into Service Friday
Afternoon
HARLESSCHAIRMAN
Group Has Right to Re
view Overall Opera
tions Locally
The Chowan County Rent Advisory.;
Board was officially inducted into ser
vice Friday afternoon in ceremonies
at Municipal Building. After taking
the oath of office, which was adminis
tered by Tom G. Bunting, Area Rent
Representative and Board Liaison Of
ficer, John R. Morris, Area Rent Di
rector, explained the important role
the Rent Advisory Board plays in'the
rent stabilization program and the
desire of Tighe Woods, National Di
rector, to make home rule adminis
tration of rent stabilization, through
the local rent advisory Board with a
minimum of control from the National
Office, a real and vital force. He
also told the board members that
Chowan County had been under the
jurisdiction of the Elizabeth City rent
advisory board since the reactivation
of the air base here in Edenton that
the Elizabeth City Board had recom
mended that a separate Board for
Chowan County be constituted to as
sist the Area Rent Office in Goldsboro
stabilize rents in Chowan County.
At the initial meeting Friday, A. B.
Harless was unanimously elected
chairman of the Board. In addition
to Mr. Harless, Tighe Woods appoint
ed the following members upon rec
ommendation by the Governor of
North Carolina: Joe Conger, Sr.,
landlord representative; Herbert tHollo
well, Tenant Representative; Henry
Cuthrell and Henry Quinn, public in- '
terest representatives. The chairman 1
is also a public interest representative. |
The Board was told that as a local j
Board they had the right to review j
the overall operations of the Area.
Rent Office, including the kind and
quality of service being rendered and
that they would be called upon to
hear appeals from both landlords andj
tenants; that they would be called
upon to assist the Director in com
plication eviction problems and that
they would make a thorough analysis
of the rental values now being used
by the Area Rent Office in making ad
justments for improvements or in
creased services, furniture, furnish
ings or equipment and that they could
make any changes in the rental value
schedule the Board thought neces
sary.
The indoctrination was brought to
a close with the presentation of the
certificates of appointment and the
recommendation that another meeting
be held two weeks later at which
time the members of the Board will
have had time to give study to their j
duties as outlined in the hand bookj
and other instructions presented by
the Board Liaison Officer.
TWO LETTERS SUBSTANTIATE CLAIM THAT
PENELOPE BARKER HOUSE IS AUTHENTIC
William S. Powell and Dr. Christopher Crittenden
Os Department of Archives and History
Write Miss Elizabeth Moore
[Receipt of two letters by Miss Eliz- :
abeth Moore should put at rest the
sort of whispering campaign that the
Penelope Barker house was not occu
pied by the prominent colonial lady.
Those in charge of preserving and :
moving the house have requested the i
two letters to be published and they i
follow.
The first letter was written by
William S. Powell, who is now with
the Southern Historical Collection in
Chapei Hill. He was the researcher
of the Department of Archives and
History when the evidence about the
house was submitted. Mr. Powell
wrote:
“It is good news indeed that such
wonderful progress has been made to
' wards saving the Penelope Barker
House. lam sure that North Caro
linians yet unborn will thank the citi
zens of Edenfon fdr such foresighted
ness.
“I remember with a great aeal of
satisfaction how much I enjoyed look
ing over the notes wnich you sent to
me when I was at the Department of
Archives and History. I don’t be
lieve I have ever known anyone to
go into such a research project with i
as much thoroughness as you did and
at'the same time with such an open
mind. I think it is truly remarkable
that one with your personal interest
THE CHOWAN HERALD
|_“open HousfJ
Armed Forces Day Will
Be Observed at Eden
ton Base May 17
On May 17, Edenton Auxiliary
Landing Field will observe Armed
Forces Day and will open its
grounds and facilities to the pub
lic. The "open house” will last
from 9:00 to 3:30 Eastern Stand
ard time. There will be displays
of jet aircraft and conventional
types, and an ordinance display
of small arms, rockets, and bombs.
