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(Volume XX.—Number 11.
Chowan County 25
Pints Blood Short
Os Reaching Quota
125 Pints Donated Fri
day of Last Week at
Armory
QUOTA~ISO PINTS
George Alma Byrum Ex
presses Thanks For
Help Given
‘ IChowan County citizens donated 125
pints of 'blood when the Red Cross
bloodmobile visited Edenton Friday
of last week. The quota was 150
pints, so that the county fell short
25 pints. Os tiie 125 pints, HH7 were
donated by civilians and eight by Ma
rines. The usual number of 'Marines
wtere not available in that they donat
ed 184 pints when the Moodmobile vis
ited the Edenton base on February 19.
George 'Alma OByrum, chairman of
Chowan County’s blood program, says
a very good job was done by those
in charge of recruiting donors. 'Shel
ton Rogerson did a splendid job with
employees of the (Edenton Cotton Mill,
where 20 donated blood.
The Jaycees are to be commented
for the work they did in recruiting,
with Elwoftd (Harrell, (Lewis Leary and
Logan Elliott as chairmen.
D. F. Walker, Mrs. W. E. Cox and
Mrs. F. (L- Blount also did splendid
work in recruiting colored people.
The ladies in charge of the opera
tion during the bloodmobile visit un
der the chairman, Mrs. T. W. Jones,
did their usual wonderful job.
(Some of the Norfolk personnel com
mented that they were the most ef
ficient, congenial and interested group
they have ever encountered in the
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Drive Is Under Way
To Sell Easter Seals
Revenue Used to Help
Crippled Children
And Adults
t .
Between now and Easter Sunday,
more than 300 million American
homes will receive through the mail a
sheet of Easter Seals accompanied by
a letter of appeal asking for financial
support of one of this nation’s oldest
and most progressive voluntary health
and welfare agencies.
These funds are being solicited by
more than 2,000 state and local Eas
ter Seal societies throughout the na
tion, District of Columbia, Alaska,
Hawaii and Puerto Rico affiliated
with the National Society for Crip
pled Children and Adults.
Easter Seal contributions will be
used for diagnostic clinics, rehabilita
tion, centers, camps, convalescent
homes, speech-therapy centers, special
education, sheltered workshops, em
ployment and placement opportunities,
counseling, and numerous other im
portant services for crippled children
and adults.
The Easter Seal movement deserves
your support not only for its nation
wide program, but because It is truly
a local community effort Its fund
raising is limited to the numerous
small donations it receives from Eas
ter Seal mailings. Tt has no large
corporate contributors and conducts
no in-plant or door-to-door Solicita
tions.
Os every dollar raised, 9(1.7 per
cent stays right in the state where
it was contributed to meet local com
munity needs. The remaining 8.3 per
cent goes to support a nationwide
three-point program of research, edu
cation and direct services.
The local Batter Seal society, urges
that as generously as we can
to help crippled children and adults
lead happy, useful lives. If you do not
receive your (Easter ISealls - through
the mail, either contact your local
Eagtier Seal Society or mail yo*r con
tributions to “Crippled Children,” in
care of your local post office.
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County Sing* Monday
Night At Chowan High
Led by C. W. Overman, a county
sing is scheduled tot be held Monday
night, March 1«, in the Chowan High
School auditorium. The sing will be
gin at 7:30 o’clock and was planned
by Mrs. W. H. Saunders and Miss
B«ulah Ewrn, county music Chair
men of the home demonstration dlubs.
(All wH as wqll as others,
are cordially invited to attend'.the
THE CHOWAN HERALft
| Trees Planted |
Friends of Chowan Hospital are
very much elated over the fact
that 51 dogwood trees and two
holly trees were planted on the
hospital grounds last week. The
work was done by Frank Hughes,
superintendent of the Edenton
■Street Department, and (Worth
Layton, caretaker at the hospital.
Miss Frances Tillett, superin
| tendent of the hospital had this
to say regarding planting of the
| trees:
’ “Such a contribution of volun
teer service from these two men
shows a fine community spirit.”
