Volume XIX. —Number 38.
Edenton’s Teen Age i
Club Scheduled To
iDpen This Week-end
Board Made Up of Rep
resentatives From
Ten Groups
VISITORS WELCOME
Appeal Made For Vari
ous Items to Use In
Club Room
At a joint meeting of the Teen Age
Board and Council held Monday night
' in the Teen Age Club room, it was
decided to reopen the club room Fri
day 'and 'Saturday nights, September
/' 26 and 27.
Mrs. IJrank M. Holmes, chairman
of the Teen Age Club Board an
' nounced that the new members of the
Teen Age Council are:
Eighth Grade—Johnny Kramer.
(. Ninth Grade—i Fred Wood.
Tenth Grade—Evelyn Bunch.
Eleventh Grade —Carroll Jones.
Twelfth Grade —Al Owens and Anne
White.
The Board is made up of repre
sentatives from 10 civic groups in
Edenton and are as follows:
Mrs. iFrank M. Holmes, chairman,
Woman’s Club.
R. N. Hines, secretary, Rotary Club.
James Bond, treasurer, Ww.
George Thompson, Lions Club.
Wendell Copeland—Varsity Club.
Mrs. Erie Haste, IPTA.
Mrs. Joe Thorud, American Legion
Auxiliary.
Mrs. John Wheeler, Business and
Professional Woman’s Club.
J. D. Elliott, Junior Chamber of
Commerce.
Wesley Chesson, American legion.
An appeal is being made for furni
ture, games, card tables, chairs,
sofas or any article which will be
suitable for use in Jfche club,
i Through Ernest Swain, principal of
the elementary school, another room
will soon be available Which will be
converted into a game room.
‘Tf you have anything the club can
* use,” says Mrs. Holmes, “we will
greatly appreciate the gift.” Anyone
desiring to make a contribution is
requested to call Mrs. Holmes, phone
320, and it will be picked up.
The public is cordially invited to
stop in and see the Teen Age Club
and observe the good, clean fun and
constructive social developments pro
vided for the boys and girls of Eden
ton. ,
Peanut Program Is
Explained At Meeting
Held On Friday Night
Price Based on Support,
Which Is 90 Per Cent
Os Parity
The switch over from the Peanut
. Purchase Program of the past several;
* years to the new 1962 Government
Loan Program was explained by Pro-1
duction and Marketing Officials last'
Friday night in the Chowan County I
Court House to a large group of in
terested peanut farmers.
I; This year’s Loan Program, although
untried on peanuts, has been in opera
tion for several years on other farm
‘commodities. It is based on support,
which is 90 per cent of parity, but, in
actual operation deductions averaging
better than 1 cent per pound for vari
ous charges are made if peanuts en
ter the program. No mention was
made of the probable additional loss
for shrinkage in weight and grade if
and when sold by C. C. C.
The Loan Program permits produc
ers to dispose pf their crop to any buy- ,
er for any sum that can be agreed
upon between the buyer and seller or
to avail themselves of Government J
support in any one of the following
four methods: (1) 'Farm Storage
Loan; (2) Market through die Co-op;
(3) Purchase agreement or (4) i
Warehouse storage Loan.
Pamphlets explaining the optional
Loan channels in detail were dfetribut- <
ed to each one in attendance. 1
| PMA officials stated that the Gov- j
« eminent apparently wants no peanhts ,
hut it is standing by to step-in if a ,
general ..collapse occurs mid to that i
end two warehouses with a capacity of
8,000 to 10,000 bags each may be con
. structed in Chowan County.
f RED MON MEET MONDAY .*
> Chowan Tribe of Rad Men. will meet :
Monday night at 8 o’clock. Henry
Alien Bunch: sachem, urges a full a*- <
tendance.
THE CHO WAN HERAEBI
| Fair Attraction
WINNIE COLLEANO
Willis McClenney, manager of
the Chowan County Fair announc
es that he has engaged as an out
standing number pf fair attrac
-1 tions -Winnie Colleano, the great
est combination of beauty, grace
1 and daring that has ever per
, formed.
Miss Colleano comes of a real
circus family, and the name of
“Colleano” is very well known in
circusdom. She is the sister of
“Con Colleano” the great wire ar
tist featured with the Ringling
Bros. Circus, and Miss Colleano
herself was with the Big Show for
1 -several seasons, aad has appear
ed at the Ste«l Pier In Atlantic
City for an entire season, and
other leading Institutions of the
country.