In addition to many other fea
tures, guests will be able to wit
ness a 'fire fighting display by
Edenton Marines.
Bloodmobile Will
Visit Edenton Again
Thursday, May 29th
Chowan County’s Quota
Will Again Be 150
Pints of Blood
George Alma Byrum, chairman of
the Chowan County Red Cross blood
program, announced this week that
the bloodmobile will be at the Edenton
armory Thursday, May 29, from 10
o’clock in the morning until 4 o’clock.
This will be the last visit of the
bloodmobile until next fall and the
I quota will again be 150 pints of blood.
jMr. Byrum- points out that a large
! amount of blood is still being used at
j Chawan Hospital as well as by the
1 Armed Forces, so that the need for
| blood is urgent. He, of course, urges
a generous response to the appeal
, for donors, so that the county will
contribute its full quota.
Carolyn Biggerstaff
Employed As Chowan
Assistant Home Agent
With the resignation of Miss Kim
sey Perry as assistant home agent ef
fective May 1, Miss Rebecca Colwell,
home agent, informed the County
Commissioners Monday that a succes
sor to Miss Perry has been secured.
The new assistant home agent will
be Miss Carolyn Biggerstaff of Shel
by. Miss Biggerstaff is now a stu
dent at WCUNC at Greensboro and
will graduate this year. Miss Col
well has conferred with Miss Bigger
| staff, who was highly recommended,
j After graduation she will take up a
special course and plans to report
' for duty about the middle of June.
in this house should have been so will
ing to be convinced that you were
wrong. But you were not and that is
what pleases me most.
“You have a unique opportunity to
make of the Penelope Barker House
something really worthwhile and with
enthusiastic support from the citizens
of Edenfon I see no reason why it)
should not become a real attraction
to tourists in the vicinity.
“Please let me ,know if there is
anything I can do to help t you with
this project. 1 feel certain, too, that
Mrs. Jordan at the Hall of History
and Dr. Crittenden will be glad to
advise you at any time. They are
both interested in seeing regional mu
seums developed for the preservation
of historical material.”
The other letter was from Christo
pher Crittenden, director of the State
Department of Archives and History.
Mr. Crittenden’s Jetter follows:
"It has come to my attention that
efforts are being made to save the
famous Penelope Barker house in
Edenton, and in behalf of -the State
Department of Archives and History,
may I express the hope that this can
be done. I recall that sometime ago
you did a great deal of research on
the provenance and history of the
house and that in that connection you
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 8,1952.
Mrs. Sidney Campen
Winner Grand Prize
At Flower Show
Woman’s Club Annual
j Event Pleases Large
Number
By Evelyn G. Leary
1 Mrs. Sidney Campen won the grand
prize given at the annual spring flor
al exhibit and bazaar held Thursday
in the Teen-Age Club at the Grammar
School building sponsored by the
Hwme and Garden Department of the
Edenton Woman’s Club.
This is the second time in succes
sion Mrs. Campen has copped this hon
or, and should she win again next year
the silver bowl award will remain in
her possession. Besides winning the
coveted grand prize, Mrs. Campen also
was awarded five blue and four red
ribbons. Her winning flowers were
a single red 'Sonata rose, collection
of roses, Iris, and arrangements.
Growing beautiful flowers seem to be
a hobby with the Campen family, for
her daughter, Betsy, won two red rib
bons also.
The flower show was visited by
crowds of people, who declared that
the quality and arrangements of the
floral exhibits was much better and
more beautiful than last year.
Presentation of the rotating bowl
was made to Mrs. Campen by Mrs.
I W. D. Holmes, Jr., president of the
Woman’s Club. Acting as judges
were Mrs. H. W. Shoulars, National
Accredited Amateur Flower Show
. Judge, State Judges Club of N. C., and
1 Secretary Treasurer; Mrs. >N. L. Turn
er, program chairman of the Rich
Square Garden Club, and Mrs. R. B.