Dr. A. M. Stanton
Speaker At Meeting
Os lonian's Club
Members Hear Reports
On Preparations For
Tour In April
Dr. A. M. Stanton was guest Speak
er at the luncheon meeting of the
Edenton Woman’s Club Wednesday of
last week at St. Paul’s Pariah House.
The Edenton surgeon gave a very in
formative talk on cancer and, in par
ticular, the types of cancer most like
ly to affect women. He Stressed the
importance of early diagnosis and
treatment, stating that it sometimes
means the difference between life and
death. Through surgery and X-ray
the percentage of cure has increased
rapidly over the past thirty years,
and Dr. Stanton emphasized the need
of watching for danger signals and
consulting a physician while there is
still time for effective treatment.
Highlight of til® business session
was the report of Mrs. R. N. Hines,
general chairman of the 1953 Pilgrim
age of Colonial Edenton and Country
side, scheduled for April 10-IKI. The
tour is receiving twide publicity
throughout the nation, and Mrs. Hines
revealed well organized plans (for the
event. Club members will serve as
hostesses at the nine homes and three
public shrines, and high school stu
dents will act as guides for the thous
ands of visitors expected to attend
this, the third pilgrimage of histori
cal Edenton.
Mrs. J. H. Conger, Jr., president
of the Edenton Woman’s dub, pre
sided at the meeting, and announced
the appointment of Mrs. J. C. Leary,
Jr., as dub representative to .the Cho
wan County Chapter of the Red Cross.
The dub approved a motion to spon
sor a flower show sometime in late
spring. This has become an annual
affair, and one which meets with
ever-increasing public interest. Mrs.
W. H. Copeland will be in charge of
this event.
Civic Calendar
Pilgrimage of Colonial Edenton
and Countryside Friday and Sat
urday, April 10 and 11.
Degree of Pocahontas Easter
dance Saturday night, April 4, in
the Edenton Armory.
Spring term of Chowan County
Superior Court begins Monday
morning, March 30.
County sing in Chowan High
School auditorium Monday night,
March 10, at 7:30 o’clock.
Lions Club meets Monday night
at 7 o’clock. , j
Red Men meet Monday night a* ,
7:30 o’clock. j
Rod Cross organizational meet
ing in Hie Municipal Baßdkig
Friday night at 8 o’clock.
Uons Club Minstrel Friday
night, April 10. ,
VFw meets in Post’s home on ]
oM Hertford Highway Tuesday 1
night at 8 o’clock. |<
Junior-Senior play at Chowan
High School Thursday nighh i
March 19, at 7:30 o’clock. j
Chowan County Commissioners
meat as a board of equalisation i
4 and review Monday morning,
March 10, at IQ o’clock in the
Court House. ' 1 1
Rotary- intercity meeting in i
William eton Friday night. i i
Home demonstration club radio t
program on WGAI Thursday, 1
April 2 at 12:45 P. M. i
American Legion Auxiliary i
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 12719537"
Many Inquiries Now
Being Deceived For
Forthcoming Tour
Requests For Folders
Already Come From
15 States
If the inquiries being received by
the Woman’s Club is any indication
of interest in the forthcoming Pil
grimage of Edenton and Countryside,
then there is no doubt that the third
tour, to be held on April 10th and
11th, will be a huge success. Al
ready requests for folders and infor
mation have been received from the
states of Ohio, ’New York, Virginia,
Connecticut, North Carolina, Massa
chusetts, Maryland, Colorado, Wiscon
sin, Texas, Pennsylvania, Kentucky,
Florida arid South Carolina.
The tour of Edenton will acquaint
visitors with this charming old 'South
ern town. 'Founded before 1710, it
was the capital of the Colony, and
the home of the early Governors of
the Albemarle. For many years Car
olina was a single province and the
title North Carolina was not used. The
Indians called the English settlement,
the Town in Matecomak Creek, lit was
also known as the Port of Poanoke,
and Queen Anne’s Towne. In 1722
, the settlement was incorporated as
Edenton, in honor of Governor Charles
Eden, who had recently died.
