Volume XX—dumber 15.
Edenton Welcomes Pilgrimage Visitors
Gruesome Wreck On
Sound Bridge Takes
Lives Three Negroes
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Willie Manley, Ethel and
DeWitt Harris Are
Victims
ONE IN HOSPITAL
Driver Tried to Pass Big
Truck Driving at
High Speed
In one of the most disastrous and
gruesome wrecks in recent years, three
persons were killed and one seriously
injured Monday night about 7 o’clock
on the Albemarle Sound Bridge. Those
killed were Willie B. Manley of Eden
ton and Ethel Harris and Del Witt Har
ris of Washington County. Joe Nath
an Manley, owner of the car, was seri
ously injured and taken to the Chowan
Hospital.
According to reports, the accident
occurred when Joe Manley, said to be
traveling at a high rate of speed, at>
tempted to pass a large truck. His
car struck the end of the truck re
sulting in his car crashing against
the concrete railing and then swerv
ing across the bridge and hitting ano
ther truck going in the same direc
tion.
The car turned over several times
was the most demolished automo
bile- ever witnessed by most of the,
spectators. Manley’s car also hit a
car driven by Roscoe Dorsey of 'Rop
er, coming in the opposite direction
before coming to a halt.
The occupants of the death car were
• thrown out of the car and one’s head
was decapitated. The dead were bad
ly mangled and Joe Manley was se
verely cut about the head and legs
and possibly internal injuries.
Idea Is Advanced
For Home Talent
Baseball League
Rotary Committee Ap
pointed to Investigate
Sentiment
With a very gloomy prospect for
organized baseball in Edenton this
summer Col. W- IB- Rosevear at last
week’s Rotary meeting made a sug
gestion that the Rotary Club spon
sor a home talent league in which only
local players would play for the love
of tihe game and without pay. Col.
Rosevear. pointed out that possibly six
or eight teams might comprise a
league with various sections of the
town and county represented. The
suggestion was made that a team
represent the cotton null, North Eden
ton, Cross Rcfeds, Rocky Hock and
other sections or even various organi
zations.
The general opinion prevailed that
if a league were formed with only lo
cal players participating, a great deal
of jnterest would be aroused, and by
charging a small admission some rev
enue could be derived.
No action was taken at the meet
ing,-although it was thought that the
idea might take root and consequent
ly result in having some sort of base
ball during the summer.
President iW. T. Harry appointed
Lloyd Bunch, Bill Coxart and David
Holton as a committee to make an
investigation regarding sentiment and
report back at this week’s meeting of
tire club.
Sgrt. Billy Leazer Will
Play St, Paul's Organ
ISgt. Billy Leaser of the Edenton
Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field
will play the ifew organ at S. Paul’s
Episcopal Church 'Friday evening,
April 10, from 7 fco 9 o’clock.
The public is invited to go in the
church at any time between the hours
to hear the music.
FILM AT LIONS CLUB MEETING
Alt next Monday night’s meeting of
the Edenton lions Club a special film
on 'health and welfare will be shwn.
President A. E. Jenkins -urges a 100
per cent attendance at this meeting.
auxiliary meeting
A regular meeting of the (Woman’s
Auxiliary of St Paul’s Church will
be held in the Pariah House this
THE CHOWAN HERALD
| StiH Growing j
This week four more batches of
contributions were brought in for
the 1953 March of Dimes, the
four reports amounting to $59.65.
This amount boosts the total to
to $1,910.11 and exceeds the coun
ty’s contribution last year by
$81.95.
The contributions received this
week by Miss Rebecca Colwell,
• Chowan County Home Agent, in
clude $15.15 from the Beech Fork
section, $12.45 from Center Hill,
$25.80 from the Enterprise com
munity, and $6.25 from Cross
Roads.
This year’s contributions in the
March of Dimes now have been
exceeded only once, in 1950, when
the county raised $2,116.34.