Bolton, incoming District Director of
16th District of N. C. Garden Cluhs,
and President of the Rich Square Club.
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BTU Members Will
Conduct Service
; At Baptist Church
: Group Will Participate
In State Contests Dur
ing Summer
At the 8 o’clock evening . worship
service at the Baptist Church, Sun
day night, May 11, a very interesting
program will be presented by members
of the Training Union. This pro
gram is planned to demonstrate the
recent activity of the members of the
Training Union 'Choir and Junior
Memory Work participants.
A very noteworthy record has been
made by the choir in the Hymn Festi
. val at both the Association BTU meet
. ing and the Regional BTU convention
[ in Elizabeth City. In both of these
. festivals the choir was given a rating
. of "A.” All those associated with the
training program are proud of this
i, achievement and are-pleased that the
; choir can sing some of the festival
hymns before the church. They will
no doubt sing some of the hymns
1 which they will sing in the State
Hymn Festival this summer.
In recent years it has become more
I or less, regular procedure for the
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Hundreds Flock ,
To Umstead Rally
> Candidate For Governor
1 Urges Continued Pro
gress In State
1 Edenton’s Umstead rally' Thursday
1 afternoon attracted hundreds of voters
; 1 not only from Chowan but from ad
-1 joining counties. The crowd gather
ed at the armory where a free barbe
-1 que dinner was served following an
1 address by William Umstead, candi
; date for Governor.
r H. A. Campen, co-manager for Um
-1 stead’s candidacy, presided over the
1 meeting, calling upon Mayor Leroy
' Haskett, who extended a welcome to
1 the visitors. Zeb Vance Norman then
praised Mr. Umstead and introduced
' John Hall of Elizabeth City, who in
* troduced Mr. Umstead.
Mr. Umstead rehearsed the progress
of the State and stated that he favor
: ed further progress which he thought
1 could be done without raising taxes.
1 The speaker made only one political
1 dig, saying “if I am elected I will
' not undertake to tell the people who
1 shall be my successor.”
► The High School Band paraded to
1 the armory and played several num
! hers. C. W. Overman led the group in
■ singing and prayer was offered jby
Herbert Peele of Elizabeth City.
Precinct Meetings
In Chowan County
Saturday, May 10th
Chairmen and Delegates
To County Convention
Will Be Elected
Announcement was made this week
that Democratic precinct meetings
will be held Saturday afternoon, May
10, at 3 o’clock. The purpose of these
meetings is to elect precinct chair
men and vice-chairmen and select
delegates to the Democratic County
Convention, which will be held at the
Court House Saturday afternoon, May
17, at 3 o’clock.
The precinct meetings will be held
at the following places:
East Edenton Precinct—C ou r t
House.
West Edenton Precinct—'Municipal
Building.
Center Hill Precinct—Elliott Belch’s
office.
Rocky- Hock Precinct—H en r y
Bunch’s store.
Wardville Precinct—George A. Hoi-'
lowell’s store.
Yeopim Precinct—Harry A. Perry’s
store.
Lloyd E. Griffin is chairman of the
County Democratic Committee, Mrs.
E. N. Elliott vic«-ehairman and E. W.
Spires secretary.
All Democrats are especially urged
to attend the precinct meetings to
help elect chairmen and delegates as
well as transact any other business
which may be brought up. v
Schedule Released
For School Closing
Students Will Be Speak
ers at Graduation Ex
ercises May 29
J,>o. Powers, principal of the Eden
toM High School, this week released
the schedule for commencement exer
cises, which will get under way Fri
day, May 23. Departing from the
usual custom of a commencement
speaker, this year members of the
graduating class will speak at the
graduating exercises.
The schedule as released by Mr.
Powers follows:
Friday, May 23—Band concert by
the High School Band.
Sunday, May 25—Baccalaureate
Sermon, preached by the Rev. Herman
L. Cathey, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church.
Tuesday, May 27—Class Day and
awards.
