Volume ii.—Number 17.
Rower Show Today
In Teen Age Qub
From 2 To 9 P. M.
Public Invited to Visit
- And View Various
Exhibits
Today (Thursday) the Edenltxxn Wo
man's Club is presenting it® annual
flower show in the Teen-Age Cliib (in
the basement of (the Grammar School
building. Exhibits will be inquired
to foe entered between 8:30 and 11:30
o’clock. The Whow will 'be opened to
the piiblic at 2:00 IP. M., Bind (will re
main open until 9 ©’block in the even
ing.
Committee Chairmen ore as fol
lows: Classification, Mrs. J. M. IRoyce;
Entry Clerks, Mrs. R. N. Hines and
Mrs. Wesley Ches Son; Horticulture,
Mrs. W. J. P. 'Earnhardt; Arrange
ments, Mns. John Kramer; invitational
Exhibits, Mrs. Frank Hollmes; Junior
Exhibits, Mrs. Roland Vaughan; ‘Prop
erties, Mrs. Cecil Fry; Clean-up Miss
Laura Satterfield; Ribbons, Mis. J. C.
Leary, Jr.; Photography, Mrs. A1
Phillips; Hospitality, Mrs. Richard
Goodwin; Flower (Distribution, Mrs.
Earl Goodwin; Pick-up, Mrs. T. C.
(Cross, Jr., and Mrs. T. Q. Byrnm,
Jr.; 'Show Chairman, 'Mrs, (Wendell
Copeland.
Meals On Saturday
At Barker House
Three Sponsoring Clubs
Expect In Neighbor
hood 500 Customers
Plans have been completed for a
cold plate luncheon and supper to
be held in the Penelope Barker house
Saturday, April 86. Luncheon will
be served from 11:30 A. M., to 2 P.
M., and dinner from 5 Ito 7:30 (P. M.
The affair is sponsored by (the Eden
ton' Business and Professional Wo
man’s dub, Edentbon Woman’s Club
and the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Members of (the three Club® have
(tickets for sale and it is expedted that
in the neighborhood of 600 people will
join in this effort to raise funds to
continue restoration work on the old
house.
lit is announced ithait plates will be
delivered ait 'homes if so desired. For
this service anyone interested is ask
ed to contact Mis. R. J. Boyce, phone
367, or Mrs. John Burton Harrison,
phone 176JW ait once.
Two Die As Result
Automobile Wreck
Ford Fails to Negotiate
Sharp Curve In Ber
tie County
Two young men doslt Ithefir lives in
another dreadful automobile accident
in this vicinity Friday shortly afbeir
noon. The accident, as repotted by
police, was caused by speeding and
(book place on a sharp curve south of
JSff Wilson’s Service Station in Ber
tie County a few miles from (the south
end of Chotwtan River Bridge. Seven
passengers were in (the 1949 Foid se
dan aft the time of the accident when
(the car failed fto negotiate the curve.
William Willard Stewart, 19, of
Bette roes died shortly after arriving
aft Chowan Hospital, where all of tjhe
injured men ware (taken. Charles Ed
ward (Williams of iElizahefth dty dded
(Saturday morning as the result of in
juries.
Those less seriously injured were
Ernest White, Jimmy dark and Earl
Ray Morgan, all of EMaalbeth dty,
(Oarllton Efliofol of Chapwnoke and
Cleveland dark of BeScroas. lit was
Tepoßted early thfis week Ithait young
pEtlioWt was stdß in a serious condi
tion.
Lions To Elect Officers
,* At Monday’s Meeting
!At their regiflar meeting Monday
night, the Edenfton Lions dub voted
to have an election of officers May
4 for (the fiscal yaar beginning July 1.
AR members will be noK&ftad by mail
and a one hundred per cent attend
ance is requested.
(H. C. Frost ©if Caribou, Maine, was
(the guest of his eon-in-tew, T. E.
FrancSs. Albert L. George of Waynes
boro, Pa., was (the guest of his bro
ther, N. J. (George.
