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Parents Urged To Join Parent - Teacher Association Volume XIX. —Number 40. Chowan County Fair In Progress During Week At Hicks Field ( Parade Monday After noon Attracts Good ly Number ENDS SATURDAY Many Interesting Ex hibits on Display In Armory Chowan County’s Pair, sponsored by Ed Bond Post of the American Legion, got off to a good start Mon day, with a parade officially open ing the annual event. The parade, held late Monday afternoon, attracted a goodly number of people along the line of march on Broad Street from Water Street to tile fair grounds on Hicks Field. Early attendance at the fair has been gratifying and with favorable weather officials anticipate a much large attendance than last year. Heading the parade was the color guard and crack Marine band from Cherry Point, followed by a large group of Marines from the Edemton Air Station. Next in line were of ficials of the fair and county com missioners. Next in lane was a 1922 model auto mobile, driven by Mrs. E. N. Elliott, who reorganized the home demonstra tion work in Chowan County about 30 years ago. Riding with Mrs. El liott dressed in attire of the thne, were Mrs. E. L. Winslow, Mrs. Ber tram Hollowell, Mrs. Roland Evans and Mrs. Hurley Ward and daugh ter. Next in line was a long string of all kinds of farm equipment, entered by the various farm implement con cerns, followed by new model auto mobiles entered by the various auto mobile dealers. Bringing up the rear of the pa rade was .the Edenton High School Band with one of the town’s fire trucks following. The exhibits and booths in the * armory are very attractive, display ing all kinds of farm products, needlework and the like. Possibly the most interesting booth reflects the improvements made at Rocky Hock Church. A miniature model of the church of some 20 years ago stands beside a model of the church and grounds at present shows what improvements have been made. The models are the work of H. A. Campen.' After viewing the exhibits fair visi tors ramble to the rear of the ar mory, where the Virginia Greater Shows are operating. The fair will continue through Sat urday night. Mrs. Helms Taken To Norfolk Hospital Wreck Victim Moved to Norfolk For Arm Operation Mrs, George A. Helms, who was critically injured in an automobile accident in which her husband was killed Saturday, September 27, was on Thursday of last week removed to the General Hospital in Norfolk. Following the accident, which oc curred near Gatesville, Mrs. Helms was rushed to the Roanoke-Chowan Hospital at Ahoskde, but on Monday of last week was brought to the Cho wan Hospital. It was decided to remove Mrs. Helms to the Norfolk General Hos pital when it was learned that it was necessary to place a peg in the bone of her arm which was broken. I Friends will be encouraged to learn I that Mrs. Helms appears to be grad ually improving. Auxiliary Os VFW Will Me€t Tonight Mrs. Bethy Perry, president of the VFW Auxiliary, announces a meet ing of the organization tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Mary Edwards near the Eden ton Peanut Company. 'All members are especially urged to attend. MASONS MEET TONIGHT An emergent communication of Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. ft A. *M., will :be held tonight (Thursday), at 8 o’clock in the Couifc. House. !W. A. Harrell, master of the lodge, urges all members to attend and extends an invitation to visiting Masons to be THE CHOWAN HERALD L L Griffin Speaks At Woman’s Club Meeting Monday Club Conducting Cam i paign to Get Out Vote For General Election Lloyd Griffin of Edenton, chair man of the North Carolina Citizen’s ’ Committee, and well-known through out the State for Ms interest in civic affairs, particularly in the public school system, gave an interesting and informative talk before members of the Edenton Woman’s Club Mon day, October 6. Mr. Griffin’s remarks dealt pri ■ manly with sound government wMch, he declared, “is not an accident, but i has to be achieved by hard work and the willingness of a lot of people to give time and effort to bring about sound government.” He traced the origin of our government from the. early days under the Crown of Eng-j , land and the formation of the first political parties up to the present ; time, and pointed out the great re sponsibility of today’s citizen to take! , advantage of the liberty and freedom won by the sacrifices of our fore- 1 i fathers. Mr. Griffin’s appearance on the program was sponsored by the Public, Affairs Committee, which is conduct- : ing an intensive “Get Out the Vote”. • campaign. In this connection Mr., Griffin deplored the ■ fact that half, of our population fails to vote in each election and he urged the active in terest of all citizens in voting and becoming better informed about Mato ! ters of government. He recalled the days that women -were not allowed to vote and pointed out that the wo men of today have equal opportunity to see that capable