Thursday, May 29—Commencement i
exercises. Speakers will be the fol-j
lowing students: Glenn Tvviddy, Mary J
Ann Elliott and Frank Hughes, with'
Carlton Harrell as alternate.
Final PTA Meeting
Scheduled May 13
New Officers of Asso
ciation for 1952-1953
Will Be Installed
The final Parent-Teacher Associa
tion meeting of the current school
year will be held Tuesday night, May
13, at 8 o’clock in the Graded School
auditorium. The program will be
given by girls of the Home Economics
Department under the supervision of
Miss Miriam Scott.
A feature of the meeting will be
installation of officers for 1952-53,
which will be in charge of Mrs. Erie
Haste, outgoing president.
The new officers who will be install
ed are: President, Mrs. ‘Roland
Vaughan; vice president, Mrs. Lloyd
Bunch; secretary, Mrs. T. B. Smith,
and treasurer, Mrs. W. T. Harry.
Mrs. Haste urges all members of the
association to attend this meeting and
extends a cordial invitation to friends
to be present.
Lions Elect Officers
Next Monday Night
Edenton Lions called off their meet
ing Monday night due to the Varsity
Club banquet held at the armory.
The regular meeting will be held
next Monday night, when officers for)
the new year will be elected. All
members are especially urged to at
tend.
RETURNS FROM KOREA
Raymond Layton, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John T. Layton arrived home
from Korea last week. Young Layton, i
who is in the U. S. Army, has been]
overseas about two years and his re- >
turn was a surprise to his parents and I
other relatives. <
Open House Planned
At Chowan Hospital
On Monday, May 12
| On Its Way |
On Tuesday afternoon the
Penelope Barker house moved
from its long resting place to
the edge of the sidewalk on its
journey down Broad Street to the
waterfront. Many onlookers
watched the start Os the journey
of the large frame building, which
will undoubtedly attract a great
deal of attention as it is slowly
moved down Broad Street.
Over 200 Present At
Varsity Club Sports
Awards Banquet
Burton Harrison, Betsy
Duncan, Webb Griffin,
James Perry Winners
Over 200 people, including some 60
high school athletes, attended the
third annual Varsity Olub Sports
Awards Banquet Monday night in the (
armory and heard talks by Wake For
est’s Tom Rogers and Bill George,
professional basketball star, Horace
“•Bones” McKinney, and Dick New
some of Ahoskie, former major league
pitcher.
Rogers, head football coach at Wake
Forest College, was the principal
speaker of the evening. He told many
humorous stories of his experiences
as a player and coach and, in a more
serious vein, urged the high school
athletes to attend college if possible.
“In attending college,” Rogers said,
“go with the idea of applying yourself
to your academic work for in later
years you’ll be glad you did. What
ever you do, don’t go. with the idea
of just going to college.”
George, Wake Forest’s talented tac
kle, who recently signed to play pro
fessional football with the Chicago
Bears, spoke briefly and also brought
out to the athletes the importance of
applying one’s self to the scholastic
work. George presented certificates j
of award, gold footballs to the seniors j
and the most outstanding football!
player trophy.
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Improvements Ordered
At County Jailer’s Home
j After several recommendations by j
grand juries, Chowan County Com-j
missioners on Monday saw where they
could finance cement sidewalks at the
jailer’s house, and while looking over
the situation found that plaster and
wiring in the house were in a de
plorable and dangerous condition.
The Commissioners, therefore, are
making arrangements to have some of
the rooms replastered, properly wire
the house and provide cement side
walks in front of the house and from
the house to the jail.
EBENTON COLONIALS GET OFF TO SHAKY
START IN COASTAL PLAIN LEAGUE PLAY
Local Outfit Loses Four of First Six Games Played
During First Week; Tuesday Night’s Game
Shows Big Improvement
Edenton’s Colonials have gotten off
to a shaky start in the Coastal Plain
League, having won two and lost
four of the six games played through
Tuesday night. The Colonials are
next to the bottom for the first week,
with Goldsboro in the cellar position.