. VFW AUXIUAMY MEETING
Mrs. John Pan«h, president of the
Ladies’ Auxiliary of Veterans of 'For
eign Wans, calb aftteritSon to a meet
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
| UNDA DOWNUM NAMED “Ml§S CHOWAN COUNTY” |
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In a field of 12 contestants, Miss Linda Downum, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. A. F. Downum, was
named “Miss Chowan County” in a beauty contest held Saturday night in the Taylor Theatre. Miss
Downum will represent Chowan County in the Albemarle Potato Festival contest in Elizabeth City on
May 31. Above Miss Downum is pictured beingpresented the trophy by Scott Harrell, president of
the Edenton Junior Chamber of Commerce, sponsors of the contest, (photo by florian Arthur).
Miss Linda Downum
Wins Beauty Contest
In Theatre Saturday
Will Compete In Potato
Festival as Miss “Cho
wan County”
! Miss Linda Downum, ; 18-year-old
daughter oif Dr. and Mrs. A. F. Down.
um, was acclaimed “Miss Chowan
County” lait a beauty content held 'Sat
urday night in Ithe Taylor Theatre.
1 This honor entitles her Ibo compete in
■ the annual Albemarle (Potato Fedti
! val county contest in Elizabeth City
r Friday, May 29.
, Miss Betsy Duncan, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Duncan, was sec
ond place winner and Miss Betty Row
-1 ell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. W.
1 Rowell, won third place.
, Miss Downum, who was chosen from
a Taster of 12 contestants, was pre
i sOnted a handsome trophy and buu
. cruet of roses by Scott Harrell, presi
\ dent of .the Junior Chamber of Com
merce, who sponsored the affair. She
I atoo won a day’s visit Ibo ithe Oava
, lietr Hotel at Virginia Beach as guest
of tfce management, lunch on hoard
, “Queen of ’Bermuda’' as guest of the
U. iS. Travel (Agency along with a
drees, hylom hose, Midnight perfume
| and costume jewelry. The latter an
nouncement was made by Chortle
Ward, Jr., of EUaabeKh (City, an offi
cial of the Atbemade Potato Festival.
Miss Downum, a brown-eyed, five,
foot and a half brunette, wore a royal
hhie net evening drees and Stole,
sprinkled with shinerftxxnes. She is a
senior at (Edenton H igh School and is
president of the Treble Clef, ait editor
of the school annual and spotlight, a
member of Ithe Beta CMb and Glee
Qhfb, secretary-treasurer of ithe senior
okras, a member Os Ithe basketball
team throughout (high school, and a
pan yin the band. She is a most tal
ented portrait painter and her artist
work has been on erfriba* a number of
times. The other nine girds in the
oomlbedt were iShrriey Winslotw, (Sharon
Luptam, Faye TwSddy, Libby Small,
Carolyn lAdbley, Edna Boswell,
H-aata, Chryrtal Haste and Leigh Dob-
Jimmy Ricks was master of eere
munaes for the contest and the judges
were Bill .Corank IW. T. Harry and
Rev. Gordon BemwtWL Mra. Ernest
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 23,1953.
In Election Race
GEORGE ALMA BYRUM
(Filing as a candidate for Coun-
Mr. Byrum, as
of Wednesday, is one in a tri
angular race in the May sth Mu
nicipal Election. The three can
didates 'for the two seats are Mr.
Byrum, W. J. Yates and J. Edwin
Bufflap.
Mating To Organize
Eastern Star Chapter
WMBeHeMTonight
All Who Are Eligible to
Join Urged to Attend
Meeting
lUraanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F., &
A. M., has abandoned lbs meeting to- i
night {Thursday) and instead a meet
ing has been called in ithe lodge room
in the Court House sit 8 o’clock for
the purpose of organising an Eden
ton Chapiter of ithe Eastern (Star.
Alt this meeting Cecil iWSnislow of '
Hertford, District (Deputy Grand Fla- ■
tron, wiU be present with an applica
tion for a Charter and those who sign
will be charter members. , ,
All women Who are eligible for
membership, as well as Masons who
desire to form a Chapter, are urged
to attend this meeting.
Leon Privott Wins
4-H Peanut Contest
Conducted In 1952
Participants and Their
Fathers Guests of
Rotarians
On Thursday night the Edienton Ro
tary Club entertained the Chowan
1952 4-H Club peanut growling contest
ant and .their fathers.
