Volume XX.—Number 4.
Restoration Work
On Penelope Barker
House Progressing
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Jaycees Busy Repairing
Exterior of Historic
Building
FLOWERS PLANTED
Sponsoring Groups Ap
pealing For Funds to
Complete Project
A beautiful landmark is taking
shape on Edenton Bay, as the work
goes forward on the Penelope Bark
er House. The three organizations
sponsoring this community house, the
Business and Professional Women’s
Club, the Woman’s Club, and the Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce, have work
ed hard in the last few weeks to help
speed the repairs to the exterior in
time for the Woman’s Club Pilgrimage
of Colonial Edenton and Countryside,
April 9-10.
The Jaycees, themselves, dismantled
the old kitchen and shoveled thg sand
into the foundation for the cement
porch extending the entire length
of the front of the house. As the
new back has gone up Mr. Pairoloth
and his men have painted it with
paint donated by Blades Lumber Com
pany. All the windows have been re
paired and the blinds removed until
all can be replaced in good shape.
Members of the Woman’s Club have
planted a flower bed along the brick
wall with bulbs and plants gracious
ly given by the Terra Ceda Dairy,
Mrs. John Wood and several club
members in the hope that some would
be blooming during the Pilgrimage.
It has been realized now that the
association cannot finish the work on
the exterior unless it can obtain more
money. The DAP’s have given $lO3,
the entire proceeds of their last card
r party, toward the restoration project.
* A gift of S2OO was realized from the
North Carolina Society for the Pres
ervation of Antiquities. The Baby Con
’ test and Tom Thumb Wedding netted
$543.49. These amounts boosted the
total amount collected to $6,408.56.
Out of this amount the Watkins Mov
ing Co., was paid $5,200 and other
checks have been written towards the
construction leaving the association
a balance of only $510.25 with some
checks outstanding. As one can see
from these figures, the association is
earnestly appealing for donations
again—large or small—in older to
continue the work. Anyone who will
help at this time, please contact
George Alma Byram, chairman, or
Mrs. J. H. Conger, Jr., Secretary of
the Penelope Barker Governing Board.
John F. White Is On
Twelve Committees
In General Assembly
Prevented From Attend
» mg’ Session Due to
Illness
Although still unable to attend this
session of .the General Assembly due
to illness, John IF. White, Chowan
County’s representative, has been ap
pointed on twelve committees.
iAccording to a list of the com
mittees, Mr. White is a member of
the following:
Appropriations. Fisheries, Courts
and Judicial Districts, Flections and
Election ILaws, Health, Judiciary No.
2, Military 'Affairs, Penal Institu
tions, Public Welfare, Wildlife Re
sources, Joint Committee for Enroll
ed Bills and Joint Committee of the
Trustees of the University.
Mr. 'White is gradually improving
following an operation and hopes to
he able to attend the General Assem
bly in about, a week.
Minstrel At
Hobbsville January 29
The Hertford Junior Chamber of
Commerce Will present an old-fashion
ed minstrel in the Hobbsville school
Thursday night, January 29, at 8
o’clock.
The cast includes 70 people and
the entertainment is sponsored by the
Hobbsville Ruritan Club. The public
E> is cordially invited to attend.
JAYVEES LOSE "
Edenton High School Jayvees were
defeated Monday afternoon by Cen-
School by a score of 41-25.
C * Billy Hardison Jed the Edenton boys
with six points and Charlie Grif
fin four.
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PTA Box Supper Is
Scheduled To Be
Held February sth
Delightful Affair Plan
ned at New High
School
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Announcement was made this week
that the Edenton Parent Teacher As
sociation plans to stage a coimmunity
box supper in the new school gym
nasium Thursday night, February 5,
beginning at 6:30 o’clock.
Proceeds of the supper will go to
ward meeting the budget for the
school year in providing needs at the
school, especially essential books for
the library.
A goal of 200 box suppers has been
set which will be auctioned off in
the gymnasium by Francis Hicks, lo
cal auctioneer, after which the group
will adjourn to the school cafeteria to
eat. In the cafeteria soft drinks and
coffee will be served free, and music
and entertainment Will be provided.
The Edenton High School Band will
also play for the occasion.
The Hospitality ‘Committee, under
the direction of Mrs. IH. A. Campen,
will be at the gymnasium the after
noon of the supper from 2 to 5 o’clock
to receive the box suppers. The auc
tion will begin at 6:30 o’clock.
Parents are invited and urged to
turn out and bid on the suppers, thus
enjoying a good meal and entertain
ment and at the same time helping
the PTA to meet its budget for the
year.