As of Wednesday Nefw Bern, Tarboro,
Roanoke Rapids and Rocky Mount are
tied for first place, each having won
four and lost two. Wilson has a 50-
50 record, having won three and lost
three. Kinston and Edenton each
won two and lost 4.
The Colonials looked better Tues
day night than in any game played
thus far and with a few contem
plated changes Manager Vernon Mus
i tian is expected to round out a strong
er outfit.
Home games for the week are:
Thursday—Goldsboro.
Friday—Kinston.
Sunday—Roanoke Rapids at 2:30
P. M.
Wednesday—Rocky Mount.
Edenton 6, Tarboro 11
I In -the opening game Thursday
j night the Colonials lost to Tarboro
in a loosely played game 11-6. The
'locals were charged with seven er
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1 .<n/ Per Year.
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Birthday of Florence
Nightingale Will Be
Commemorated
AT2-30P.M.
Hospital Auxiliary Hos
tess at Tea In Nurses’
Home at 4 P. M.
According to Miss Frances Tillett,
superintendent of Chowan Hospital,
next Monday, May 12, will be obser
ved as National Hospital Day, com
memorating the birthday of Florence
Nightingale, the first recognized
nurse. Throughout the world hospitals
have set aside this day to invite in
terested parties to become better
acquainted with the progress that is
being made in the nursing and medical
professions.
This year Chowan Hospital extends
a special invitation to everyone to be
guests of the hospital on Monday af
ternoon, May 12, at 2:30 o’clock.
Nurses and staff members will be on
hand to explain many phases of hos
pital work. The operating, delivery
and emergency suites will be open to
those Interested, as well as the X-ray
and laboratory departments, business
office and kitchen. Each department
i head will be on hand to answer any
questions regarding the work, edu
cational requirements or anything per
taining to inside hospital professions.
After the inspection visit the Cho
wan Hospital Auxiliary will be hos
tess at a tea in the nurses’ home at
4 o’clock. At this time the nurses’
home will also be open for inspection.
Miss Tillett said transportation will
be arranged for those living in the
rural area who do not have away
home.
Bank Os Edenton
Presented Portrait
Os Julien Wood
Simple But Impressive
Ceremony In Bank of
Edenton Sunday
In the presence of a goodly number
of relatives and friends, a portrait of
'the late Julien Wood was presented
1 to the Bank of Edenton in a simple
I but impressive ceremony Sunday af
temoon.
The portrait was unveiled by Thom
as B. Wood Jr., and Sara Kemp
Wood, grandchildren of Mr. Wood.
The portrait was accepted on behalf
of the bank by W. H. Gardner, execu
tive vice president whose remarks
were simple and well worded.
John Graham read an appreciation
of Mr. Wood and pointed out the
various offices he held at the time
of his death and his contribution to
the progress of the community.
rors. Raines went the route on the
mound and was touched for 13 hits.
The Colonials made 12 hits off Kunze
and Lankford. Brown, Griffin and
Spindler each were credited with a
pair of hits.
To open the season Mayor Leroy
Haskett escorted William Umstead,
gubernatorial candidate, to the mound
and the latter threw the first ball.
Edenton 1, Tarboro 7
In Tarboro Friday night the Co
lonials dropped the second game to
the Tars by a count of 7-1. Sha
hid and Spinsa were on the mound for
Edenton and gave up eight hits. The
Colonials were able to' get only four
hits off Pritchard, two of which were
credited to Brooks.
Edenton 3, Wilson 2
The Colonials got their first taste
of victory on Hicks Field -Saturday
night, when they defeated Wilson 3-2.
i Tommy Reeves was on the mound
for Edenton and held the visitors to
only four hits. The Colonials faced
a former Colonial, J. D. Thome, who
■ was sent to the shower in the third
i inning. Edenton scored their three
■ runs in the first inning. Thome was
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