lawmakers are elected. Mrs. J. C. Leary, Jr., Chairman of the Public Affairs Committee, re minded members that registration books will be open on October 11, 18 and 25. In a National election the Virginia Road divides the town of Edenton and those residents on the east should register at the Court | House, while those on the west of the Virginia Road should register at the Municipal Building. Mrs. Leary’s committee will attempt to coritact all eligible voters in Edenton and Cho wan County to remind them of regis tration and voting, through personal telephone calls or visits, and posters displayed in public places. A parade is also planned for Election Day, No vember 4. This “Get Out the Vote” ! campaign is part of the “Crusade for Americanism” undertaken this year by the General Federation of Wo man’s Clubs. Plans were also discussed for the forthcoming Halloween party to be held this year on the night of Thurs day, October 30, to avoid conflict with a Conference football game scheduled for October 31. Mrs. J. M. Thorud is chairman of this project and the club will again rely on the services of H. A. “Izzy” Campen in making this another gala afair. The Officers’ Wives Club has also volunteered to help in staging this year’s party. Detailed plans will be announced at a later date. Mrs. T. C. Byrum, Jr., reported on plans for a Tom Thumb Wedding to be sponsored jointly by the Woman’s Club, Business & Professional Wo men’s Club and the Junior Ohambtr of Commerce on Friday, November 7, at 7?30 P. M., at the Grammar School auditorium. Proceeds from the affair (Concluded on Page Three) St Paul’s Auxiliary Will Meet Today Mrs. E. B. Borden of Goldsboro Will Be Guest Speaker The regular monthly meeting of the Woman’s Auxiliary of St. 1*81)11% Church will be held In the Parish House this (Thursday) afternoon at 4 o’clock. For this meeting Mis. E. B. Bor den' of Goldsboro, former Diocesan Thank Offering Custodian, will be guest speaker, so that every member is especially urged to attend. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 9,1952. Perplexing ProMems Face Commissioners At Meeting Monday Farmers Are Stirred Up About Cotton Pick ing Labor • __ Uittle other than routine business was transacted by the Chowan County Commissioners October meet ing held Monday morning. Two mat ters, however, ate up the time, so that the meeting was not adjourned until about 12:30. One item which took <u,p a goodly portion of the time was the matter of placing an oil stove in the jail. Some difficulty was encountered due to lack of space to install a stove large enough to adequately heat the building. Sheriff J. A. Bunch was instructed to confer with a contractor in the hope that enough space could be made available by cutting away part of the wall. The other problem brought before the Commissioners was the report that a Federal Agent is traveling about the county and reporting any children under 18 years of age who are picking cotton. Several farmers are complaining that a large amount of cotton is ready to be picked and to prohibit children under 18 years 1 of age will cause a hardship and the possibility of losing a goodly portion I of the cotton crop. ' W. J. Taylor, superintendent of • county schools, was called before the' Commissioners relative to the situa j tion. Mr. Taylor informed the Com ■ missioners that after leaning about * farmers being warned that they could | not use this sort of labor, he called the Commissioner of Labor in Ra leigh, who informed him that the Fed ■ era! Agent was making spot checks and had no authority to threaten any 1 farmer. Mr. Taylor was asked if he had had 1 any requests to close the schools dur ing the cotton picking season, and he informed the Commissioners he had not It was the opinion of Mr. Tay i lor and the Commissioners that pos sibly a comparatively few farmers would welcome the closing of schools while on the other hand a greater number would oppose the idea. 'lt was also brought out that if the schools were closed the greater num ber of pupils would not pick cotton. It was pointed out that in many instances children under 18 years of age pick cotton to secure money to buy shoes and winter clothing in order to attend school and that without this I income some children would be unable j to attend school. The situation has caused no little] commotion among farmers who have cotton to be picked, but die Com missioners are in no position to do anything about it. Card Party Oct. 24 In James Iredell House Local people are reminded not to forget the card prty scheduled for Thursday night, October 23, wMch will be held in the James Iredell House at 8 o’clock. Refreshments will be served and prizes awarded at each table. Those who desire table reservations are requested to telephone 136-J. Mrs. Lawrence Swain Os Manteo Will Be Guest Speaker At Opening PTA Meeting Edenton’s Parent-Teacher Asso ciation will meet next Tuesday night, October 14, at 8 o’clock in the high school cafeteria. This will be the first