Benefit Lunch And
Supper In Penelope
Barker House April 25
Proceeds Will Be Used
To Continue Restora
tion Work
The Edenton ®PW Club, Woman’s
Club and the Junior Chamber of Com
merce will sponsor a cold plate lunch
and supper jn the Penelope Barker
bouse Saturday, April 25. Lunch will
be served from 1:1:80 to 2 and supper
from 5 to 7:30. Meals can de
livered to homes of -those who are un
able to attend in the house.
It is hoped by the three sponsoring
organizations that a large number will
patronize these meals so that work
may continue on renovating the Penel
ope Barker house;
Repairs are almost complete on the
exterior of the house with the ex
ception of a second coat of paint. The
three clubs are very anxious to begin
repairs to the interior, but need the
financial support of the community
to carry the project to completion.
Canvassfor Cancer
Funds Will Begin
Monday, April 13
Mrs. James Bond Hope
ful Quota of $1,155
WillßeMet
Mrs. James M. Bond, Chowan Coun
ty Cancer Commander, announces that
the cancer drive will be conducted dur
ing the month of April, with local can
vassing scheduled to begin- Monday,
April 13.
Miss Rebecca Colwell as leader and
Mrs. Elliott Belch as county chairman
will conduct a drive through the home
demonstration clubs of the entire
coiunty outside of the city limits.
Mrs. Mabel Collins, president of
the &egro Woman’s Club, will handle
the solicitation among the colored
population.
Tag Day will be conducted by the
Girl Scouts on Saturday, April 11,
under the leadership of Mrs. Kay
'Sheehy.,
The quota* for Chowan County has
been set at $1,1156 as part of the
national Cancer Crteakte which has as
its goal the raising of $18,000,000.
Chowan County’s quota is considerably
I more than last year and Mis. (Bond
i is hopeful that the requested amount
, will be realized. The funds will be
used to support broad programs of
research, sendees to cancer patients
and public and professional education.
The slogan of the crusade will be
“Cartcer strikes one in five. Strike
back. Give to conquer Cancer.”
"Knowledge of the symptoms of
cancer Is a highly important weapon
in fighting she disease,” says Mrs.
Bond, “since improved cure rates de
pend on people going to their doctor
wh«n early detection is possible. Ig
norance oj the danger signals of can
i eer usually delays diagnosis until the
disease has reached an abnormal
stage. Let’s all join the American
Cancer Society and strike back.”
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 9,1953.
Rebecca Colwell To
Resip As Chowan
County Home Agent
Served Chowan Well For
18 Years; Going to
Craven County
At the Chowan County Commission
ers’ meeting held Friday morning,
Miss Rebecca Colwell tendered her res
ignation as Chowan County Home
Demonstration Agent, effective Fri
day, May 15. Miss Colwell has ac
cepted a position of home agOnt in
Craven County.
To say the least, the Commissioners
accepted the resignation with regret,
and after reading it they were high in
praise of the work Miss Colwell has
done in the county, where she has ser
ved as home agent for 18 years, com
ing here in 1935.
Miss Colwell’s resignation follows:
‘T want you and the other commis
sioners to know that I appreciate your
cooperation and interest in the Ex
tension Program during -the eighteen
years that I have been your home
agent. I have enjoyed my work here,
iand will always be deeply interested in
the county and Edenton.
| "It is with regret that I ask you
•to accept my resighation as Chowan
County Home Demonstration Agent,
effective May 15. I have been offer
ed the position of home agent in- Crav
en County, which is nearer my home
and in some respects a promotion, al
though I’m sure it isn’t a better coun
ty. I’ll miss the people here and I
assure you it isn’t easy to leave, but
I think it’s best. I hope Mrs. Lang
ford will soon locate a person to rec
ommend to you to fill this vacancy.
She is making every effort to do this
as early as possible.
“I ask your continued support of
the Extension program and with the
best wishes to each of you and for
the progress of Chowan County, I
think you again for all you have done
for me.”