Byrum’s Family Party
At School Auditorium
Friday Night, Jan. 30
Four International Hit
Parade Features on
Program
‘Citizens of Edenton and this vicinity
are in for a treat Friday night, Jan
uary 30, when the Byrum Implement
& Truck Company will present its
annual family party. The big Stage
show will appear in the Edenton Ele
mentary School auditorium, starting
at 7:30 o’clock.
The International Hit Parade will
provide the entertainment for the
evening and will include four out
standing acts. On the program will
be Nardini and Nadyne, the aristo
crats of Deception; Peggie Laurie,
top notch accordin soloist; The Can
tons, international balancing stars,
and Raimund Came, musical comedy
singing star.
Aside from these outstanding stage
attractions, there will be now color
movies, educational, travel, comedy
and other features.
Sponsored by -the T-utcmational Har
vester iCompany, the show is free t >
all. It will please children as well
as adults, so that the Bynum concern
extends a cordial invitation to every
member of the family to attend and
enjoy their party. There will be no
sales talk —just great clean enter
tainment for the entire family.
The Byrum family party is expect
ed to fill the auditorium, so that those
who want to secure seats should ap
pear ahead of time.
Major L. A. Deese Is
Sent To Fort Bragg
Major and Mrs. !L. A. Deese and
son, Buddy, arrived in Edenton Sat
urday from Bangor, Maine, where
Major Deese has been stationed for
! 15 months at Dow Air Force Base.
While in Maine Major 'Deese has ser
ved as procurement inspector for the
Department of Defense. Since lead
ing Edenton he has been promoted
from captain to major.
Major Deese and his family left
Wednesday morning for Port Bragg,
where Major Deese has been transfer
red to the Office of Ajr Surgeon of
the Ninth Air Force at Pope Air
Force Base.
DR. DQWNUM MOVES
Dr. A. F. Downum, optometrist, who
has been located in an office on East
King-Street, last week moved to his
new office at 103 West 'Eden Street
opposite the Eden Theatre.
Edenton, Chowan
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 22,1953.
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Winning Race Against Polio
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Enthusiastic March of Dimes volunteers are Peter Brickfield, nine, and (
his three-year-old slater Joan, Brooklyn. N. Y. Both are winning a come
back race against crippling after-effects of polio. The 1963 March of I
Dimes eampalgn continues for entire month of January. Give today!
Vandy Parks Wins j
County Honors In
4-H Com Contest
Winners Announced at
Lions Club Meeting
i Monday Night
Edenton Lions ‘Club was host to the
I Chowan 4-H Club com contestants yf
1952 at its meeting Monday night.
At this time contestants who grew
i an acre of corn in ‘1952 were given
a nice meal and entertained.
Vandy Parks, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Parks of the Gliden community, ‘
was declared county winner. Vandy
1 made 113.7 bushels of corn on a meas- 1
ured acre. He raised ‘Pioneer 302 1
com. Paul Blanchard, son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. G. Blandhard, of the Hobbs
ville community, was second prize win
ner. Paul’s acre of Dixie 82 made
106.2 bushels. James Monds, son of
Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Monds, of the
Center Hill community, was third
prize county winner. The yield on‘ ;
James’ acre of N, C. 27 was 100.7
bushels.
As has been true for the past two '
years the contest was divided into
1 three age groups: ages 10, 11 and 12,
ages 13 anti 14, and ages 15 and above. 1
Paul Blanchard was the winner in 1
the first age group, Vandy Parks
was the winner in the second age
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WEEKLY LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY |
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NOTE: This is one of a series of
weekly summaries of the -work of
the North Carolina General Assem
bly of 1953. It is confined to dis
cussions of matters of general in
terest and major importance.
The 1953 General Assembly con
vened on January 7, hastily granted
salary increases to members of the
Council of State and expense account
increases to the Governor before new
terms of office began, witnessed the
inauguration of Governor William B.
Umstead on January 8, survived a
slight case of jitters following the
Governor’s untimely illness on Janu
ary 11, and now has begun to settle
down to business.
The Senate organized and elected
'Senator Edwin Pate of Scotland
'County as president pro tem. As rec
ommended by Lt. Governor Hodges,
the Senate reduced the number of its
committees from 36 to. 28 and the
number of committee clerks from 27
to 15, after which Mr. Hodges an
nounced his committee appointments
on January 14. The appointments
■were notable in that each senator will
serve on but. six committees. The
House organized and elected Repre
sentative Eugene Boat of Cabarrus
County as speaker. Adoption of
'House rules on January 16 increased
the number of committees from 46 to
47, and Speaker Boat has promised
his committee appointments early next
week.