Chairman of the Pilgrimage, Mrs.
R. N. 'Hines, with her committee
chairmen and dub members, are work
ing diligently on all details to make
this year’s Pilgrimage even more
successful than the Pilgrimages of
1949 and 1951, when thousands of
vMßprs were in attendance.
Peanut Growers
Form Association
M. W. Jackson Elected
To Represent Cho
wan County
'Several carloads of Chowan County
peanut growers attended the program
planning meeting held at Scotland
Neck on Tuesday of last week by the
N. C. Bureau Peanut Committee. Af
ter considerable discussion the grow
ers voted to organize a N. C. Peanut
Growers’ Association. The purpose of
this association is to work for the ,
interest of peanut farmers in expand
ing peanut sales and as an organiza
tion through which the government
loan price support program may be
administered when deemed advisable.
The IChowan County Farm Bureau
met on Friday night and heard repre
sentatives explain the proposed pea
nut association organization. They
voted in favor of the organization and
elected M. W. Jackson of Edenton
to serve as the county representative
on a board of directors to set up the
organization.
Town Councilmen
Vote To Purchase
Two Sets Bleachers
One Unit of Steel Construction and One of Wood
Will Seat Approximately 2,000 People and
Cost In Neighborhood of $7,780
Following a report; olf J. Clarence
Leary, Gbaham OByruim land John
Mitchen©r, Town Council at its meet
ing Tuesday night voted unanimously
te place an order for two sections of
bleachers for Hicks (Field. The above
committee previously investigated
bleachers at Goldsboro land (Newport
News before making recommenda
tions.
One of the installations will be 150
fpelt long with 14 roU« of seats, ac
commodating approximately 1,800 peo
ple after allowing for aisles. This sec
tion will be of steel, mounted on con
crete base, with seats of wood.
The cost of this section Is $6,266 if
installation is done locally and $7,388
if the company sends erectors. It
was pointed out that all parts are
numbered, so that it can be erected
with local labor.
The other unit is of wood construc
tion' including five sections each 15
feet long, 10 rows of seats and will
accommodate approximately 670 per
sons! This unit can easily be moved
from place to place for use at football
and baseball games or other purposes. ■
The cost of this section Is $1,514, so |
that the two sets of bleachers, seating
Machinery Set Up
For Red Cross Fund
Raisingjampaign
Chairman Ernest Ward,
Jr., Announces Group
Os Workers
The Chowan County Red Cross
Chapter will seek $3,361.00 in its 1953
annual campaign beginning March 16
for funds to finance the organiza
tion’s humanitarian services.
These funds, according to Ernest
Ward, Jr., chairman of the 1953 cam
paign, will make possible a continu
ation of the chapter’s welfare as
sistance to men of the armed forces,
veterans, and their dependents, the
blood program, readiness for disaster
operations, and health and safety ser
vices.
The chapter here, Mr. Ward pointed
out, also will help finance, 'among
other services of national or inter
national scope, the new gamma globu
lin program, which was inaugurated
January. 1 at the request of the Office
of Defense Mobilization.
On January 1, the Red Cross be
gan expanding its defense blood col
lections for the production of gamma
globulin, which helps prevent paralysis
from poliomyelitis. This new project,
which will cost the Red Cross around
$7,000,000 for. equipment, processing
and personnel, will make possible the
allocation of this product to areas
where polio epidemics exist.
The gamma globulin program, to
gether with growing demands for ser
vices to the armed forces and blood
program needs, principally accounts
for an increase in th© organization’s
national goal for 1963. (Nationally,
the Bed Cross will ask $93,000,000,
its largest goal since World War II
years.
Volunteer workers who will organize
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Radar Demonstrated
To Check Speeding
Device Will Be Installed
In This Section By
Highway Patrol
Corporal R. A. Tripp of the State
Highway Patrol, assisted by State
Patrolmen Mack Rogerson and Van
Pierce, gave a demonstration of a ra
dar device to detect speeding Tues
day afternoon.