Jurymen Selected
For Another Term
Os Superior Court
Judge Walter Bone Will
Again Preside; Only
Civil Cases Docketed
In preparation for another term of
Chowan Superior Court, Chowan Coun
ty Commissioners aj, their meeting
'Friday morning picked 36 names of
men in Chowan County who will be
summoned for jury duty. The court
session will be held th-e week of April
27, with Judge Walter Bone of 'Nash
ville again scheduled to preside. This
will be a term to try only civil cases.
Those chosen for jury duty are:
George W. iSmith, Herbert C. By
rum, Jr., Gilbert Harrell, N. Bunch,
J. F. Perry, Isaac Byrum, H. D. White,
William W. Wells, Jarvis C. 'Skinner,
Walter Humphlett, Charl.es H. Wood,
Jr., V. 0. Berryman, D. T. Ward, Jr.,
B. W. Copeland, John Parrish, John
A. Hobbs, W. OE. Jordan, Sr., A. E.
Byrum, Lloyd C. Burton, Jr., J. C.
Winslow, Guy Percy Williams, E. K.
White, Lewis Leary, Jesse W. White,
Gerald W. Blanchard, F. A. Jordan,
W. J. Privott, James Bdfward Leigh,
B. F. Bateman, Walter Adams, R. A.
Mansfield, Claude Perry, T. Erie
Haste, Paul Ober, Leslie E. Blanch
ard and Arthur Chappell.
DAR Snack Bar At
James Iredell House
In order to provide light lunches for
visitors to Edentbn’a Pilgrimage Fri
day and Saturday, the Edenton Tea
Party Chapter of the DAR will op
erate a snack bar in the carriage house
ait the James IredeH home on East
Church Street.
The snack bar will be in charge of
- Mrs. N. K. Rowell with the proceeds
going toward purchasing furniture for
the Iredell House.
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PTA Meeting Next
Tuesday In Library
The Edenton Parent-Teacher Asso
ciation will meet Tuesday night at 8
o’clock in the high school library. The
program will be under the direction
of ‘ Ernest Swain, principal of the
Elementary School.' .The principal
speaker for the meeting will be Hom
er A. Lassiter, educational supervisor
of toe Division of Instructional Ser
vice, Department of N. C. Public In
struction.
Lions Club Minstrel
Will Be Presented
At School Friday
Rand Concert Will Pre
cede Show at 7:30
O'clock
The Edenton Lions Club will pre
sent their annual minstrel Friday
night, April 10, with a program of
fun and entertainment that will de
light one and all.
The festivities will get underway
at 7:30 o’clock with a concert by the
Edenton High School Band under the
direction of Bandmaster Ernest Gen
tile.
The program for the minstrel which
begins at 8 o’clock is as follows:
Interlocutor—Nick George.
End Men—George Thompson, A1
Phillips, Ernest Jr., Ben Per
ry, John Mitchener and Jimmy Par
tin.
Accompanist—Margery Thigpen.
Opening Chorus —“Happy Days Are
Here Again” and “Carolina in the
Morning.”
Solo by Jimmy Partin, “Jealous
Heart”.
Treble Clef and 4 boy friends under
direction of Mrs. Mary L. Browning,
“Cindy.”
Sign Pine Symphonette.
A1 Phillips and Chorus, “On Top
of Old Smoky”.
Solo by Joan Cobb, “You’re Gonna
Lose Your Gal”.
Baton Dance by Betsy Duncan.
Three Notes, “Your Cheating
Heart.”
Three Bows, “Doggie in the Win
dow” and “Dark Town Strutters Ball.”
Solo by George Thompson.
Tap dance by Shirley Keeter.
Solo by Ben Perry.
Chorus, “Go Long Mule.”
Chowan Ramblers.
Solo by Norman Leonard, “Swanee
River.”
Grand Finale by entire company,
“Side by Side.”