meeting of the current school year, the theme of the year 1952-53 being “The Citizen Child: Foundation For the Future.” A feature of this opening meet ing will be an address by Mrs. Lawrence Swain of Manteo, presi dent of District 9. Following Mrs. Swain’s address there will be an informal reception given for guests, parents, and .teachers with Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Campen serving as chairmen of the Hospitality Committee. Mias Mary Lee Copeland and ;Mrs. Heihqrt Hollowell, Jr., co chairmen of-yte Program Commit tee, have appointed representatives of the adimnfataWition, grammar school, jiimor-zendor high school and townspeople to serve with them during the year. The following committee mem- bers will be in charge of the remaining programs: November, M. A. Hughes; February and May, Gerald Janies; December and April, Ernest Swain; Janu ary, Mrs. C. W. Overman; March, Nathan Dail. Every parent is urged to make a special effort to join the PTA and at tend the meetings. “We owe it to our children,” says Mrs. Roland Vaughan, “so let’s not let them down. Join now 1 !” . W.T. Harry Elected District Chairman Albemarle District Others Elected and Re ports Made at Meet ing Thursday At the annual business meeting of the (West Albemarle District of the Boy Scouts of America, held Thursday night, October 2, at the Triangle Res taurant in Edenton, W. T. Harry was elected chairman of the district for the coming year. C. W. Overman, veteran Scoutmaster for 10 years, was elected District Commissioner. John R. diggers of Hertford was elected vice chairman. Out-of-town guest 3 present at the meeting were W. R. Moore, vice president of the Coun cil, and Haroid V. Pace, iSc out Execu tive,- both of Norfolk. Over 30 men were present representing every com munity in the district sponsoring Scouting with the exception iof Sun-i bury. The following men volunteered to meet with the unit committees and instruct them in the fall round-up program: The Rev. E. B. Edwards, Troop 154, Tyner Home Demonstra tion Unit; ,S. S. Campen, Troop 168, Gates Ruritan; H. T. Hollowell, Troop 169, Rocky Hock Ruritan; J. T. Rig gers, Troop 156, Edenton Hotary; O. C. Long, Jr., Pack 159, Edenton Lions; Paul T. Edmond, Troop 158, Suribury Ruritan; A. F. Downum, Pack 150, Gatesville Ruritan; C. W. Overman, Troop 155, Hertford Lions; Dr. Richard Hardin, Troop 170, Dur ants Neck Ruritan; Bill Harry, Troop 150, Gatesville PTA. H. A. Campen and R. T. ißaer were appointed co-chairmen of the annual banquet to be held November 6. At this time the new officers will be in stalled and chairmen of the various operating committees will be appoint ed. At the end of the third quarter of the year the operating committee chairmen made the following reports. Advancement, Tom Maston reported 58 advancements in rank. Health and Safety, Dr. Richard Hardin reported that all unit meeting places had been inspected for safety, and that all Scouts attending summer camp had been examined. Finance, W. J. Tay lor reported that $1,399.69 had been turned in to the Council office, and that $195.91 remained in the bank to be turned in. This represents the 1952 share in the $1,580.15 budget. There is still an outstanding debt of $1,513.54 that has not been raised in past years. Organization and Exten j sion, H. A. Campen reported that the following number of Scouts are now \ enrolled: Cubs, 32; Scouts, 89; Ex plorers, 60; making a total of 181 in 9 units. Camping activities, S. S. Campen reported that there were 62 boy weeks spent at Camp Darden this summer and that most of the troops had participated in week-end camping throughout the year. Plans are now .underway for the District Camporee at Cape Hatteras wMch will be a joint camporee with the East Albemarle District. COUNTY DEBT REDUCED West Byrum, Chairman of the County Commissioners, was authoriz ed Monday to pay $405 on the county indebtedness. The amount represents road, bridge and culvert coupons due November 1. MRS. LAWRENCE SWAIN Registration Books Open Oct4ftjfl2s For GeneraTi^iection [Jordan Retires j Friends in Edenton and Chowan County will be interested to learn that Harry H. Jordan of Minne apolis, Minn., on Wednesday, October 1, retired as general agent of the Kansas City South ern Lines. Mr. Jordan hag been connected with the railroad com pany for 30 years and in his re tirement he carries with him the high regard and good wishes of his "fellow officers and associates. Mr. Jordan is a native of Cho wan County. Teen Agers Will Hold Teen-Age Club Day On Saturday Observance Planned to Help Raise Funds For Club Room According to an announcement early this week, the Edenton Teen-Age Club is planning “Teen-Age -Club Day” which will be observed Saturday, Oc tober 11. Teen age boys and girls will solicit funds down -town on Saturday, when small white tags proclaiming “Teen Age Club Day” will be pinned on con tributors. Funds for operation of the Club and to purchase supplies, especially games, are needed. Any amount from