U. S. Defense Bonds
Sales In Chowan Net
$16,775 Jn August
i Chairman Harless Calls
Attention to Payroll
| Savings Drive
, Sale of Series E and H United
States Defense Bonds in Chowan
' County for the month of August,
1962, totaled $16,776.00. This sales
announcement is made by County De
-1 sense Bonds Chairman A. B. Harless
based on the monthly sales report
from Allison James, State Director of
the U. S. Savings Bonds Division, in
Greensboro.
The total figures for North Caro
lina’s 100 counties were as follows:
Series E and Series H (combined) sl,-
j 966.282.76; Series J. Bonds $262,-
242.00; and Series K Bonds $836,-
j 500.00; totaling $3,066,024.76.
In commenting on Defense Bonds
sales in Chowan County, Chairman
Harless called attention to the state
wide Defense Bonds Payroll Savings
Drive which opened September 10th
with a dinner at Gastonia. This drive
which, is headed by J. C. Cowan, Jr.,
president of Burlington Mills Corpora
tion, and volunteer chairman of the
Defense Bonds State Industrial Ad
visory Committee, has as its goal to
increase by 20,000 the number of
North Carolinians regularly buying U.
S. Defense Bonds through the Payroll
Savings Plan where they work. The
drive will end December 15thl
Nineteen-year-old Corporal Jerry
K. Crump, the only North Carolina
boy to be awarded the Congressional
Medal of Honor during the Korean
fighting, has begun a six weeks’ tour
of the state’s industrial areas to stim
ulate interest in the Payroll Savings
Plan.
Chairman Harless stated that every
company in the State which operates
the Payroll Savings Plan has been
requested to conduct a person-to-per
son canvass of its employees to offer
every employee an opportunity to en
roll for the regular purchase of De
fense Bonds.
ROTARY MEETS TODAY
Edenton’s Rotary Club -mil meet
this (Thursday) afternoon at 1 o’clock
in {he Parish House, president W. T.
Harry urges every member of the
club to attend in order to register an
other 100 per cent meeting.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 25,1952.
j CHILDREN BENEFIT FROM DAISY ALICE WARD FUND j
y. *
Little Daisy Alice Ward of Edenton (center), who died at the age of 14 from severe burns she suffered in
1960, so aroused the people of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia that a Daisy Alice Ward r und was
established to help provide emergency treatment for children hurt or maimed in severe accidents or fires, ine
other two children who have already benefited from this fund are Wesley Carroll Weatherington (left) of Aurora, (
who was bom a “blue baby,” the result of a severe cardiac condition, and CatherinesWarren (right) of Mebane,
who was so severely burned that hope for her was almost given up until she was given extensive treatment, in
cluding skin grafting and numerous transfusions. The fund is administered by the North Carolina Society for Grap
pled Children and‘Adults. _ nr
Daisy Alice Ward Fund Will
Probably Save Lives Os Many
Children In North Carolina
Accidents are killing more chil
dren today than any single disease,
and they actually account for one
third as many deaths as all diseases
combined.
Such are the gloomy reports of stat
isticians.
The National Safety Coundl re
ports that during 1949 more than 12,-
500 children were killed by accidents
and that approximately 50,000 chil
dren that year were permanently in
jured in the United States.
And one of the chief causes of this
awful toll of death and injury was
carelessness with fire. Accidents,
due to fire, with the tragic after
math, can happen in your own com
munity, your own home.
Tragedy of Daisy Alice Ward
One of North Carolina’s heartbreak
ing examples of such tragedy is the
case of Daisy Alice Ward of Eden
ton. On February 14, 1950, she cele
brated her 14th birthday, and two
weeks later she was lying in a hos
: James W. Mitchener
| Elevated At Concord
Edenton Man Now Chief
Pharmacist at Cabar
\ rus Hospital
J Edenton friends will be pleased te
. learn that James W. Mitchener has
, been appointed Chief pharmacist for
; |the Cabarrus Memorial Hospital at
< Concord.
i A special pride and interest in
this announcement is felt by the hos
pital staff since Mitchener took his
hospital pharmacy training at Ca
barrus Memorial Hospital. Mitchener
joined the Cabarrus Memorial Hos
pital pharmacy staff as an intern in
October, 1950, and upon completion
of his internship in September, 1951,
was appointed assistant chief phar
macist
His rapid rise in this relatively
new field of hospital spedialiaztion is
particularly commendable and indi
cative of the interest and devotion
Mitchener has given to 'Ms chosen
specialty, a hospital executive com
mented.
Mitchener is a graduate of the Uni
versity of North Carolina of Fhar-|
macy, class of 1948. He has had an'
xtensive pharmaceutical background,
being the eon of a pharmacist, John
A. Mitchener of Edenton and having
worked in retail drug stores from
youth until 1960 except for three years
of service in the Army Aft Force,
two years of which were spent in, the
Southwest Pacific. iHe was bom in
Edenton in 1922, the son of John A.