L©on PTivott, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest E. Privott iof the 'Cross Roads
community, was declare*? county win
ner. Leon grew 3,0110 pounds of pea
nuts on his project acre in 1952. Lar
ry Lowe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wood
row Lowe, of the Advance community,
iwho grew 2,775 pounds of peanuts,
won second prize. James Carlton
Boyce, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy
Boyce of the Ryland community, who
grew 2,968 pounds of peanuts, won
third prize. Each of itihiese prize win
ners received $5.00 in cash from the
Edenton Peanut Company, land in ad
dition Leon Privott received a beauti
ful trophy cup. This cup was pre
sented by Ithe Edenton Rotary Club.
W. B. Shepard presented the checks
to the winners on behalf of the Eden
ton Peanut Company, and W. T. Har
ry, president of the Edenton Rotary
Club, presented the cup Ibo (Leon
Privott.
The contest was based on the fol
lowing four factors: Yiehta—Bo
points, Practices—lo points, Quality—
(as determined by Government Grade)
60 points, and Record—lo points, the
total sum, of course, being 100 points.
Therefore, the dub member whose
acre made the highest yield of peanuts
was not necessarily a iwbmer unless
he followed good practices, had high
quality peanuts, and had an accurate
and complete record book which was
turned in (to the agent’s office on
time. There were several boys who
mode an excellent yield of peanuts,
but their records were very incom
plete and Im some cases the required
information was left out. Naturally
•these boys were scored down on Iheir
records when it became necessary for
the Assistant Agent to call them up
and get this essential information. |
There Iwere sixteen boys in .the
contest this year and they grew an
average of 2379 pounds of peanuts
per acre. This is the highest yield
which has been made during the seven
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Edenton’s Political
Waters Bubbling As
Election Draws Near
Civic Calendar
United Evangelistic Mission at
Methodist Church remainder of
this week with the Rev. James
S. Edwards of Easley, IS. C.,
preaching. The mission ends Sun
day.
Meeting tonight (Thursday) in
the Masonic lodge room for the
purpose of organizing an Edenton
Chapter of the Eastern Star.
Chowan Tribe of Red Men meet
Monday night at 8 o’clock.
Edenton Rotary Club meets this
(Thursday) afternoon at 1 o’clock
in the Parish House.
Young People in charge of en
tire service at St. Paul’s Church
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock.
Dog vaccination campaign be
gins May 4 and ends June 1.
Special interest meeting in
making lamp shades at Communi
ty Building at Cross Roads Wed
nesday afternoon, April 29, at
2:30 o’clock.'
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Dog Vaccination
Campaign Begins
In District May 4
Order Issued to Quaran
tine All Dogs For
Two Weeks
The District Board of Health on
April 14th passed a resolution declar
ing a vaccination campaign of all
(Hogs in this 'health district 'against
rabies. State law requires that all
dogis be vaccinated and shall wear a
vaccination tag. All dog owners are
required to present their dogs (to ithe
designated rabies inspector alt 'the ap
pointed time and to restrain the dog
while bering vaccinated.
Dr. G. L. Gilchrist of Edenton is
the inspector for 'Chowan County;
Prof. G. C. Buck for Perquimans
County, and for 'Pasquotank and Cam
den North of 'l7, 'I7A and 158 Dr.
Viator Finck; for (the above two coun
ties South of 17, 17A and 158 Dr. T.
V. Dahl.
The campaign will start May 4th
and end June Ist.
The Board further ordered that a
two week quarantine on all dog® be
Started June Hat, during which time
all dogs must be confined on (the own
er’s premises. Bogs found straying
during this period will be subject to
being destroyed, as well as all dogs
not wearing vaccination tags.
It is generally recognized that the
control of rabies goes (hand in hand
with the control of the stray dog.
While no rabies in our Health District:
has recently been reported, we all
know that (the time is ripe for its oc
curence. One stray dog can spread
it out of (a clear skiy.
Have your dogs vaccinated and help
prevent rabies.
Beta Club's Talent
Show Friday Night
Interesting Program Is
Arranged By School
Children
In the Elementary 'School auditor
ium Friday night at 8 o’clock the (Beta
Chib of Edentbon Junior-ISemior High
School will present a batten's Bhow, the
purpose being to raise funds to pay
for printing (the school's paper, "The
Spotlight.”
An interesting program has been
arranged which includes several en
tertaining skit® by dtudertts of the
Elelmenlbary and Hiflh Schools. Among
these will be an afternoon bridge par
ty by four (Senior boys, a fashion
show by five freshmen boys, as well
as cither exhibitions of talent.