Governor Um stead’s
Inaugural Message
Public school system needs came |
] Annual Meeting Os
Farm Bureau Will Be
Held Next Thursday
Barbecue Dinner Will
Be Served at Chowan
High Gym
The Chowan County Farm Bureau
will hold its annual meeting Thurs
day, afternoon, January 29, a,t 5
o’clock in the gymnasium at Chowan
High School. A barbecue dinner will.
be served arid President Carey M.
Evans hopes a large number of mem
bers and their families will attend.
Reply cards have been mailed to
all members, so that those in charge
will know how many to prepare for.
The cards should be returned to Mr.
Evans at once.
Error Made In Listing
Merchants’ Committee
Last week an error was made in re
porting the names of the committee
named by the Edenton Merchants
Committee to investigate the advis
ability of forming a credit bureau in
Edenton.
The name of Ralph Parrish was in
cluded in the four names, which should
have been L. T. Dunbar.
Members of the committee are W.
M. Wilkins, L. T. Dunbar, Jesse Har
rell and Frank Elliott.
first in Governor Umstead’s inaugural
message. A bond issue to aid coun- ,
ties in constructing adequate and ,
equal school facilities an'd a TO per
cent salary increase, retroactive to
July 1, 1952, for all public school per
sonnel were major recommendations.
Among other educational proposals, he
recommended a reduction in teacher ,
load, an increase in personnel to en
force the compulsory attendance laws, .
and the elimination of the shortage j
of elementary teachers.
Two more large money recommen- ,
dations called for another bond issue!.
to create and expand facilities for
our mentally ill. anti for a 10 per cent
retroactive pay increase for state em
ployees. 'ln sympathy with former
state employees retired on pitifully in
adequate pensions, the Governor asked
for not less than SSO a month for
those employed by the state for 20
years or more when the state retire- ,
ment system was created.
As was expected, the Governor ad
vocated a state-wide liquor referen
dum, declaring that the question is a
moral one, not to be decided on a
revenue basis.
'Suggested changes in state govern
mental structure included (1) estab
lishing a three-man paroles board to
replace the present commissioner (a
bill to accomplish this was introduced
on Thursday); (2) providing for ad
ditional superior court judges; (3) in
creasing the number of highway di
• visions and commissioners from 10 to
j 16; and (4) redistricting for 'State
I Senate and House seats according to
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March Dimes Drive
Will Start an
First Os Next Week
Local Sales Os 1953
Automobile Plates
Trailing Last Year
Miss Goldie Layton Re
ports 300 Less Than
Last Year
As is the case in North Carolina
as a whole, the sale of 1953 automo
bile plates is lagging in Edenton and
Chowan County. According to Miss
Goldie Layton, branch manager of
the Carolina Motor Club, where auto
mobile licenses are issued, sales up to
Monday of this week were about 300
less than last year at the same time.
The office is located at 102 'East
Water Street, back of IChestnutt
Cleaners, and Miss Layton urges au
tomobile owners to secure their li
censes immediately.
Miss Layton points out that the
deadline for displaying the 1952 li
cense plates will be arrested Sunday,
February 1, if they still carry the
1952 plates.
Miss Layton reminds motor vehicle
owners that after today (Thursday),
only seven full days remain to buy
the 1953 license tags before the dead
line. Her office is open from 9 A.
M., to 4 P. M.. except Saturday, when
it closes at 12 o’clock noon. She em
phasizes the fact that February 1 falls
on a Sunday and #at her office
closes at noon the day before, so that
somebody will most likely be disap
pointed if they wait too long to buy
the new heense plate.
State Patrolmen Van Buren Pearce
and Maeßogerson also remind motor
ists that the deadline for 1952 license
n’ates will be strictly enforced and
that no further extension will be al
lowed. They, too, urge all automobile
owners to secure the '1953 licenses at
once in order to prevent embarrass
ment and further expense as the re
su> of driving after January 31 wi";
1952 license tags.
Midget Varsity Club j
Is Now In MiNi
Purpose to Buy Footba’li
Uniforms For Seventh
And Eighth Graders
If the ambition of a group of Eden- j
ton men, headed by Bob Kennan, ma
terializes, the Edenton school will
have an Edenton High School Mid
get Varsity Club. The purpose of
the club is to raise money to pur
chase football uniforms and equip
ment for seventh and eighth grade
boys.
Membership tickets are now being
sold in order to raise about S6OO, the
amount needed, and as of Monday of
thus week SBO had been raised. Mem
bership cards are in the hands of Bob
Kennen, Clyde 'Hollowell, Cecil 'Hollo
well, P. G. Perry, J. P. Partin, Paul
Partin and iR. T. Pickier, and it is
, hoped enough members will enroll to
raise the necessary S6OO. The money
raised will be deposited in a savings
account at the 'Bank of Edenton with
John Kramer as treasurer.