(Continued on Page Eight)
Post Office Lobby Now
Open Until 10 At Night
'Postmaster David Holton k&s an
nounced that, effective Monday of
this week, the lobby of the Post Of
fice will remain open until 10 o’clock
every night. Heretofore the doors to
the lobby were dosed at 7 o’clock each
night.
This arrangement will provide add
ed service to boxholders, who will be
able ti> call for their mail Uhtil 10
o’clock.
- pital suffering from fatal bums.
!, The oldest of seven children, Daisy
- Alice had been helping with the fami
s ly chores while her parents were at
I work. For two weeks she had been
. I out of school caring for a younger
sister who was ill. While doing some
. | washing near a red hot stove, her
. dress caught fire. Before anyone
s could reach her, 65 per cent of her
_ body was severely burned.
~ News of the accident spread rapid
jly through the community. A day
g was proclaimed “Daisy Alice Ward
s 'Day.” Schoolmates chipped in pen
, 'nies and dimes. Many volunteered
_’/to make skin donations.
W. E. Debnam, well known radio
commentator, appealed to his audience
and soon contributions began to come
. in from all over the State and South
, Carolina and Virginia.
Fight Losing Battle
Every penny was needed to help
) defray the cost of what was certain
- to be a long series of treatments. For 1
[ j Free Bicycles_J
Willis McClenney, manager of
the Chowan County Fair, an
nounced this week that a boy’s j
and girl’s super deluxe bicycle
will be won by a boy and girl be
tween the ages of 12 to 18
# years.
3 Mr. McClenney explained that
r the stubs for each admission tic
t ket sold to the fair should be
saved, for from these tickets will
» be drawn a boy’s and girl’s name,
who will be awarded a bicycle
i each.
The bicycles will be awarded I
' the last night of the fair, Satur
day, October 11, at 8:30 o’clock.
i -
Growers Generally
Are Getting One Bale
Os Cotton Per Acre
Although the hot weather in July!
and August damaged Chowan cotton
in many fields, growers generally are,
reporting yields of one bale or more,
per acre, where the boll weevil was'
controlled, according to County Agent
C. W. Overman. There appears to be j
la considerable difference in yield be-1
tween dusted fields and undusted
fields this year. Yet, actual figures j
have not been obtained.
1
I Lunch Room Menu ,
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Following is the menu at the lunch !
room of the Edenton Junior-Senior 1
High School for the week beginning
Monday, September 29:
Monday—'Franks, Slaw (cabbage
carrots), pork and beans, weiaer rolls,
milk and doughnuts.
Tuesday—Spaghetti and meat balls,
string beans, rolls, butter, fliilk and
sliced apples.
Wednesday—Ham, boiled cabbage,
potatoes, pickles, rolls, butter, milk
and rice pudding.
Thursday—Roast beef with gravy, '
buttered potatoes, combination salad,
rolls, butter, milk and cookies.
Friday—Spiced ham sandwiches,
cheese slices, green peas, rolls, but
ter, milk and gingerbread.
I three months the doctors and nurses
r j did what they could, but the battle
. | was a losing one. Daisy Alice died
■! three months later.
1 1 So that our children might receive
•'prompt and efficient care in emer
:' gencies of this nature, the residue of
• funds received from contributors was
>1 set aside as the “Daisy Alice Ward
•' Fund.”
I On April 14, 1951, an act (H. B.
• 11205) was ratified by the State Legis
’|lature authorizing the North Carolina
11 Society for Crippled Children and
■ Adults, Inc., {o receive and disburse
lithe unexpended portion of this Fund
which is a little over SIO,OOO.
1 Establish Daisy Ward Fund
1 The Fund will provide for immedi
‘lately needed emergency medical ser
vices for any burned or otherwise se
j verely injured child, regardless of
j race, for whom official, voluntary or
i family resources are not immediate-}
i ly available, and for the needed ser
•l (Continued on 'Page Fourteen) j
[PastoTfi
j Presbyterian Church
l The Rev. James Mac-
Kenzie Succeeds the
Rev. Herman Cathey
The Rev. James MacKenzie arrived
in Edenton last week to assume the
pastorate of the Presbyterian Church,
succeeding the Rev. Herman Cathey,
who resigned.
Mr. MacKenzie. a native of De
troit, Michigan, is a graduate of the
Moody Institute and served pastor
ates in Chicago, Western North Caro
lina, Kingsport, Tenn., and Swan- ,
quarter, N. C.> coming to Edenton
from the latter church.