a pen ny up will be very much appreciated. Those in charge of the Teen-Age Club renew their appeal for furniture, games, card tables, chairs, sofas or any other article which is suitable for the club room. Dr. F.O. Mixon Will Preach At Baptist j Church On Sunday Preaches at Two Ser vices During Absence Os Pastor The pulpit committee of the Eden ton Baptist Church is pleased to an nounce that Dr. F. O. Mixon, presi dent of Chowan College, will preach Sunday morning and Sunday night, October 12. Special attention is di rected to the fact that the evening worship services are now being held at 7:30 o’clock and the morning ser vices at the regular 11 o’clock hour. Dr. Mixon is known throughout the 'Southern 'Baptist Convention as a dauntless 'Gospel preacher and has been very active in important and outstanding phases of Hie Baptist program. He will be especially re membered as heading the “Evangelis tic Crusade” of recent years. The Baptists in 1949-50 recognized his lead ership by electing him president of the North Carolina Baptist Conven tion. At the present time Dr. Mixon is president of Chowan College and un der his capable guidance the college •is making recognized progress in all directions. Friends of Christian edu cation are happy over the transfor mation at Chowan College and es pecially over the fact that it is being rightfully established as a part of the Baptist program and as a vital organ of the life of this section. The order of the services for the day is: Sunday School at 9:45 o’clock; morning worship at 11 o’clock; Training Union at 6:15 P. M.; even ing worship at 7:30 'P. M. The mid week prayer service is held each Wed nesday evening at 7:30 and the Bible -Study Hour each Friday evening at 7:30. The public is cordially invited to these services. Channel Chowan Bridge Is Now Open Effective October 1, the west chan nel through Chowan River bridge was opened to navigation with a hori zontal clearance of 56 feet. As of the same date the east side was closed to navigation. $2.00 Per Year. Board of Elections An nounces List of Offi cials to Serve ELECTION NOV. 4 Voters Must Be Listed On County Registra tion Books Chowan County’s Board of Elec tions this week announced the regis trars and judges of election for the general election of 1952. The election in which the President of the United States will be elected, will be held Tuesday, November 4. Registrars will sit at the various precinct polling places on October 11, 18 and 25 from 9 A. M., until sunset for the purpose of registering voters. The registrars will sit again at the polling places on November 1, from 9 A. M., until 3 P. M., in order to challenge any voter. Polls on elec tion day will be open from 6:30 A. M., to 6:30 P. M. Polling place for East Edenton pre cinct is the Court House. Miss Sarah Jones is registrar and Walter M. Wil kins and R. W. Carden, judges of election. The Municipal Building is the poll ing place for West Edenton precinct. Mrs. George C. Hoskins is registrar and George S. Twiddv and J. L. Chest nutt, judges of election. For Center Hill Precinct the poll ing place is Elliott Belch’s office. Ralph Goodman is registrar and R. H. Hollowell and E. D. Byrum, judges of election. H. R. Peele’s store is the polling place for Wardville Precinct. Carey Hollowell is registrar and H. L. Peele and Melvin Copeland, judges of elec tion. i For Yeopim Precinct Harry Perry’s store is the polling place. T. J. Hos kins, Sr., is registrar and T. J. Hos kins, Jr., and J. A. Webb, Jr., judges of election. To vote in the election a voter must be recorded in the county registra tion books. To be listed in the town’s registration books only will prevent a voter from casting a ballot in the J general election. Beta Club Agrees To Be Baby Sitters For PTA Meetings Special Room Provided At School to Enter tain Youngsters As an incentive for Edenton people to join and attend ParentlTeacher As sociation meetings, members of the Beta Club have agreed to serve as baby sitters each Tuesday evening when the PTA meets. “If you have small children and no one to leave them with, bring them with you,” say Beta Club members. “The Beta Club will care for them while you attend your PTA meet ing.” A special room will be provided, with games, toys and books for the entertainment of the youngsters. New Pastor Secured For Yeopim Church The Rev. Leonard H. Miller Will Begin Duties Sunday The Rev. Leonard H. Miller of Wake Forest, has accepted a call to the Yeopim Baptist Church. Mr. Mil ler is from Nashville. Tenn., where he was the pastor of the Trinity Bap tist Church, located in Madison, Tenn. At present he is a student at Wake Forest College. Mr. Miller will be gin his ministry at Yeopim this Sun day, October 12. He will conduct services on the second fourth Sun days of each month. 'Services will begin at 11 o’clock with Sunday School at 10:00. The Rev. Colon Jackson of Hert ' ford, and pastor of the Burgess Bap i tist Church has been acting as sup ply for the past two months.