A small ladmisri'om will be Charged,
and it is hoped a large crowd will
turn out ibo enjoy an evening of splen
did entertainment.
Young People Conduct
Service At St. Paul’s
Parents and Ithe public aire invited
to St. Paul’s Church, Sunday, April
26, aft 11:00 A. M.
The young people wit conduct Hie
entire service, including Ithe Sermon.
It is the (annual celebration of Youth
Sunday. MBn Betsy Duncan wifi play
the new organ.
$2.00 Per Year.
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Contest Develops For
Two Councilmen-at-
Large Seats
ELECTION MAY 5
Friday Will Be Last Day
Candidates Can File
For Election
Edenton’s political Waters began
to bubble early this week when a
contest developed for (the two coun
oilmen-at-large places on Town Coun
cil, George Alma Byrum late last
week filed as a candidate with Town
Clerk Ernest 'Ward. Since then the
two incumbents, W. J. Yates and J.
Edwin Buff lap also fileld with the
Town Clerk for reelection.
Two other candidates filed up to
Tuesday, who were J. Clarence Leary,
who will seek re-election as council
man from ithe First Ward 'and J. H.
Conger as a member of (the Board of
Public Works.
Officials to be chosen in the elec
tion include a Mayor, Treasurer, two
Counoilmemat-large, a Councilman
from each of the four wards, and
three members on ithe Board 1 of Public
Works.
The deadline for candidate® to file
is Friday, April 24, land regi strati on
books will be open to register up to
the day before election, Monday, May
4. In order to vote, it (is necessary
for a voter’s name to be-on the town’s
registration books which are a sepa
rate set of books used for county
elections. In moving from one ward
to another it is necessary to live in
the war’d three months before be ; ng
allowed to vote in the new ward a r ,l
a voter must be a resident of tfo .
state six months before permitted to
vote.
Up to the time The Herald went to
. press Wednesday nine candidates had
: filed. These were Leroy Haskett for
■ reelection as Mayor; W. H. Gardner
. for reelection as Treasurer; J. H. Con
; ger for reelection on the Bo(ard of
Public Works; 'George Alma Byrum,
; W. J. Yates and J. Edwin Bufflap for
Counoilmen-at-large, the latter two
incumbents; J. Clarence Leary for re
election as Fiirdt Ward Councilman;
Clyde Hol'lowettl for reelection as
Fourth Ward Councilman; Graham
By rum for reelection as 'Second Ward
Councilman.
The election machinery has been set
up as follows:
First Ward —J. J. Long, registrar.
Mrs. Sadie Hoskins and George S.
1 Twiddy, judges of election. Polling
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Youth Evangelist At
Presbyterian Church
On Sunday Morning
i
Irvine Chambers, director of Salis
! bury (>N. C.) Youth For Christ, will
bring the message at the regular
morning worship service of Edenton
Presbyterian Church Sunday. At 24,
Irv is one of America’s leading young
1 musician evangelists, and hag held
meetings with such men as the late
Dr. Harry A. Ironside, Dr. Norman
B. Harrison, and Robert Mignard. He
has an unsual way of presenting the
Gospel by feats of magic presenting
, Bible truth, and hag conducted high
school assembly programs throughout
the nation. (While a student at Moody
Bible Institute in Chicago, Irv was a
Staff member of radio station WMBI
and worked with the extension depart
ment in special services representing
the school.
Sunday school at the Presbyterian
Church will begin at ten o’clock, Hie
usual time. Everyone is invited to
attend these and all services.
Chowan Music Clubs
Will Hold Recitals
Student® of Ithe Jumfior Music Cttub
of Chowan High (School witttt present
their recital Thursday evening, April
30, at 8 o’clock tin the school audi
torium.
Thursday night, May 7, at 8 o'clock
the 'Senrior Music Chib twttll present
its rocftal entitled “In a Music Shop.”
The public is invited to attend both
recitals.
Capt. Mildred Smith
Promoted To Major
Oapt. Mildred E. Smith, R. N., has
recently been promoted Bbo Major in
1 the Air Force. Major Smith is at
tached to the 363rd Medicall Group at
Shaw Air 'Force Base in Sumter, 'S. C-,
and ie chief nurse at the station hos
pital. She also has her (wings from
Flight Nursing School. A native of
Chowan County, she is the daughter
of the lafte Mr. and Mm John W.
Smith.