The demonstration was made on
U. S. 17, a short distance north of
Colonial Motor Courts. The contrap
tion registered' almost perfectly the
speed a car was traveling within a
certain area. The radar equipment
will be installed in this area to use
in apprehending speeders.
Present at the demonstration were
Sheriff J. A. Bunch, Judge Marvin
Wilson, Prosecutor Weldon Hollo
well, Clerk of Court E. W. Spires and
Hector Lupton.
approximately 2,000 persons mil cost
in the neighborhood of $7,780.
During the meeting Town Clerk Er
nest IWard, Jr., read a letter which was
circulated in the business district to
secure sentiment concerning erection
of a fire station, thus moving the fire
fighting equipment from the present
site. Os the 122 signatures to the letter
2D had signed as opposing moving the
fine Station and two signed favoring
a new fire station located more near
ly in the central section of town.
It was pointed out by W. J. Yates,
assistant fire chief, that 89 per cent
of the fires have been north of Queen
Street and that of the 22 volunteer
firemen, 14 live north of Dark lAvenue.
Mr. Yates and Fire Chief R. K. Hall
reported that State Fire Marshal
Sherwood IBrockwell some time ago
recommended two sites for a new fire
station. One was on the 'Satterfield
lot on the corner of (Broad and 1 Gale
Streets and the other on (Hicks Field.
Since that time it was learned that
the cost of the 'Satterfield lot was pro- (
hibitive. The firemen advanced the
argument that crowded traffic condi
|tions in the business section handicap
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Chowan’s Wkrch Os
Dimes Contributions
Now Total $ 1,641.83
«
[Red Cross Meeting]
With various organizations in
iChowan County requested to se
lect a member to serve as '& board
of directors of the Chowan County
Chapter of the American Red
Cross, a meeting has been called
for Friday night at 8 o’clock in
the Municipal Building.
The purpose of this meeting is
to elect a county chairman to suc
ceed Geddes Potter, who resigned,
as well as other officers.
National 4-H Club
Week Celebrated
March 7th To 15th
225 Chowan 4-H Mem
bers Join In National
Observance
Two hundred twenty five IChowan
4-H Club members join 133,000 other
North Carolina Club members in ob
servance of National 4-HjClub Week,
March 7-15. The National theme is
‘Working Together for World Under
■ standing”. (And they in turn join
with more than a million other 4-H
Club members in the U. IS., Cuba, Ha
waii and Alaska in observance of this
important event. The 4-H Club is
the world’s largest youth organiza
tion.
1 The purpose of 4-H Club work which
, is a volunteer organization is to train
all rural boys and girls between the
ages of 10 to 21 in better methods of
farm and home practices and to de
velop those traits of leadership and
citizenship that will be useful to them
regardless of occupation in later years.
Club work is a part of the National
Agricultural Extension System, spon
sored locally by the North Carolina
Agricultural Extension Service in co
operation with the various counties
of the State.
Chowan County 4-H Council offi
cers are: President, Jacqueline Bunch;
vice president, Jack Byrum; secretary
and treasurer, Leon Privott; assistant
secretary and treasurer, Shirley Har
rell; reporter, Mary Sue Elliott; song
leaders, Jackie Morris and Peggy Per
ry; pianist, Ann Pearce; assistant pi
anist, Evangeline Copeland; program
committee, Jack Byrum, Ann Bras
well, Sherlon Layton, Jackie Morris
and Marjorie Harrell; recreation,
Evangeline Copeland, Leon Privott,
Shirley Harrell, Jackie Morris.
The clubs meet once a month, usual
ly at school, where club members car
ry out their own programs on better
farm and home living. The Extension
Service County and Home Agents
meet with the dubs and conduct dem
onstrations on these subjects. In
addition to club members meeting oqpe
a month, they also conduct projects
which are designed to teach them
more about better farm and home
living. Girls carry on such projects
as food preparation, food preserva
tion, room improvement, farm and
home electric projects, and other
worthwhile homemaking projects. Pro
jects for boys include such things
as field crops (corn, cotton, peanuts,
sweet potatoes, etc.) (Beef animals,
swine projects, dairy animals, gar
dens, far mand home electric, home
grounds improvements, entomology
and tractor maintenance.