'Rehearsals have been staged every
night this week -under the direction of
J. Clarence Leary climaxing a month
of preparations by the Lions Club so
this rfiow is expected to be the biggest
and best ever.
Masonic Banquet
Scheduled To Be
Held Wednesday
Effort Will Be made to
Organize Chapter of
Eastern Star
Next Wednesday night, April I's, at
7:30 o’clock in the Hotel Joseph
Hewes dining room a banquet will be
held in an effort to organize an Eden
ton chapter of the Eastern Star, wo
men’s organization of the Masonic
fraternity.
The banquet was planned some time
ago when R. H. Kennan made a prop
osition that he will pay for the plates
of all ladies attending. Masons will,
Os course, pay for -their own plate.
E. W. Spires will act as toastmas
ter for the meeting arid' announces
that the principal speakers will be
Mrs. Annie Laurie Mullen of 'South
Mills, district deputy worthy grand
1 matron, and Cecil Winslow of -Hert
ford, district deputy worthy grand
1 patron.
'All wives and other relatives of
Masons are especially invited to be
present and due to a growing desire
to organize a chapter in Edenton, it
, is hoped many eligible for member
ship will attend.
' Directors For Chowan
Hospital Reappointed
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Three, Chowan Hospital trustees
; have been reappointed to serve new
, terms. The three are E. N. Elliott,
; Albert Byrum and Marvin Wilson.
\ Mr. Elliott was appointed by the
Chowan County Commissioners, while
Byrum and Wilson were appointed
jointly by the iCourity Commissioners,
Town Council, Board of Public (Works
r and the Chowan County Medical As
sociation.
• Life Photographer
| Taking Local Pictures
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I Fritz Goto, a photographer for
■ Life Magazine is in Ddfenton .taking
r color pictures of many points of in
- terest. Some of the pictures'are ex
• pected to appear in the magazine dur
ing the -summer. *
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Stage Now Set For
Edenton Pilgrimage
Friday and Saturday
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MISS AUDREA ROWELL
In Austria, Miss Audiv.a Rowell
of Edenton is serving as director
of Special Services Clubs on the
Lintz Military Post. Miss Rowell,
former director of dubs in the
Third Army Area, arrived in
Austria in February this year. A
graduate of the University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and
a former student at Johns Hop.
kins University, Miss Rowell is
the daughter of Mrs. N. K. Rowell
of Edenton.
Dedication Services
Planned At Warwick
Church J)n Sunday
Dr. F. 0. Mixon and the
Rev. G. W. Singletary
Speakers
Dedication of the new parsonage
and home-coming day will be observed
at Warwick Church near Hobbsville
Sunday, April 12, with dinner on the
ground. All former pastors, former
members, members and friends are
invited.
A program has been prepared at
Which time Dr. F. O. Mixon, presi
dent of Chowan College, Murfrees
boro, and the Rev. S. W. Singletary
of Elizabeth City will be guest speak
ers. There will be special music, also
a history of the church.
Tn 1960 Warwick Church will have
reached the turning of a century since
its organization in 1860, during which
time many well known and beloved
men served here. As times have
changed so has this church to meet
the needs of its membership. On April
12th some of these achievements can
be seen: The addition of five new
class rooms and a vestibule, the re
modeling -of the one-room annex into
three class rooms and a hall, redec
orating of main auditorium, installa
tion of central heating system, and a
complete screening of d'ifice, while on
the outside the grounds have been
' improved by base planting of shrubs
and addition of crushed rocks to main
drives.
With completion of the new parson
age, Warwick will begin a full time
program on May Ist with the Rev.
Lee A. Phillips as pastor. Mr. Fhil-
I lips bias a wife and a 6-year-old
• daughter, Auktrey, who are warmly
welcomed as residents of this church
1 community where they are well known
and much loved and where Mr. IPhil
- lips has been part rime pastor for
around two years.