Mr. MacKenzie has announced that i ‘
an informative film striD. “Living as j
a Christian,” will be shown at the|
church tonight (Thursday) at 8 1
I o’clock. All are invited to attend, and 1
jjoin in the service.
i Third Degree Tonight p
j At Masonic Meeting j
J Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & ,
|A. M., will meet tonight at 8 o’clock j
in the Court House, at which time
the third degree will be conferred. j
W. A. Harrell, master of the lodge,
urges all members to be present and <
I extends a cordial invitation to visit
ling Masons to attend. (
■■ — ' i
Important Meeting <
At Methodist Church ,
, An important service will be held
Sunday morning in the Methodist
Church when every member of the
congregation is especially urged to be
present.
At that time a drive will be launch- I
ed to raise a fund for the purpose of 1
building new church school rooms, 1
which are badly needed. The pastor, <
the Rev. E. B. Edwards and the com- i
mittee in charge of the drive appeal
to every member to make a special ef
fort to attend. i
$2.00 Per Year.
District Meeting
Os Women’s Clubs
In Gatesville Friday
Three State Officials
Scheduled to Attend
Meeting
The thirteenth annual meeting of
the Sixteenth District General Feder
ation of Woman’s Club will be held in
Gatesville Friday. September 26, with
the Gatesville Woman’s Club being
hostess for the day.
The day’s program will get under
way with an informal get acquainted
coffee hour at the Theatre Grill from
8:45 to 9:45 A. M
i Mrs. Henry L. Harkey of Charlotte,
' third vice president of the State Fed
eration and director of the Juniors,
i will meet with the Junior Club at
i9:30 to 9:45 A. M.
' Mrs. W. J. P. Earnhardt of Eden
. ton, president of District Sixteen, will
I open and preside over the general ses
sion in the high school auditorium at
10:00 A. M.
There will be four State officers
attending this session:
| Mrs. J. Wilbur Bunn of Raleigh,
who is serving her second year as
.'State President and was elected at
’ the Charlotte convention in 1951. Mrs.
Bunn come to the presidency of the
Federation as an experienced club wo
man, having been an active member
of the Raleigh Woman’s Club for forty
years. She has held various offices
in the State organization from time
to time, and her interest in its ex
pansion and progress have never
waned. She served at one time as
executive secretary for five years. She
was third vice president, which office
at the time served as Director of De
partment. Mrs. Bunn has given her
' glowing inspiration and talents to
the life of the city, and State in many
outstanding organizations with which
she is affiliated. She served as presi
dent of the Raleigh Garden Club, she
has served on the board of trustees
of Meredith College for 15 years and
held various offices in the D.A.R. the
U. D. C. and other organizations. She
possesses that rare ability of attend
ing to the matter at hand with expert
facility, while her mind races on, sys
tematically organizing the succeeding
order of things to be done. For her
topic Mrs. Bunn will use. “IFinding
One’s Place in the Federation.”
Mrs. Fred Bunch, Jr., of Statesville,
I second vice president and director of
j districts will use as her topic, “Is
jClub Work Worthwhile?”
I Mrs. Henry L. Harkey of Charlotte,
third vice president, will speak on
“Junior Work.”
j Mrs. Edwin P. Brown of Murfrees
(Continued on Page Five) ,
Edenton Aces Will
Tackle Williamston
Here Friday Night
_ _____ *• j
Coach Thompson’s Boys
After First Victory
Os Season
______ ***
Coach George Thompson’s Edenton
Aces on Friday night will try for the
fourth time in the present football
season to switch to the win column
when they meet the Williamston Green
Wave on Hicks Field. The Aces have
; lost the first three games and will
put forth every effort to turn back
, the Green Wave.
i The Williamston outfit is said to
have a big line with Coaches Carroll
Blackerby, Field Sherman and R. C.
Whitaker using the T formation. The
Aces use a wing T formation,
i The Green Wave was defeated by
Washington two weeks ago, but was
idle last Friday, so that the coaches
took advantage of the breathing spell
to correct weak spots observed in the
Washington game. The visitors will
be in good condition for Friday’s tus
sle and hope to defeat the Aces. On
the other hand, the Aceg are hoping
to break their losing streak at the
expense of the Williamston gridders.
The game is scheduled to begin at 8
o’clock with both the Edenton and
Williamston bands on hand to add
color and liven up the affair.
West Channel Chowan
River Bridge Open To
Navigation October Ist
According to information from the
Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, ef
fective October 1, the west channel
through Chowan River bridge will be
opened to navigation and the east side
will be closed to navigation.
The west channel through this
ridge has been closed to navigation
since July 7, 1952.