Commissioners After
' Delinquent Taxpayers
Continuing their efforts to collect
back taxes, the Chowan County Com
missioners at their meeting Monday
morning authorized County 'Attorney
J. N. Pruden to begin suits for de
linquent 1950 and 1951 taxes.
The Commissioners recently adopted
a hard-boiled policy to collect back
taxes, taking the attitude that too
much money in back taxes is on the
books and that it isrft fair for some to
pay taxes while others do not.
Legion Auxiliary Will
Hold Cake Sale April 4
The American Legion Auxiliary will
hold a cake, pie and candy sale in the
P A Q 'Super Market Saturday, April
4. The sale will (begin at 9 o’clock
in the morning and continue until
everything is sold.
-MCi
$2.00 Per Year.
♦
j Members of Degree of
Pocahontas Collect
$818.50
STILL INCOMPLETE
Chairman Is Anxious to
Complete County’s
Report
As of Wednesday morning of this
week, J. Edwin Bufflap, chairman of
the Chowan County Chapter of the
National Foundation For Infantile
Paralysis, reported March of Dimes
contributions amounted to $1,641.83.
The report is practically complete
with only the Edenton colored school
and rural areas to be heard from,
which is being handled by the county
agents through the various clubs in
the county. Due to the frequency of
these club meetings, this report may
be a week or two coming in. How
ever, the chairman urges all who de
sire to make a contribution to do so
at once so that this year’s March of
Dimes report can be sent in to the
headquarters.
The canvass for March of Dimes
began about two weeks ago when
George Twiddy, as chairman, reported
contributions of only $491.31. The
county chairman then began a can
vass, to which $1,240.'52 has been
added. The county chairman was
greeted with spontaneous cooperation,
with members of the Degree of Po
cahontas agreeing to make a canvass.
The various schools promptly agreed
to wage a campaign and quite a few
people and concerns who had not been
solicited made substantial contribu
tions. The county home demonstra
tion agents agreed to Solicit rural
contributions.
Members of the Degree of Pocahon
tas who assisted in canvassing were
Mrs. Martha Crummey, Mrs. Mamie
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Government Topic
At BPW Meeting
Four Town Officials Ex
pected to Take Part
In Meeting
The Edenton Business and Profes
sional Woman’s Club will hold its
monthly dinner meeting Thursday
night, March 19, in the dining room
of the Joseph Hewes Hotel at 7
o’clock. Members of the club are ask
ed to phone their committee chairmen
if they will be able to attend the meet
ing.
An interesting program on “Local
'Government” will be presented in the
form of a symposium, at which time
four town authorities will explain the
mechanism of the various departments
comprising local government.
Mrs. S. C. Mills, president of the
club, urges all members to take this
opportunity to learn how our local
government operates by attending the
dinner meeting. She calls special at
tention to the change of time, which
will be 7 o’clock.
Chowan Ruritans Plan
To Hold Box Supper
The Chowan Ruritan Club will stage
an old-fashioned box supper at its
meeting Friday night, March 20. The
affair will be held in the Chowan
High School gymnasium, starting at
7:80 o’clock, when the suppers will
be auctioned off.
Afeature of the meeting will be
auctioning a cake for the prettiest girl
and a jar of sour pickles for the ugli
est man.
The Ruritans extend a cordial invi
tation to the puMic to attend the
meeting.
Rotarians Os Three
Towns Hold Intercity
Meeting Friday. Night
Rotarians of Edenton, Windsor and
Williamston will hold an intercity
meeting in Willdamston Friday night.
Rotary-Annes will also attend, so that
the meeting is expected to attract a
large crowd, with most of the Eden
ton Rotarians planning to attend.
The meeting is rather unique in that
it will be a grandfather, father and
son affair. The Edenton Rotary Club
organized the Windsor Club and the
latter in turn organised the Willi am
ston Club.