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I Beta Club Planning
Talent Show April 24
Sponsored by the Beta Club of Ekten
ton school, a talent show is scheduled
to be held in the Elementary School
auditorium Friday night, April 24, at
8 o’clock. The purpose of the dhow
l is to raise funds for paying for print
ing “The Spotlight,” the school’s
p paper.
5 Already a number have expressed
- their intention to participate and any
- others who desire to take part are
- requested to contact Miss Kathleen
Ward.
$2.00
[Members of Woman's
Club Hoping For Fav
orable Weather
MANY EXPECTED
Visitors Will Have Op
portunity to Visit
14 Shrines
With favorable cooperation on the
part of the weatherman, everything
will be in readiness for the third Pil
grimage of Colonial Edenton and
Countryside Friday and Saturday.
Various committees of the Edenton
Woman’s Club, sponsor of the tour,
have been working long and hard
on every detail of the -occasion, so that
nothing has been left undone to make
the event successful and delightful
for the many visitors erpected to par
ticipate.
Generally speaking there has been
a wholesale cleaning up on the part
of residents and with many spring
flowers in bloom arid neat premises
about homes, the town should make a
favorable impression on those who
join in the tour.
'Hotel Joseph Hewes will be head
quarters, and visitors are requested
to stop there before beginning the
tour to secure tickets, guides and any
information desired.
The Woman’s Club will be hostess at
a tea for all visitors at the Penelope
Barker house from 2 to 5 P. M„ and
as an attraction for visitors organ
music will be rendered in St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church FYiday night from
7:30 to 9 o’clock.
Fourteen homes and public build
ings will be thrown open during the
tour, where signs will be placed for
the benefits of guides and visitors.
Places open for visitors during the
two days include St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church, Chowan County Court House,
the Cupola House, the Iredell House,
Penelope Barker House, the Booth
House, the Paxton House, Beverly
Hal], Albania, Pembroke Hall, Syca
more, Bandon, Ellison House and
Greenfield.
Serving as guides will be 75 high
school students and Explorer Scouts
of the Boy Scout Troop, all of whom
have been instructed under the direc
tion of Mrs. J. M. Thorud.
With widespread publicity and the
general wholehearted cooperation of
•the owners of the places open to visit
ors and citizens in general, those in
charge are very optimistic that the
tour will be even more successful than
the two previous tours.
Civic Calendar
Pilgrimage of Colonial Edenton
and Countryside Friday and Sat
urday, April 10 and 11.
Beta Club plans talent show in
Elementary School auditorium
Friday night, April 24, at 8
o’clock.
Fashion show at Merry Hill
High School Friday night, April
10, at 8 o’clock.
Edenton Aces play the Edenton
Marines on Hicks Field this
(Thursday) afternoon at 3:30
o’clock. Greenville plays here
Tuesday afternoon, April 14, at
3:30 o’clock and next Thursday af
ternoon, April 16, the Aces play
at Washington.
Lions Club meets Monday night
at 7 o’clock.
Dedication of new parsonage
and home-cominglday at Warwick
Baptist iChurch Sunday, April 12.
Lions Club Minstrel Friday
night, April 10.
Canvass for cancer funds will
begin in Chowan County Monday,
April 13. The quota is $1,155.
VFW meets in Post’s home on
old Hertford Highway Tuesday
night at 8 o’clock.
Wiener roast at Red Men’s
meeting next Monday night at
7:30 o’clock.
Rotary Club meets this (foiurs-
L day) afternoon at 1 o’clock in the
Parish House.
A banquet will be held in the
1 dining room of Hotel Joseph
1 -Hewes Wednesday night, April 15,
t at 7:30 o’clock in an effort to
r organize a chapter of the Eastern
Star.
i Woman’s Auxiliary of St. Paul’s
Church meets in the Parish House
i this (Thursday) afternoon at
r 4 o’clock.
b PTA meeting in high school 11l
l brary Tuesday night at 8 o’clock.
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