The Midget Varsity Club will be
welcomed by Coaches George Thomp
son and Ben 'Perry, who will work
with the youngsters who are too small
for the varsity team, but where will
be developed boys who will have ex
perience and a desire to play football
when they are eligible to play on the)
varsity team. By this method the
coaches are confident a great deal of
material will be developed and thus
make for stronger high school foot
ball teams.
Ahoskie, Elizabeth City and other
nearby towns have midget varsity
teams, so that if the boys are ade
quately equipped they will be able to
compete with similar teams and there
by gain a great deal of experience
before they gain berths on the varsity
team.
Improvement Made At
Edenton Post Office
More convenience during inclement
weather has been provided for peo
ple who drive to the Edenton Post
Office. Early this week Street De
partment employees poured concrete
from the curb to the present sidewalk
in front of the building so that pat
rons of the Post Office hereafter can
go into the building without step
ping into mud and water.
$2.00 Per Year.
Drive Will of Necessity
Extend Into Early
February
MONEY NEEDED
Canvassers and Contri
butors Asked to Act
Without Delay
Though somewhat belated, Chowan
County’s March of Dimes campaign is
scheduled to get under way the first
of next week. Due to pressing per
sonal business. George S. Twidcly,
this year’s March of Dimes chair
man, has been unable to devote much
time to the drive np until this week,
so that the campaign to raise funds
Will of necessity he carried over into
the first two weeks of February.
Mr. Twiddy began on Wednesday to
contact canvassers, who will be asked
to solicit every family in Edenton
an 1 Chowan County in an effort to
raise a substantial amount in the fight
against infantile paralysis. Mr. Twid
dy regrets very much that he was
unable to begin the drive earlier, but
he advances the idea that with the
proper cooperation on .the part of
canvassers and contributors the cam
paign need not be a loiig drawn out
affair.
Mr. Twiddy calls attention to the
, nc.sd of fun is to carry on the fight
against polio. Due to infantile paraly
sis epidemics in various parts of the
country, the national emergency fund
has vanished, so that money is need
ed to go into areas where an epi
demic occurs together with the amount
needed for research and other ex
penses in connection with the fight to
conquer the dread disease. Funds are
needed to assure necessary care and
treatment of polio patients regardless
of age, race, creed or color. Money is
also needed for education of phy
sicians nurses, physical therapists and
other polio specialists and the dis
semination of information to the gen
eral public.
List veay Chowan County’s March
Dimes contributions amounted to
j $1,828.16 which is .1458 wr capita.
I Mr, Twiddy i s h> pifu’ that this year’s
I contributions will equal or even sur
! pass last year in view of the greater
j need for funds.
Scours’ Banquet
| Plannefljeb. I?th
Affair Scheduled to Be
| Held In New School
Cafeteria
i W. T. Harry reports that the West
Albemarle District of the Boy Scouts
of America will hold its annual ban
quet on February 12. Mr. Harry, who
is serving as chairman of the banquet
committee, stated that the banquet
will be h°!d in the Edenton High
School cafeteria. Tickets will he sold
through Scout leaders and District
committeemen. All parents of Scouts
and others interested in Scouting are
invited to attend. An interesting pro
gram pertaining tP Scouting and In
dian lore will be presented.
The Boy Scout Week celebration
February 7-13 will stress “The Scout
Family” depicting how parents and
other members of the familv often
have a relationship to the Scouting
program. Since its inception in this
country in 1910, the Boy IScouts of
America has constantly grown in
number until today its membership
exceeds three million. The actual
birthday, February 8, will be observed
I in many churches of all faiths as Boy
j Scout Sunday. Scouts and leaders
will attend services in uniform.
At present the West Albemarle Dis
trict is made up of units sponsored
by Ruritan Clubs in Gates, Gatesville,
Surbury, Tyner, Rocky Hock and New
Hope; and the Hertford Lions Club,
Edenton Lions and Edenton Rotary
Club.
Lloyd Griffin Elected
Chairman Os Board Os
Trustees Os Meredith
At a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Meredith College Board
of Trustees last week, Lloyd Griffin
was elected chairman. Mr. Griffin
succeeds W. H. Weatherspoon, whose
term of office expired December 31.
Griffin, executive secretary of the
North Carolina Citizens’ Association,
was named to the board of trustees of
Meredith at the last meeting of the
Baptist State Convention. He recent
ly completed a four year term as a
member of the Council of Christian
Education of the Convention.